Co-cultivated microalgae and oleaginous yeast are promising in improving lipid and biomass yield, resulting in cheaper biofuel production with several economic prospects. This study evaluated three microalgal and three oleaginous yeast combinations to study biomass, and lipid production as well as the differences in the yield while using distinct cell disruption approaches, viz., sonication, microwave, freezing, osmotic shock, and autoclave. Among the different cell disruption strategies used, sonication was found to be the most effective, resulting in the highest lipid yield by the co-cultivation of S. obliquus with Y. lipolytica, C. sorokiniana with R. glutinis, and C. protothecoides with Y. lipolytica obtaining 49.4%, 50.7% and 53.6% of lipid content respectively. Compared to the monocultures, various microalgae and oleaginous yeast combinations reported higher biomass and lipid yield. FAME (Fatty acid methyl esters) analysis by Gas chromatography of the three combinations reported the presence of biofuel precursors like palmitic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, and heptadecanoic acid, which con rms their suitability for biofuel production. The results demonstrated that co-cultivated microalgae and yeast, assisted with an effective cell disruption technique, can enhance lipid yield and be applied for biofuel production.