HAWKTAIL
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed
Also known as HAWKTAIL MANAGEMENT, LLC · HAWKTAIL, LLC
Investment thesis
Hawktail invests in companies at the intersection of deep science, technology, and practical application. The portfolio demonstrates focus on foundational technologies and research platforms that address large-scale challenges in healthcare, climate, agriculture, and industrial processes. The firm appears to support companies leveraging artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and novel material science approaches to create transformative solutions across multiple industries.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 39 of 102 portfolio companiesBiotech ×16AI & Machine Learning ×15Deep Tech ×11Climate Tech ×8SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×6Hardware ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5
HQs:United States×28United Kingdom×2Switzerland×1
Investments · 102 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSeaport Therapeutics develops therapeutics and medicines.
BiotechMental HealthBoston, US
Daphne Zohar(Founder, CEO and Board Member)Michael Chen(Executive Officer)Lana Gladstein(Executive Officer)Antony Loebel(Executive Officer)Eric Green(Executive Officer)
BoardJames I. Healy(Director)
Los Altos, US
Board seatAlda Leu Dennis· per SEC Form D · $7.5M raise · filed Nov 2024
Palo Alto, US
Michael Polansky(Director, Promoter)David Coon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatMichael Polansky· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Apr 2022
San Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Patrick Joyce(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatMichael Polansky· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Feb 2025
Adaptyv Bio develops technologies for protein engineering that enable the design and testing of new proteins for applications in medicine, industrial enzymes, and functional materials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechLausanne, CH
Julian Englert(Founder)inDaniel Nakhaee-Zadeh Gutierrez(Founder)inRobert KapturGerard AntounSam Burns
Foundational intelligence for modern hardware
AI-powered software for optimizing biopharma manufacturing
New York, US
Irving Fain(Director)Yosef A Quint(Executive Officer, Director)
Autonomous is an AI-powered wealth management platform that provides integrated financial management across investments, taxes, planning, and execution for high-net-worth individuals with complex financial situations.
AI & Machine LearningFintechNew York City, US
Data and software platform to better understand the immune system
Women's health products company delivering nutrition tailored to her hormonal stage
AI powered wealth management tools
Microorganisms for eliminating toxic waste
Enterprise software for employee and alumni social networking
Software platform for creator engagement with fans
Scalable storage solutions for genomics and digital data
Machine learning and technology platform to improve biological understanding down to the single cell level
Cartography develops antibody-based cancer therapies using single-cell sequencing and computational biology to identify precise cellular targets.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Max Mumbach(Founding Scientist, Target Discovery)Jeffrey Verboon(Founding Scientist, Computational Biology)Ansu Satpathy(Founder)Kevin Parker(Chief Executive Officer)
Cascade Space develops software tools and infrastructure for designing, building, testing, and operating spacecraft communication systems.
Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsHardwareSaaSSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Curing the world's toughest diseases by automating personalized medicine.
Chariot builds financial infrastructure for donor-advised fund (DAF) giving, connecting donors, nonprofits, and platforms to enable faster, verified charitable donations and payouts.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSNew York City, US
Salomon Serfati(Founder)inAaron Kahane(Founder)inDrew Schneider(Founder)in
Digitizing chemistry for drug and material discovery
Novel technology to detect viruses
Research platform for understanding how our bodies sense danger
Test for faster and cheaper cancer diagnosis
Device company making novel bone and tissue implants
Digital decentralized autonomous organization for content creators
Edison Scientific builds AI agents for scientific research, enabling researchers and industries to accelerate discovery across biology, chemistry, physics, and related domains.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Franciso, US
Andrew White(CTO, Co-Founder)Nick Leschly(Director)Jeff Huber(Director)Sam Rodriques(CEO, Co-Founder)
Developing therapies that make cancer easier to find and eliminate
Epana Bio develops therapies for autoimmune diseases by leveraging genomics and AI to identify and target cellular origins of disease, with a focus on precision medicine for patient populations.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Decentralized communications network for web3/crypto
Proprietary platform to improve transgene expression in mammalian systems
Enterprise software for laboratories
Georgiamune develops targeted immunomodulator drugs designed to regulate immune signaling pathways for treating cancer and autoimmune diseases.
BiotechHealthtech
Gridware provides real-time monitoring and visibility of electrical grid conditions through sensors deployed on power lines, enabling utilities and line workers to detect and respond to problems faster.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Tim Barat(Founder)inOmar B(Founder)inHall Chen(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BNPL for game assets that offers players a path towards ownership
Heirloom operates Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities that use limestone and carbon mineralization technology to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechCalifornia, US
Shashank Samala(Founder & CEO)
Develops mRNA therapeutics designed to treat Covid-19 variants, cancer, and other diseases using artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.
Next-generation flour substitute for bread products
Transforming samples into integrated knowledge
Spokane, US
James van Alstine(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Hofer(Director)
Kaleidoscope provides a software platform for scientific R&D teams to track and communicate project data, manage complex research processes, and accelerate decision-making.
BiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ewan Taylor(CSO and Co-founder)Geraldine Paulus(Co-founder, VP Operations)Brian Naughton(Co-founder and CTO)in
Beauty formulas leaked from the lab, directly to you
Ligo develops computational tools for enzyme design by combining large language models with specialized neural networks to enable scientists and AI agents to discover new enzymes and biological functions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Edward Harris(Founder)inEmily Egerton-Warburton(Founder)inArda Goreci(Founder)in
Toxicity diagnostics for next-generation cancer therapies
Deploying microbiology to address climate change
AI governance platform designed to automate how AI systems are managed for legal risk
Washington, US
Michael Schiller(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Burt(Executive Officer, Director)
Improving product strategy, analytics, insights for teams
Macro Oceans converts seaweed into raw materials, including low-carbon beauty ingredients and alginate-based food texture solutions.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Matic makes an autonomous home robot that vacuums and mops floors, using visual perception and continual 3D mapping to navigate and clean around obstacles.
ConsumerHardwareRobotics
Mehul Nariyawala(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Miller(Director)Navneet Dalal(Executive Officer, Director)
Machine learning and data platform for understanding how diseases fight back and resist therapies
Platform that can automatically control the evolution of microbes
Mill makes an electric food waste recycler for homes that reduces food scraps by 80% and converts them into nutrient-rich grounds for gardens or farms.
Climate TechConsumerHardware
Matt Rogers(Founder & CEO)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does HAWKTAIL invest at?
- HAWKTAIL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does HAWKTAIL focus on?
- HAWKTAIL focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is HAWKTAIL located?
- HAWKTAIL is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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