Infrastructure
Home to Yale’s builders
YES
100members each year
Member of YES — the undergraduate community for Yalies exploring ambitious ideas, building companies, and doing research.
Dinners, events, and introductions to founders and firms in our community.

Common Room
$700M+total company valuation
A tap-only, lifetime society selecting 15 high-agency Yale founders each year.
Private demos, peer feedback, founder and investor dinners, optional build sprints, retreats, and tech treks. Support continues after graduation.
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SF Hacker House
$17M+raised
For the 15 most exceptional Yalies going full-time on their ideas.
The expectation is everyone in this cohort raises.
The hub for Yalies building in the Bay, hosting dinners with leading VCs and angel investors, plus events that bring the wider community together.
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New Haven House
A year-round workspace and the academic-year hub for Yale builders.
Build sessions, workshops, small dinners, internal demos, and office hours. Find collaborators and future co-founders, get peer advice, and work together.

Summer 2026 Hacker House rent and programming supported by Caffeinated Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Perkins Coie, and HSBC Innovation Banking.