Hustle Fund
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Hustle Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm run by former founders and operators that invests in and advises pre-seed startups.
Also known as Hustle Fund VC
Founders & leadership
Investors · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Hustle Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed investing. It states that it backs founders at a very early point, before they have established metrics, extensive networks or detailed market-sizing materials, prioritizing instead an ambitious idea and demonstrated execution. The firm says it has backed more than 600 startups, naming Webflow, Gamma, Contra, Boom, Flex, NerdWallet, Collective, Niural AI and Reap among its portfolio companies.
Alongside capital, Hustle Fund positions itself as a hands-on partner, offering support on sales and customer acquisition and access to mentors, and describes working with more than a thousand VCs plus angels and operators through its Angel Squad program, which it says includes over 2,000 angels. The firm is currently raising or deploying a third fund, referred to as Hustle Fund III, and organizes in-person investor events, including Camp Hustle Asia in Bali.
Business model
Hustle Fund operates as a venture capital firm making pre-seed equity investments in startups, and additionally runs Angel Squad, a community program through which angels and operators participate in investing alongside the fund.
Traction
The firm reports over 600 startups backed and more than 2,000 angels in its Angel Squad program.
Latest developments
Hustle Fund has announced a third fund, Hustle Fund III, and is hosting Camp Hustle Asia, an investor event in Bali scheduled for September 18-19.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography
Market position
A pre-seed focused venture firm that reports more than 600 startups backed and a network of over 2,000 angels through Angel Squad, with portfolio companies including Webflow, Gamma, Contra, Boom, Flex, NerdWallet, Collective, Niural AI and Reap.
Hustle Fund emphasizes speed and independence in decision-making — one to two meetings to a yes and less than a week from yes to wire, without requiring a lead investor or extensive metrics and pitch materials — combined with operational coaching on sales and customer acquisition and access to its investor and operator network.
Go-to-market
The firm sources deals through direct inbound founder outreach via its website, its network of VCs, angels and operators, and in-person investor events such as Camp Hustle Asia. It markets a fast, low-friction process: a decision in one to two meetings and money wired within a week, without waiting for another investor to lead the round.
Founders of very early-stage, pre-seed startups, as well as angels and operators who join the Angel Squad investor community.
Geography
Headquartered in San Francisco, with investor programming extending to Asia, including the Camp Hustle Asia event held in Bali.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsHustle Fund is hosting Camp Hustle Asia, an investor event in Bali, on September 18-19.
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In the news
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primary sources listed
- Hustle Fundhustlefund.vc · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Hustle Fund do?
- Hustle Fund is a pre-seed venture capital firm that backs very early-stage startups and runs the Angel Squad investor community.
- Who founded Hustle Fund?
- Hustle Fund was founded by Eric Bahn, Elizabeth Yin.
- Who are Hustle Fund's investors?
- Hustle Fund's investors include Atento Capital, Foundry, Invariantes Fund, Startup TNT.
- Where is Hustle Fund headquartered?
- Hustle Fund is headquartered in San Francisco, US.