Hawke Ventures
Venture capitalSanta Monica · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Hawke Ventures backs early-stage companies in commerce technology, marketing technology, and advertising technology. Its differentiation stems from a partnership with Hawke Media, a digital marketing agency, which allows the fund to introduce portfolio companies to hundreds of brand clients and drive sales for them. This affiliation also enables deeper diligence on prospective investments within its target sectors, positioning the agency relationship as a core competitive advantage.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 35 of 41 portfolio companiesMarketing Tech ×19SaaS ×19AI & Machine Learning ×17E-commerce ×16AdTech ×8Enterprise Software ×6Retail Tech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4
HQs:United States×19
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×83 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
University of Southern California ×3Harvard Business School ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
YPO ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12018 · 12015 · 14 dated
Partnerhub is a SaaS platform for matchmaking and managing partnerships between SaaS/tech companies and digital agencies, using a customer-profile matching algorithm plus tools for referral tracking, tasking, documents, co-marketing projects, and a public partner directory.
B2B MarketplacesMarketing TechSaaS
Heatmap is an on-site analytics platform for ecommerce businesses that links revenue data to specific website elements and user interactions, offering AI-powered recommendations for optimization.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsEl Cap EquityMu VenturesVine Ventures
Beverly Hills, US
Brandon Werber(Executive Officer, Director)inEliyahu Ben-Ezra(Executive Officer)Roy Rubin(Director)Asher Leids(Director)
BoardWilliam Su(Director)David Shadpour(Director)
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesMountain Group CapitalPath VenturesStarting Line75 & SunnyBracket Capital+3 more
Alloy provides an embedded integration platform (iPaaS) with AI agents, MCP servers, and a connectivity API that lets software providers and enterprises build and manage integrations across systems like NetSuite, SAP, Salesforce, and Shopify.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmbush CapitalBoxGroupContraryGreen Meadow VenturesHabitat Partners+4 more
Arro is a fintech platform that offers a credit-building credit card with cash back rewards and an AI-powered money coach to help users build credit, earn financial rewards, and improve their financial habits.
Fintech
Co-investorsBAM VenturesBullpen CapitalCrosslink CapitalD3VCWestern Technology InvestmentBlumberg Capital+3 more
Behance is a portfolio and community platform for creative professionals to showcase their work, discover clients, and grow their careers.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyImpact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment
Scott Belsky(Founder)inMatias Coreain
Co-investors500 GlobalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Adverb VenturesChemistryPace Capital
Chord provides a unified data layer and AI-powered agents for commerce brands to centralize fragmented data across tools and automate operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing Tech
Bryan Mahoney(CEO & Co-Founder)inHenry Davis(President & Chairman)in
Co-investorsAct One VenturesEqual VenturesGood FriendsImaginary Venture CapitalWhite Star CapitalM13
Clickvoyant provides conversion rate optimization (CRO) and analytics services on a fixed monthly retainer, including GA4 data cleaning, dashboards, natural-language analysis, and AI-generated CRO roadmaps.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSSan Diego, US
Co-investorsExpert DOJOHow Women InvestRogue Womens FundTechstarsIdeaship
Fairing provides a survey platform that consolidates customer feedback into a single stream, allowing teams to target specific questions to customer segments based on behavior and timing.
AdTechE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFiDi VenturesV1 VC
Firmly provides a platform that connects merchants and their commerce stacks to AI agents through a single integration, supporting agentic protocols such as UCP, ACP, MCP, AP2, and TAP without engineering work.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSeattle, US
Kumar N Senthil(Founder)
Co-investorsMu VenturesRachel Zoe VenturesBenhamou Global VenturesHike Ventures
Gemist provides technology solutions for online jewelry retailers, offering customizable user experiences and tools designed to increase customer engagement and sales conversion.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Madeline Fraser(Founder + CEO)inAnup Murarka(Co-Founder + CTO)in
Co-investorsInterlock CapitalTribes Ventures
Co-investorsEmerging VenturesGeek VenturesIU Ventures
Gumshoe is an AI visibility platform that monitors how AI search tools recommend products and discuss brands, enabling marketers to understand and influence brand perception across major AI models.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Todd Sawicki(Co-founder)inPatrick O'Donnell(Co-founder)
Co-investorsGHARAGE VenturesOpenSky Ventures
Icon Source operates a marketplace connecting brands with athletes for influencer marketing and endorsement deals, including college NIL (name, image, likeness) partnerships.
Marketing TechMarketplacesSports TechDenver, US
Chase Garrett(Founder)in
San Francisco, US
STANISLAV TUSHINSKIY(Director)VICTOR FRUMKIN(Executive Officer)
BoardMICHAEL ILYICEV(Director)
Co-investorsCOREangelsProgress VenturesSmart Partnership CapitalAccompliceDecentral Park Capital
Intelligems builds AI agents that optimize ecommerce storefronts by automatically making real-time decisions about pricing, offers, content, and promotions to maximize conversion and profit from incoming traffic.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSDenver, US
Adam Kitain 💎(Founder)inDrew Marconi 💎(Founder)inAndrew Raftery(Head of Data, ML, and AI)inDaniel Heck(Director)in
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalMaropost VenturesMatchstick VenturesStage 2 CapitalSuperAngel.FundTechstars+1 more
Junction AI is a Managed Intelligence Partner that builds, deploys, and manages production AI systems micro-tuned on a company's proprietary data, with built-in compliance rules, audit trails, and human-in-the-loop review.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Kin builds mobile apps for ecommerce brands, converting an existing web store into a native app with full functional parity.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US
Colyn Montgomery(Founder)in
Co-investorsUpfront Ventures
Localdrive is a platform that automates digital marketing campaigns for multi-location businesses, enabling them to manage social media and email campaigns across store locations with real-time performance analytics and audience targeting.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Tie is a shopper intelligence platform for ecommerce brands that resolves shopper identities, predicts purchase and engagement intent, and optimizes email inbox placement.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechNew York City, US
Alek B(Founder)Michael Diesu(Founder)in
Co-investorsEastward Capital Partners
Patrol is a Shopify app that automates accessibility auditing and ADA compliance remediation for e-commerce merchants by identifying and fixing accessibility violations directly in theme files rather than using overlay widgets.
LegalTechSaaS
SamNico
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveNextView VenturesNVP CapitalNewark Venture Partners
Pentane is a financial operating system for eCommerce brands that connects store, advertising, and accounting data into a live P&L to show real margin by product, channel, and day.
AdTechE-commerceFintech
Plai is an AI-powered advertising platform that simplifies campaign creation and management for brands, agencies, and creators.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
Logan Welbaum(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Postscript helps ecommerce brands design and operate SMS marketing programs that engage customers and drive revenue.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSPhoenix, US
Adam Turner(Founder/CEO)inAlex Beller(Founder)inColin Turner(Founder)in
BoardMike Duboe(Board Member / Investor representative (General Partner, Greylock))Sarah Guo(Board Member (joined at Series B, 2021, as a Greylock partner))
Co-investors01 Advisors1984 Ventures Management, LlcAccompliceAli CapitalBeyond CapitalExpanding Capital+10 more
Aeon is an AI platform for marketers that generates on-brand creative assets such as ads, images, and videos from prompts, brand kits, and product catalogs.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Tie (formerly Revenue Roll) provides an AI-powered identity graph that identifies anonymous website visitors using consent-based signals, matching up to 75% of traffic without cookies.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Michael Diesu(Executive Officer, Director)Alek Burk(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Klein(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Kopnick(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Georgiades(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsInnovating CapitalStage 2 CapitalEastward Capital PartnersirrvrntVC
ShipInsure provides a post-purchase platform for e-commerce and consumer brands, offering branded shipping protection, order insurance, returns management, claims handling, order tracking, and carbon offsetting.
E-commerceInsurTechRetail Tech
Showdrop runs in-store product sampling campaigns for consumer brands using branded vending machines placed in high-traffic retail stores, and gives brands a dashboard with data on impressions, samples dispensed, shopper demographics, feedback, and in-store and online sales lift.
ConsumerMarketing TechRetail TechChicago, US
Alex Segura(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNick Moran(Director)inLaura Spiekerman(Director)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Dynamism CapitalHypothesisIU VenturesNew Stack VenturesSerra Ventures
Staytuned develops a portfolio of apps for Shopify merchants, covering size charts, wholesale and bulk pricing, product bundles, dropshipping, preorders, event ticketing, and automatic discounts.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCourtside VenturesDragonXInterlace VenturesKube VCSocial LeverageThe Fund
Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company Llc
Superfiliate is a Shopify-native platform for direct-to-consumer brands that unifies creator, influencer, and affiliate marketing across organic social, paid amplification, and affiliate commerce.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSVenice, US
Andy Cloyd(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAnders Bill(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJack Pierse(Director)
Co-investorsClocktower Ventures
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesGood FriendsGraph VenturesLightShed VenturesV1 VCValia Ventures+1 more
Sydecar provides a platform for fund managers to form and operate venture funds, including SPV formation, compliance tools (KYC, tax filings, reporting), and investor onboarding for co-investment opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHouston, US
Nikhil Talreja(Executive Officer, Director)Nik Talreja(Founder)inDavid Meister(Director)
BoardDaniel Kimerling(Director)inStephanie Hsieh(Director)
Co-investorsDeciensHustle FundLoftyInc CapitalRuna CapitalSnow Leopard Technology VenturesSouth Quad+2 more
Telly builds a television platform designed as a central hub for home entertainment, information, fitness, and social connection.
AdTechConsumerHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Ilya Pozin(Founder)inMohammad Al Adham(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCameron Lester(Director)Nasser Al-Sabah(Director)Mohammed El Saadi(Director)
Co-investorsEverybody VenturesFourward VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLightShed VenturesMech VenturesPalm Tree Crew Investments+3 more
The Sill sells houseplants and gardening products directly to consumers, offering plants suited to a customer's taste and space along with workshops, events, and customer support.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Eliza Blank(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveMaywic Select InvestmentsThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
Totem is an AI-powered operating system for venture capital funds that centralizes transactions, financials, cap tables, documents, and communications into a single source of truth.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Steven Greenberg(Founder)in
Co-investors100Km Ventures LlcGreen Egg Ventures
Unblocked helps brands run managed advertising campaigns on Reddit, including native content placement across subreddits and exclusive partner ad units to reach buyers in high-intent discussion threads.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSocial
Co-investorsBAM Ventures
Vela is a platform that integrates AI tools with proprietary data to provide insights and centralize management for ecommerce sellers across multiple platforms and channels.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerceFuture of WorkMarketing Tech
Richard Hurst
Co-investors500 GlobalBase Venture Management, Inc.Fuel Venture CapitalLeverageVCPLG VenturesResolute Ventures+1 more
WEVO provides customer insight software that helps teams validate and predict customer response to concepts, products, and campaigns before launch.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Nitzan Shaer(Founder)in
Co-investorsEastward Capital PartnersRackhouse Venture Management Lp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Firmly · alexjoneslive.com · Aug 22, 2026
Alloy · infotechlead.com · Aug 20, 2026
ArroFi · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Superfiliate · ambassadorflow.com · Jul 3, 2026
Chord Commerce · thesaasnews.com · Jun 8, 2026
sydecarV2 · altss.com · Jun 3, 2026
Behance · comfyui.org · Apr 25, 2026
Postscript · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hawke Ventures made?
- Hawke Ventures has 41 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Hawke Ventures invest at?
- Hawke Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Hawke Ventures's typical check size?
- Hawke Ventures typically writes checks of $50K – $2M.
- What sectors does Hawke Ventures focus on?
- Hawke Ventures focuses on AdTech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Hawke Ventures located?
- Hawke Ventures is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.
- Who does Hawke Ventures co-invest with?
- Hawke Ventures most often shares deals with Eastward Capital Partners, Mu Ventures, BAM Ventures, among 107 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEVENT: Deep Dive Into Hawke Deal Network With Erik Huberman Of Hawke Ventures
Emerging Managers Podcast · Erik Huberman
Working In Venture Capital With Clark Landry Of Hawke Ventures
Emerging Managers Podcast · Clark Landry
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Co-investors · 7
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Listed by the IDB among investors in Bolivian startups.
Animal Capital is a $15M venture fund founded by TikTok mega-influencers Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson, and Noah Beck, who bring direct access to over 100 million combined social followers instead of traditional GP backgrounds. The fund positions itself as a complementary "influencer-capital" partner that provides instant distribution to portfolio companies through its founders' social channels while explicitly focusing on understanding and serving Gen Z consumers rather than just marketing to them.
Kombo Ventures is a diversified holding company that launches, operates, and invests in consumer brands, technology, and entertainment. The firm co-founded three direct-to-consumer brands projected to generate over $100 million in combined revenue in 2021, and operates a talent management division supporting creators and artists in building their businesses.
Firms observed investing alongside Hawke Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Hawke Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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