Investing Profile

Aaron Epstein

VCInvestor
Group Partner at Y Combinator
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Networks Aaron is a member of
Y Combinator Network
38 CONNECTIONS
Y Combinator Network
38 CONNECTIONS
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
110

Aaron Epstein is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Aaron Epstein's Investments On Record (101)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Mixy
Pre SeedDec 2025$500K
$500K
OpenBuilder
Pre SeedDec 2025$500K
$500K
Claybird
Pre SeedDec 2025$500K
$500K
Mantle
Pre SeedDec 2025$500K
$63M
Co-investors: Matthew Caspari (Alumni Ventures ), Steve Vassallo (Foundation Capital), Tom Fleming (Venrex), Shyam Kamadolli (Fine Structure Ventures), Sophia Bendz (Cherry Ventures), Tony Fadell (Future Shape), Ryan Duranso, Daniel Pilotti, Emilia Poret, Susanna Campbell
Primer
Pre SeedDec 2025$500K
$350M
Co-investors: Ryan Petersen (Founders Fund), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Guillaume Cabane (Sequoia Capital), Sonali De Rycker (Accel), Samir Kaul (Khosla Ventures), Katie Haun (Haun Ventures), Zach Klein (Founder Collective), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Tommy Leep (Jetstream), Zavain Dar (Dimension Capital), minju lee (11), Jason Franklin (XStarPartners), Rich Levandov (Avalon Ventures), Lee Fixel (Addition), Peter Tague (In-Q-Tel), Roy Luo (ICONIQ Capital), Kyle Tibbitts (Paradox Capital), Naval Ravikant (The Hit Forge), Kiha Lee (Primer Sazze Partners), Lachy Groom (LGF), Mike Marg (Craft Ventures), Young Song, Omar El-Ayat, Bradley Horowitz, David Mytton, Amjad Masad, Tobias Lutke, Julie Zhuo, Guillaume Lestrade, Tony Xu, Sam Altman, Anna Yuan, Oleg Rogynskyy
Openroll
Pre SeedDec 2025$500K
$500K
Rivet
Pre SeedDec 2025$500K
$34M
Co-investors: Croom Beatty (Menlo Ventures), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Gale Wilkinson (Vitalize Venture Group), Steven Miller (Origin Ventures), Andreas Klinger (Prototype Capital), Renata Quintini (Renegade Partners), Chad Packard (Pelion Venture Partners), Newth Morris (Ankona Capital), Adam Goulburn (Dimension Capital)
SellRaze
SeedDec 2025

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