About
Our Story
Founded by Yoav after 20+ years building and scaling startups, Blackboard is where experience meets innovation. We're not just another accelerator or VC firm – we're builders who fund builders, creators who empower creators.
Every tool we create, every investment we make, is guided by a simple principle: help the next generation of founders break through faster, leaner, and with more focus.
Our Mission
Break Through Barriers
We eliminate the friction that slows down innovation, helping founders focus on what matters most.
Build Better Tools
We create the development tools and frameworks that make shipping fast, reliable software effortless.
Fund the Future
We provide early-stage funding and hands-on mentorship to founders building transformative technology.
People
Yoav
Founder
Yoav is a self-taught engineer and founder whose career spans more than two decades across eleven startups. A high school dropout turned technical leader, he’s built and scaled products used by millions — including seven years at Webflow, where he joined at just twelve people and was the tech lead and architect for the Rich Text Editor, Multiplayer, Asset Manager, Responsive Images, Data Integrity and Migration Systems and more as the company grew into a $4 billion unicorn.
Over the years, he’s worn nearly every hat — founder, CTO, engineering manager, and principal engineer — but what’s remained constant is his commitment to mentoring others across every function.
Now, as founder of Blackboard Technologies, Yoav is self-funding a ten-year vision: to build deep tech open-source tools like Electrobun, Co(lab), and GoldfishDB, and to fund the next generation of builders who share his relentlessness.
Our Values
Ship Fast
Speed is everything in startups. We build tools that reduce friction and accelerate your path from idea to product.
Stay Lean
Every line of code, every feature, every decision should serve your core mission. We help you build what matters.
Focus Deep
True innovation requires deep work. Our tools are designed to eliminate distractions and maximize flow state.
Build Open
Great software is built in the open. We contribute to the ecosystem and believe in the power of open source.
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