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YouWeb Incubator

Incubator
675 High Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Industry Focus

Climate TechCarbon ManagementDirect Air CaptureGreen TechnologySolar EnergyArtificial IntelligenceEducation TechnologySocial CommunicationsMobile GamingEnterprise SoftwareCybersecurity

Geographic Focus

United StatesCaliforniaSan Francisco Bay AreaPalo AltoBurlingameGlobal (for climate tech initiatives including Kenya for geothermal DAC)

YouWeb Incubator is a highly selective, low-volume incubator founded in 2007 by Peter Relan that focuses on deep mentorship and long-term company building. The incubator operates on a unique co-creation model where the founder works as an operating partner alongside entrepreneurs for 1-2 years. YouWeb has successfully incubated approximately 30-40 companies over 15+ years across multiple cohorts, focusing on technological inflection points. Past cohorts focused on mobile gaming and social platforms (producing Discord, OpenFeint, CrowdStar), generative AI (MathGPT, Got It AI), and edtech. The current YouWeb IV Impact cohort, launched in 2023, is dedicated exclusively to climate tech and carbon management solutions, particularly Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. The program provides entrepreneurs with comprehensive hands-on mentorship, technical expertise, funding, and flexibility to explore creative solutions through small, passionate cohorts committed to making positive global impact.

Founded

2007

Portfolio

16 Companies

Partners

5

Success

3X Higher