Infrastructure

Home to Yale’s builders

YES Membership

A small cohort of Yalies exploring ambitious ideas, building companies, and doing research.

Members talking in the backyard of the Hacker House.

Common Room

Common Room is a tap-only, lifetime society of Yale's most exceptional founders and operators. Each year, we tap 15 Yalies into this tight-knit community. We are the first call for support/advice, co-founder introductions (through our partners on the East and West Coast), and fundraising rounds.

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Founders gathered around a laptop at the dining table.
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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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The Hacker House on Hyde Street, a Yale flag hung from a second-floor window.
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New Haven House

The common room for YES members to find each other, seek advice/resources, and pursue excellence in their work.

The New Haven house, a red Victorian, under snow.

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