Lobster CapitalFounder and Managing Partner
2023 — PresentSan Francisco
Gabriel Jarrosson founded Lobster Capital in 2023, a San Francisco fund that invests only in Y Combinator companies, and its debut fund passed its $8M target. He started documenting his startup investing on YouTube in French in 2017, built that following into one of Europe's largest angel syndicates, and has backed more than 100 YC startups since 2020. He previously founded and sold French internet businesses, including a wine e-commerce site and a financial newsletter, and wrote the investing book Mes secrets d'investisseur, with a preface by Xavier Niel.
Gabriel Jarrosson founded Lobster Capital in 2023, a San Francisco fund that invests only in Y Combinator companies, and its debut fund passed its $8M target. He started documenting his startup investing on YouTube in French in 2017, built that following into one of Europe's largest angel syndicates, and has backed more than 100 YC startups since 2020. He previously founded and sold French internet businesses, including a wine e-commerce site and a financial newsletter, and wrote the investing book Mes secrets d'investisseur, with a preface by Xavier Niel.
2023 — PresentSan Francisco
Gabriel on how a small YC-focused fund wins allocation against large firms.
Profile of Gabriel's path from YouTube investing videos to Lobster Capital.