About
Caterina Fake is an entrepreneur and investor. She is co-founder of Flickr, almost certainly the best photo sharing site in the world, and served as Chairman of Etsy. She was named to the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World. She has repeatedly been named one of the Top 25 Women Investors by Business Insider, and was inducted into the Angel Investor Hall of Fame. She works closely with founders through her venture fund, Yes VC, which invests in Climate, AI, Health and Longevity, Energy and Defense. Caterina is the host of the podcasts Ingenious and Should This Exist? with over 4 million downloads which reached #1 on Apple Podcasts. She serves on the non-profit boards of The Sundance Institute, McSweeneys and City Arts and Lectures. She holds two honorary doctorates, from RISD and the New School. Her work addresses the social and cultural impact of new technologies, innovation and creativity—and how we can use our human ingenuity to create technology that benefits us all.
Experience
General Partner & Investor
Yes VC · Helsinki, Paris, San Francisco
Present
Capital for startups, with a particular emphasis on startups at the vanguard of cultural or social movements and change; which recognize the increasing power and affluence of women; and which exemplify the best companies in their categories. We are currently focused on Energy, Defense, AI, Health & Longevity, and Climate solutions. We are proud to support companies such as Oura, Boom Supersonic, Lovevery, Hipcamp, Undo, Steady Energy and Heirloom.
Board of Trustees
Present
For decades, the Sundance Institute has supported independent filmmakers and storytellers through their Labs programs and support, helping with funding and also bringing the audience to those films through the incomparable Sundance Festival.
Board of Directors
Lifeline SPAC I · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Present
https://www.lifeline-spac1.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/
Board of Advisors
Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Present
Host
INGENIOUS, my new podcast, is about the courage and ingenuity we all have, and how it can get us out of some of the dark corners we’ve gotten ourselves into. Recorded live and on location, these conversations have been surprising, inspiring, funny, serious, amazing. Learn from and be inspired by a writer, a comedian, a head of state, a conductor, a director, a Nobel laureate. New ideas, orthogonal thinking, great books, and how we can all thrive.
Board of Directors
Miltton · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
https://miltton.com/caterina-fake-joins-the-miltton-group-board-2
Host
Should This Exist? · NY, NY
A show exploring the effect of technology on humanity. With entrepreneurs, investors and technologists as guests, we bring on experts to bring out possibly utopian and dystopian scenarios for the tech, and workshop it with the entrepreneur to guide the tech towards its best possible outcome for humanity.
Founder Partner
Early stage venture fund founded in 2009 with an exceptional record of supporting exceptional entrepreneurs.
Chairman of the Board
Board of Directors
Etsy.com · Greater New York City Area
Founder & Ceo
Findery · San Francisco Bay Area
Education
The New School
Honorary Doctorate
Rhode Island School of Design
Honorary Doctorate
Vassar College
B.A., English Literature (cum laude)
Choate Rosemary Hall
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