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York IE
Kyle York’s York IE combines a B2B SaaS fund family with a 250-person operating platform, backing pre-seed to Series A companies via a no-fee syndicate...
York IE
York IE was co-founded by Kyle York, Joe Raczka, Adam Coughlin, and Mike Veilleux — four operators who previously worked together at Dyn and Oracle. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, with an additional office in India. It does not disclose the origin of a single family fortune; the entity operates as an asset manager built on the founders’ operational careers in scaling B2B SaaS infrastructure companies. The firm runs a family of funds that invest at pre-seed, seed, and Series A exclusively in B2B SaaS and AI companies. York IE participates in 10 to 20 curated transactions per year through a no-management-fee syndicate model. Its operating platform sells advisory and execution services across product development, go-to-market, financial planning, and revenue operations to more than 1,000 growth-stage technology companies. The firm’s investments span North America and India, with a team of 250 professionals delivering engineering, marketing, and strategy support. Portfolio holdings are not publicly enumerated, but the investment mandate targets capital-efficient software businesses. The firm claims over 1,000 startup engagements and operates through a 250-person global team. Tom Holahan serves as General Partner and is the Founding Partner of the firm’s Early Growth Fund, which focuses on minority investments in lightly capitalized, scaling software and AI companies. In May 2026, York IE published research arguing that the next wave of AI value creation will emerge from post-sales functions, reflecting the operating team’s attention to revenue operations and go-to-market optimization (per the firm, May 2026). The firm’s advisory board includes Chuck Saia, former CEO of Deloitte Advisory, and Ron Kermisch, a senior partner at Bain & Company. York IE’s architecture is structurally different from a pure venture firm: it is a services-plus-capital hybrid. It generates revenue from an operating platform that sells execution to both its own portfolio companies and unaffiliated startups, then recycles market intelligence from those engagements into its investment decisions. This dual model creates a sourcing engine for deal flow while underwriting portfolio company growth with an in-house operational team rather than relying on external advisors.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Manchester
Corporate office
Manchester, NH, United States
Additional offices
India
Principals
Kyle York
Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner, Co-Founder
Joe Raczka
Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner, Co-Founder
Adam Coughlin
Chief Marketing Officer, Managing Partner, Co-Founder
Mike Veilleux
Chief Technology Officer, Managing Director, Advisory, Co-Founder
Janelle Gorman
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Holahan
General Partner, Founding Partner of Early Growth Fund
Marshall Everson
General Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at York IE?
Joe Raczka, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, leads the firm’s investment practice and business strategy. He is supported by General Partners Tom Holahan, Founding Partner of the Early Growth Fund, and Marshall Everson. The four co-founders — Kyle York, Joe Raczka, Adam Coughlin, and Mike Veilleux — collectively shape the investment thesis based on their operational experience at Dyn and Oracle.
How does York IE source deal flow?
Deal flow is sourced through the firm’s operating platform, which sells advisory and execution services to over 1,000 technology companies. The platform generates hundreds of monthly startup conversations, feeding a curated pipeline that also supports York IE’s syndicate partners. The firm states that its advisory interactions and market intelligence platform, Fuel, provide proprietary insight into emerging B2B SaaS and AI opportunities.
Is York IE a venture capital firm or a services company?
York IE operates as a hybrid: it runs a family of investment funds that write pre-seed through Series A checks into B2B SaaS and AI companies, and simultaneously sells growth services through its operating platform to both portfolio companies and unaffiliated startups. The firm organizes investments through a no-management-fee syndicate model, which is an unusual structure compared to traditional venture capital.
Does York IE invest only in companies that buy its services?
No. According to the firm, the operating platform is available to any growth-stage technology company, regardless of investment status. Conversely, York IE will invest in startups without requiring them to purchase services, though the firm promotes the platform as a value-add for portfolio companies.
What investment stages and check sizes does York IE target?
The firm targets pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds in B2B SaaS and AI companies. York IE does not publicly disclose standard check sizes. The Early Growth Fund, run by Tom Holahan, specifically focuses on capital-efficient, lightly capitalized founder-led businesses.
Where is York IE’s team located?
York IE is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, and maintains an India office. Its 250-person team includes growth experts, marketers, and developers distributed across multiple countries, enabling near-round-the-clock service delivery to portfolio companies and operating-platform clients.
How is York IE’s syndicate model structured?
York IE invests in 10 to 20 curated transactions annually through a no-management-fee syndicate. Like-minded investors receive priority access to deal flow from York IE’s pipeline and portfolio companies, without incurring the management fees typical of a traditional fund-of-funds or VC platform. The firm’s market intelligence platform, Fuel, is offered to syndicate partners for portfolio tracking and market monitoring.
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