Investing Profile

Aaron Epstein

VCInvestor
Group Partner at Y Combinator
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Y Combinator Network
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University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business Network
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Current Investing Position
Y Combinator Partner
Investment Range
$150K - $150K
Sweet Spot
$150K
Investments On Record
11

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Aaron Epstein's Investments On Record (9)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Crew
Pre SeedJun 2023$500K
$66M
Co-investors: Matt Huang (Paradigm), John Lilly (Greylock), Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal), Naval Ravikant (The Hit Forge), Kat Kennedy (Kickstart Fund), Nicolas Dessaigne (Y Combinator), Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator), Jared Heyman (Rebel Fund), David Wieland (Motivate Ventures), Fred Destin (Stride VC), David Wieland (IrishAngels), Nick Caldwell, Pete Koomen, Christian Reber, Paul Forster
Palette
SeedMay 2022$6M
SeedAug 2021$130K
$6.1M
Co-investors: Ajay Agarwal (Bain Capital Ventures), Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Alexis Robert (Kima Ventures), Katey Caldwell (Twenty Two Ventures), Reshma Khilnani (Y Combinator), Nicolas Dessaigne (Y Combinator), Jean de La Rochebrochard (Kima Ventures), Allison Pickens (The New Normal Fund), Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator), Michael Seibel (Y Combinator), Mathilde Collin, Peter Kazanjy, Michael Ma, Kyle Porter
wOS
Pre SeedMar 2022$1M
Pre SeedMar 2021$130K
$1.1M
Co-investors: Brad Flora (Y Combinator), Eric Migicovsky (Y Combinator), Tracy Young
FinFlx
Pre SeedJan 2022$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator), Sharif El-Badawi (500 Falcons), Amal Dokhan (500 Global), Bedy Yang (500 Global)
Airwork
SeedOct 2021$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Milun Tesovic (Expa), Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator), Sahil Lavingia
Maroo
Pre SeedJun 2021$830K
$6.8M
Co-investors: Jacob Poliskin (Darco Capital), David Adelman (Darco Capital), Nick Davidov (Davidovs VC), Joachim Laqueur (Acrobator Ventures), Bas Godska (Acrobator Ventures), Vinoth Jayakumar (Molten Ventures), Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator), Marina Davidova (Davidovs VC), Serge Chiaramonte, Chafic Kazoun, Anil Stocker, Ilya Kondrashov, Gabriel Jarrosson, Ilya Golubovich, Bala Chandra
Mayan
SeedMar 2021$2M
$2M
Explorex Technologies, Inc.
Pre SeedJul 2020$150K
$6M
Co-investors: Liron Shapira (Pioneer Fund), Sajid Rahman (MYASIAVC PTE LTD), Tim Brady (Y Combinator), Jason Gray (Pioneer Fund), James Park, Kevin Lin

Aaron Epstein's Experience

Group Partner Y Combinator2020 - Present
Visiting Partner Y Combinator2018 - 2020
Co-Founder Creative Market2012 - 2018
Director, Marketplace Autodesk2014 - 2017
Co-Founder COLOURlovers2009 - 2014
Founder ColorSchemer2000 - 2014

Aaron Epstein's Education

University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business Bachelor of Science (BS) Business, Entrepreneurship