Yelp
Yelp is a public company based in San Francisco, founded in 2004. It operates a local business discovery and review platform that connects consumers with various local businesses through its website and mobile apps. Yelp focuses on helping users find and evaluate services such as restaurants, salons, dentists, and more, utilizing crowd-sourced reviews and business information. The platform offers a range of services, including advertising products for local businesses, business page enhancements, and operational tools like reservations and food ordering. Yelp also provides data products and s
Investing activity
Yelp appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $300M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $2M. The most recent are Felix (Pre-seed, $1.7M, Apr 2026) and Hatch (Acquisition, $300M, Jan 2026).
Yelp most often invests alongside XYZ Venture Capital, Apple, Palantir Technologies and Midjourney, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and AI agents for small business.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Yelp
What AI companies has Yelp invested in?
Yelp's AI investments include Felix. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Yelp based?
Yelp is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Yelp invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Yelp has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $2M. Yelp led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Yelp co-invest with?
Yelp's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are XYZ Venture Capital (1 deal), Apple (1 deal), Palantir Technologies (1 deal), Midjourney (1 deal) and Flexport (1 deal).
How can founders reach Yelp?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Yelp's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Yelp to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.