# Lobster Capital

> Lobster Capital is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded by Gabriel Jarrosson in 2023. It invests exclusively in Y Combinator startups, targeting a small subset with demonstrated traction and room to scale. Its offering combines managed early-stage investment exposure for limited partners with capital and targeted introductions for founders.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Gabriel Jarrosson (Founder and Managing Partner)
- **Products:** YC-focused venture funds, Founder capital and introductions, Lobster Capital research and media
- **Notable:** Closed a $12 million debut fund, reported in September 2025., Reported full deployment of Fund I across 41 companies in April 2026., Publishes a broader investing history of more than $40 million across 100+ YC startups, including predecessor activity.

## Products & services

- **YC-focused venture funds** — Managed early-stage equity exposure to selected Y Combinator companies for eligible limited partners.
- **Founder capital and introductions** — Investment and targeted introductions to people who can help portfolio founders.
- **Lobster Capital research and media** — Public Substack analysis, YouTube videos and The Lobster Talks founder conversations.

## Achievements

- Closed a $12 million debut fund, reported in September 2025.
- Reported full deployment of Fund I across 41 companies in April 2026.
- Publishes a broader investing history of more than $40 million across 100+ YC startups, including predecessor activity.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 13 essay discusses screening for companies that AI platforms or customer agents cannot easily bypass.
- **2026-10** — October 6 essay explains a traction threshold followed by growth-rate assessment, including RealRoots and RonanRx examples.
- **2026-04** — April 27 update reports Fund I fully deployed and Fund II oversubscribed on commitments; the latter is the manager’s claim, not a verified final close.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lobstercap.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lobstercapital/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LobsterCapVC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lobstercap
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lobstercapital/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27