Reshaping How Startups are Built

York IE, an investment and operating company in Manchester, is looking to reshape the way startups are built, scaled, and monetized. Unlike other early stage investment firms, York IE says it is not raising a traditional fund and does not take a management fee from co-investors. Rather, their intention is to work directly with and for entrepreneurs.

“Entrepreneurs have always worn many hats and been willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. We feel like an investment firm should do the same,” said Kyle York, CEO and managing partner of York IE. “Our focus is to help entrepreneurs grow and scale their companies. Good companies create new jobs, invest in their local communities and impact the world.”

York and his fellow co-founders and managing partners, Joe Raczka and Adam Coughlin, have financed and advised startups for the past five years. They've invested more than $12 million in over 60 startups. Of these, 16 have exited in deals valued at over $2.5 billion, including Fastly, which became a publicly traded company last May, and Datanyze, which was acquired by ZoomInfo in 2018.