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    The Yope Foundation

    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2012
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    Biotech & Life SciencesClimate & EnergyHealthcareMobility & Transportation

    The Yope Foundation (formerly Founder.org) is a San Francisco-based non-profit founded in 2012 by Splunk co-founder Michael Baum. It provides funding and a fellowship program to deep-tech and student entrepreneurs, helping them bridge the gap between university research and commercial ventures.

    43% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Their most common stage is series-a (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $7.1M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    AK

    Ante Kristo

    Design Partner, x3 Founder

    ZB

    Zack Baum

    COO, Co-Founder of Ascend Neuro

    JB

    Johnny Bowman

    Program Manager, GM of Lightwork Home Health

    MB

    Michael Baum

    CEO, Founder of Splunk [$28B exit]

    AK

    Andreas Kunze

    Co-Founder & Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    7 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Konux logoKonuxSeries A$7.5MApr 2016
    Verdigris logoVerdigrisSeries A$6MMar 2016
    Verdigris logoVerdigrisSeries A$10MJan 2016
    Verdigris logoVerdigrisSeed$3MJan 2016
    Stringr logoStringrSeed$1.5MDec 2015
    AAdmitSeeSeed$1.8MOct 2015
    VVolumentalUnknown$20MJan 2014

    Top Co-Investors

    DCVC3 shared
    Stanford's StartX Fund2 shared
    Great Road Holdings1 shared
    Social + Capital Partnership1 shared
    MOOR Holding1 shared
    CNI1 shared
    UnternehmerTUM1 shared
    MIG Capital AG1 shared
    New Enterprise Associates1 shared
    CapitalG1 shared
    Thomson Reuters Ventures1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026