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Haymaker Ventures
Venture capitalClaremont · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Also known as HAYMAKER VENTURES LLC
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Investment thesis
Haymaker Ventures invests exclusively in early-stage fintech companies. The firm looks for startups that go beyond delivering faster versions of existing financial services and instead create genuinely superior solutions to problems that remain unsolved.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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What they invest in
from 37 of 44 portfolio companiesFintech ×23SaaS ×19AI & Machine Learning ×15Enterprise Software ×11Healthtech ×5Digital Health ×4Cleantech ×3Crypto & Web3 ×3
HQs:United States×22Ireland×2Mexico×2France×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×63 founders×34+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with education data
Stanford University ×6Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2University of California, Santa Cruz ×2University of Toronto ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Business & Management ×7Economics ×6Engineering ×6Finance & Accounting ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 34 founders with career history
Google ×3Adentro ×2Beyond Finance, Inc. ×2Clarium Capital Management ×2Conversion Capital ×2Meta ×2Prosper ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 35 with degree data)
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 52024 · 32022 · 52021 · 118 dated
Blend offers a Consumer Banking Suite, a digital platform for banks and financial institutions to originate and process consumer lending and deposit products.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nima Ghamsari(Co-founder & Head of Blend)inErin Collard(Co-Founder)inEugene Marinelli(Co-Founder)inRosco Hill(Co-Founder)inJason Ream(Head of Finance and Administration (CFO))in
BoardTimothy J. Mayopoulos(Board Member)
Co-investors8VCBallistic VenturesCanapi VenturesCoatue ManagementConversion CapitalEmergence Capital Partners+13 more
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Peter Thiel(Co-founder and Chairman)inStephen Cohen(Co-founder and President)Nathan Gettings(Co-founder)Joe Lonsdale(Co-founder)inAlexander C. Karp(Co-founder and CEO)
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*AiSprouts VCAkkadian VenturesAllied Venture Partners+67 more
SoFi Technologies is a digital personal-finance company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, investing, banking and credit cards through one app; it went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 via SPAC.
Anthony Noto(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inChristopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupBaseline VenturesBling CapitalBlue Lion GlobalCanvas VenturesCianna Capital+32 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+193 more
AI Insurance provides software for policy, insured, and claims management in the specialty insurance sector.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSNew York City, US
Cameron MacArthur(Founder)in
Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESY CombinatorGreen Visor CapitalJapan Angel FundLynett Capital PartnersMAGIC Fund+1 more
AltScore provides B2B credit infrastructure and digital lending solutions that enable companies to launch and operate credit programs for their customers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMexico City, MX
Andres Perez Romo Leroux(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMateo Semerene Barreiro(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBuenTrip VenturesKamay VenturesLorimer VenturesNuMundo VenturesTechstarsCaffeinated Capital+3 more
Provides an AI-powered, core-agnostic platform for digital account opening, lending, and card origination across deposits, loans, and cards for both consumers and small businesses.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSChicago, US
Albert Goldstein(Executive Officer, Director)Len Eschweiler(Executive Officer)inKevin Trilli(Executive Officer)Ryan Mclennan(Executive Officer)inTim Clarke(Executive Officer)inAdam Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAnsa CapitalAugust CapitalCurql Collective, LLCHanaco Venture CapitalHyde Park Venture Partners+6 more
Avant provides financial solutions and lending services to help customers pursue their financial goals.
FintechChicago, US
Paul Zhang(Cofounder, Chief Information Officer)in
Co-investorsAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAnsa CapitalAugust CapitalHyde Park Venture PartnersLobby CapitalQED Investors+1 more
AvidXchange provides AI-powered accounts payable software that automates invoice capture, approvals, and payments for mid-market businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCharlotte, US
Michael Praeger(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inDan Drees(President)inKaren Bertaux(Executive Officer)Ross Agre(Executive Officer)inStephen Shane Turley(Executive Officer)Jaysen C. Plueger(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBoathouse CapitalFoundryNycaNyca PartnersQED Investors+2 more
Bookkeep is a financial operations platform that unifies accounting data and automates revenue accounting, sales tax, and payout reconciliation for ecommerce merchants and accountants.
E-commerceFintechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Ruth Ku(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBig Red VenturesFin CapitalLerer HippeauTTV Capital
AI Intelligence for forecasting & financing
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalNewfund CapitalBonfire Ventures
Coral is an AI-driven automation platform that handles patient intake for healthcare operations, consolidating faxes, emails, and documents into a single queue and automating steps from referral through document extraction, eligibility verification, qualification, and EHR sync.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsZ47AlleyCorpBlackhorn VenturesFloating PointLightspeed Venture PartnersMother Ventures+6 more
Coral provides software that lets HVAC and home electrification contractors turn utility and government rebates into instant upfront discounts, handling eligibility validation, rebate filing, and follow-ups.
CleantechClimate TechFintech
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Floating PointNew Climate VenturesResilienceVCTwelve BelowWorkshop Venture Partners+2 more
Coral is a sexual wellness app offering guidance and educational content to help people improve intimacy, desire, and their sex lives, developed with input from sex therapists, educators, and researchers.
ConsumerDigital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Isharna(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlleyCorpBlackhorn VenturesFloating PointLightspeed Venture PartnersMother Ventures+6 more
Coral is a vertically integrated real estate company whose services cover construction, brokerage, property management, and maintenance.
Construction TechPropTech
Co-investorsFairhaven Capital PartnersSiesta VenturesAlleyCorpLightspeed Venture PartnersMother VenturesPeterson Ventures+2 more
Coral Care is a marketplace and technology company connecting families with licensed pediatric specialists — including speech, occupational, and physical therapists — who provide in-home care, accept insurance, and are available on demand.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesCambridge, US
Co-investorsAlleyCorpFCA Venture PartnersGreyMatterMother VenturesPeterson VenturesPurpose Built Ventures
Figure is a lending platform that offers residential and commercial loan products including home equity lines of credit, cash-out refinances, DSCR loans, and crypto-backed loans for borrowers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechCharlotte, US
Mike Cagney(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inJune Ou(Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member)inJin Woo Park(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alpha Square GroupB3 CapitalBezos ExpeditionsBlockchange VenturesBlue Lion Global+28 more
FlexPoint is a cloud platform that provides enterprise-grade infrastructure with multi-layer security protections including encryption, passwordless authentication, and compliance certifications for managed service providers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMinnetonka, US
Sam Kushner(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundryGaruda VenturesLong Way VenturesLorimer VenturesTechstarsCascade Seed Fund
FLYR provides a modular Offer & Order retailing platform for airlines, layered on top of existing passenger service systems to enable omnichannel shopping carts, dynamic AI-driven pricing, marketplace bundling of flights with hotels and activities, post-booking servicing, and cross-airline commerce.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Alex Mans(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inCyril Guiraud(Co-Founder and Former Chief Marketing Officer)inJean Tripier(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardUllas Naik(Director)inPankaj Shah(Director)
Co-investorsAllMobile FundBeyond CapitalBoeing HorizonX VenturesBrightstone Venture CapitalCota CapitalImpact Ventures+11 more
Golden Pear provides specialty finance solutions for personal injury cases, serving law firms, medical providers, and plaintiffs to optimize case outcomes.
Fintech
Co-investorsPresidio
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+58 more
hi.health by Pliant is a cashless claims and payments platform for insurers, embedding Visa card-based payments directly into the claims process to enable real-time provider settlement, fraud prevention, and configurable spend controls.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investors1921 VenturesKinled Holding
Luna Connect offers a cloud-based SaaS platform for financial institutions such as banks, credit unions, and insurers to digitise customer engagement, automate lending, onboarding, ID verification, and compliance workflows using no-code automation and AI-driven analytics.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSGalway, IE
Brian D'Arcy(Founder)in
Co-investorsVensana CapitalWinklevoss Capital
Mundi provides flexible financing solutions for Mexican exporters, including invoice factoring, purchase order advances, and revolving credit lines.
FintechMexico City, MX
Martin Pustilnick(Founder)inJuan Carlos Christensen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpFJ LabsGMO VenturePartnersSquareOne CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Upper90+2 more
Nav provides transparent business and personal credit insights, cash flow data, and financial tools to help small business owners access trade credit, supplier terms, and funding opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Mateo, US
Caton Hanson(Co-founder)inLevi K.(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesCrosslink CapitalKickstartKleiner PerkinsPoint72 VenturesZenStone Venture Capital+3 more
Netomi is a customer experience platform powered by AI that enables enterprises to interact with customers across multiple channels with intelligence and consistency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Puneet Mehta(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBowery CapitalBoxGroupUpslope VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentY Combinator+13 more
OnDeck provides term loans and lines of credit to small businesses in the United States through a fast, digital application process.
FintechNew York, US
Mitchell L. Jacobs(Director)Noah Breslow(Executive Officer)inJames Hobson(Executive Officer)inBrad Kime(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Rosen(Executive Officer)inHoward Katzenberg(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersFirst Round CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sapphire VenturesAdapt VenturesInertia Ventures+1 more
PayZen provides AI-powered, interest-free patient financing that lets patients pay medical bills over time through personalized payment plans, with pre-built EHR integrations and automated servicing for providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFintechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Tobias Mezger(Executive Officer, Director)inIsaac Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Ariel Rosenthal(Co-Founder & CTO)inItzik Cohen(Co-Founder & CEO)inAntonio Martino(Executive Officer)in
BoardLee Shapiro(Director)in
Co-investors7wire VenturesSignalFireCorewell Health VenturesLink VenturesLorimer VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more
Pexapark provides market-based price benchmarks and data for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and renewable energy offtake, covering markets in Europe (France, Germany, Spain, Italy) and the US (ERCOT, PJM).
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergy
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBoxGroupFloating PointMantis CapitalTitanium VenturesGoldcrest Capital+2 more
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Renew is a resident intelligence and retention management platform for multifamily property operators that predicts churn risk, automates renewal workflows, and provides analytics to improve lease renewal rates and net operating income.
PropTechSaaS
Rob Hayden(Founder)in
Co-investorsFJ LabsUpfront VenturesGoldcrest CapitalWalkabout Ventures Llc
ReNew develops and operates renewable energy projects across India, holding one of the country's largest portfolios of clean energy assets.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySan Francisco, IN
Sumant Sinha(Founder)inVaishali Nigam Sinha(Founder)Kevin Nazemi(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony DeGangi(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGlobal Environment Fund ManagementHG VenturesGoldcrest CapitalMolten VenturesUpfront VenturesWalkabout Ventures Llc
Trust Ribbon provides a platform to help families settle a deceased loved one's affairs and helps financial institutions manage deceased-account cases, reduce processing time, and retain deposits.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Saeid Kian(Founder)in
Co-investorsOne Way Ventures
Rosaly offers a financial wellbeing platform that lets employees access earned wage advances and automates the handling of salary advances for HR teams.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Arbia SMITI(Founder)in
Co-investorsAUDEO VENTURESAuxxoClocktower VenturesFin CapitalFJ LabsSie Ventures+2 more
Routefusion offers a single API for cross-border payments, letting platforms send payments to 180+ countries, open accounts in 12 currencies, and access FX, SWIFT, and local pay-in/payout infrastructure.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Richard Scappaticci Jr(Founder)inNabeel Siddiqui(Founder)in
Co-investorsSilverton PartnersPeakSpan Capital PartnersCanvas VenturesInitialized Capital
Co-investorsFJ LabsMarket One Capital
Spring Labs provides AI-driven complaint management and resolution handling software for compliance teams.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Adam Jiwan(Director)Anna Fridman(Founder)John Sun(Founder)inKevin Lewis(Founder)inNathanial Schmitt(Executive Officer)
BoardPeyman Hesami(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAugust CapitalBankTech VenturesGreatPoint VenturesLobby Capital+2 more
SUNFISH is a person-portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) using onboard AI and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) to autonomously explore and map complex undersea environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Co-investorsNextFab VenturesALLEGIS CAPITALCoyote VenturesFiat VenturesMother VenturesWalkabout Ventures Llc
Sunfish provides financial packages and personalized guidance for individuals navigating fertility treatments including IVF, surrogacy, and egg/sperm donation.
Digital HealthFemTechFintechHealthtech
Angela Rastegar(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoho DeeptechCoyote VenturesHannah Grey Ventures
Trax provides retail intelligence and execution software for global CPG brands, using image recognition to analyze shelf images and report on on-shelf availability, share of shelf, pricing, and promotional compliance.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investors1802 VenturesDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCSingha VenturesSmart Partnership CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund+9 more
Treasure Data offers the Personalization AI Suite, an AI-native tool that uses unified customer data and real-time signals to automatically personalize web content, offers, and experiences for individual customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMountain View, US
Kazuki Ota(Executive Officer, Director)Hironobu Yoshikawa(Executive Officer, Director)Hiro Yoshikawa(Founder)in
BoardTim Guleri(Director)inAndy Vitus(Director)inMorlo Kurosaki(Director)
Co-investorsCarbide VenturesHeavybitIT-Farm CorporationScale Venture PartnersSierra VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more
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Utila provides infrastructure for managing stablecoins and digital assets, serving fintechs, payment service providers, banks, and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Bentzi Rabi(Founder & CEO)inEdwin Handschuh(Founder)Sam Eiderman(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupInspired CapitalLaunchpad CapitalNFXNIVNyca+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
LendARRTrumid
Exits · 4
4 IPOsBlendNYSE: BLNDPalantir Technologies Inc.NASDAQ: PLTRSoFiNASDAQ: SOFISpaceXNASDAQ: SPCX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGusto · gusto.com · Jun 2, 2026
Spring Labs · prnewswire.com · May 5, 2026
Netomi · finsmes.com · May 1, 2026
Coral Care · prnewswire.com · Feb 23, 2026
Renew · prnewswire.com · Oct 14, 2025
Routefusion · finsmes.com · Oct 9, 2025
FlexPoint · finsmes.com · May 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Haymaker Ventures made?
- Haymaker Ventures has 44 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Haymaker Ventures invest at?
- Haymaker Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Haymaker Ventures's typical check size?
- Haymaker Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Haymaker Ventures focus on?
- Haymaker Ventures focuses on Fintech.
- Where is Haymaker Ventures located?
- Haymaker Ventures is headquartered in Claremont, US.
- Does Haymaker Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Haymaker Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Haymaker Ventures co-invest with?
- Haymaker Ventures most often shares deals with Fin Capital, QED Investors, FJ Labs, among 170 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 16
Fin Capital is an investment firm that backs B2B technology companies serving the financial services industry across the full company lifecycle.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Ulu Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on finding and funding early-stage founder teams, emphasizing diversity and data-driven investment decisions.
Foundry invests in early-stage startups and venture funds across multiple sectors. The firm builds a portfolio-based network connecting portfolio companies with other investors and entrepreneurs.
Canvas Prime (formerly Canvas Ventures) is an early-stage venture firm that leads Series A and B investments, focusing on AI applied to digital health and fintech.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
Conversion Capital is a venture firm that has invested in and supported founders since 2015, focusing on software, AI/ML, and cloud technology. It partners with companies early and runs a fellowship program called Conversion Labs.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities, running accelerator programs and venture investing across more than 25 vertical industries.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Viola is an Israeli technology investment group managing over $7 billion in assets, operating multiple independent investment arms spanning venture capital, growth equity, credit, and fintech.
Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.
Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Texas that partners with founders long-term, having backed 75+ portfolio companies with 30+ acquisitions and 4 IPOs.
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