Yuri Sagalov

Managing Partner at Wayfinder Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview

Yuri Sagalov is the Managing Partner at Wayfinder Ventures in San Francisco, California, with a background in entrepreneurship and software development. He has invested in a variety of successful startups, including Leya, OpsLevel, Lowkey, and Let's Do This, showcasing his expertise in identifying and nurturing high-potential companies. With experience as the CEO of Redbooth and AeroFS, Yuri has a proven track record of leading and scaling innovative tech companies, while also serving as a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator, demonstrating his deep involvement in the startup ecosystem and commitment to supporting emerging entrepreneurs.

Work Experience

Wayfinder Ventures

Managing Partner
2020 - Current
First-check seed-stage fund. First investor in companies that have created over $3.5B of value to date. Select Portfolio: * Supabase (https://supabase.com) * Fly (https://fly.io) * Dagger (https://dagger.io) * LanceDB (https://lancedb.com) * Stoke Space Technologies (https://stoke-space.com) * Remora Carbon (https://remoracarbon.com) * Albedo Space (https://albedo.space) * Luminai (https://www.luminai.com/) * Continual AI (https://continual.ai/) * Atmos (https://buildatmos.com) * Kodo (https://kodo.in) * Modern Loop (https://modernloop.io/) * Lowkey.gg (Acquired by Niantic)

Various Startups

Investor
2014
Angel investor in early stage tech startups with over $20B of market value created, including: * Flexport * Solugen * Boom Supersonic * Ajaib * Nowports * FLEXE.com * ObserveAI * LetsDoThis * Nurx (M&A with Thirty Madison) * Lively * Carrot * Guilded (Acquired by Roblox NYSE: RBLX) * Spin (acquired by Ford NYSE:F) * ... and others