Collective Hub
San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 6 known investors
Find your way into Collective Hub
366 people in our graph share verified history with the Collective Hub team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Javier Solterounlockedknows Hooman Radfar · together at Carnegie Mellon University (overlapped)
knows the team · via Udemy
×2knows the team · via SAP
×2knows the team · via Carnegie Mellon University
×3knows the team · via Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
knows the team · via Elisa
Founders & leadership
Collective Hub was founded in 2018 by Ugur Kaner, Bugra Han Akcay, and Hooman Radfar.
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Ugur KanerinCo-founderUgur Kaner founded Collective Hub in 2018 and previously held product design leadership roles at Udemy, MBX, and Google, as well as a position heading Android business at Finnish telecom operator Elisa.
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Bugra Han AkcayCo-founder
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Hooman Radfarin𝕏Co-founderHooman Radfar is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded AddThis, a web publishing platform acquired by Oracle in 2016, and is currently CEO of Collective, a platform for solopreneurs. He is also a venture partner at Expa and founder of 10e9, a personal investment platform.
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Jeff BarlaminExecutive
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Investors · 6
Better Tomorrow Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M
Expareported · 2 sourcesWest Hollywood · $250K – $3M
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General Catalystreported · 3 sourcesSan Francisco · $30Mvia Niko Bonatsos · board
Gradient Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Innovius Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco
QEDreported · 2 sourcesAlexandria
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$88.1M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2025
▶$71MraisedJun 2025 · 48 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$71MraisedJun 2025 · 48 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ugur KanerDirector
- Bugra Han AkcayDirector
- Niko BonatsosDirector
- Hooman RadfarExecutive Officer, Director
- Jeff BarlamExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $80.1M
- Amount sold
- $71M
- First sale
- May 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$17.1MraisedMay 2021 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$17.1MraisedMay 2021 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Bugra AkcayDirector
- Ugur KanerExecutive Officer, Director
- Hooman RadfarExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $21.4M
- Amount sold
- $17.1M
- First sale
- May 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Collective Hub went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Collective Hub?
- Collective Hub was founded by Ugur Kaner, Bugra Han Akcay, Hooman Radfar in 2018.
- Who are Collective Hub's investors?
- Collective Hub's investors include Better Tomorrow Ventures, Expa, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Innovius Capital, QED.
- How much funding has Collective Hub raised?
- Collective Hub has disclosed $88.1M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Collective Hub headquartered?
- Collective Hub is headquartered in San Francisco, US.