Heavybit
San Francisco · Seed–Series A · 16 people tracked
Investment thesis
Heavybit targets unique founders with novel approaches to enterprise infrastructure and software problems. The firm believes in investing in these founders before their ideas gain widespread recognition, and combines continuous scaling expertise with hands-on strategic support and access to its platform and community to help startups navigate diverse market conditions and achieve breakout success.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's websiteCo-founder of Heroku and Heavybit who established Heavybit as a fund focused exclusively on developer company go-to-market. Advises on developer product design and early-stage GTM strategy.
General partner with background in academia, startup management, and venture capital, focusing on helping practitioner-first teams scale go-to-market strategy and organizational growth. Works with Tailscale, Localstack, Groundcover, and Partnerpage.
Managing director with over 20 years of experience investing in and scaling enterprise infrastructure startups. Currently advises several successful companies including Snyk, LaunchDarkly, Netlify, and CircleCI.
Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Dataherald and CloudFish with expertise in relational databases and applied artificial intelligence. Assists early-stage founders with go-to-market navigation.
Investment professional with 15+ years advising technical founders on go-to-market strategy. Recognized in major media outlets and speaking engagements, currently serving on boards of Yetto and Everfund.
Co-founder of Chef and Orion Labs who pioneered the DevOps movement as the first chair of O'Reilly's Velocity conference. Previously served as Amazon's 'Master of Disaster' and holds board positions with Sanity, Mobot, and other companies.
Team member at Heavybit.
VP of Marketing responsible for consulting Heavybit portfolio companies, member organizations, and developing the firm's brand go-to-market strategy.
Contributes to content and communications initiatives supporting the Heavybit team and portfolio companies.
Team member at Heavybit.
Events Coordinator managing event execution including logistics and on-site operations for Heavybit's conferences and community events.
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Senior Accountant managing day-to-day internal finances and accounting operations for Heavybit.
Leads reach, segmentation, and activation efforts to ensure content delivery to appropriate audiences within the Heavybit community.
Chief Financial Officer overseeing funding transactions, financial audits, reporting, and other financial operations for Heavybit.
Manages Heavybit's platform team and advisor network, facilitating community knowledge sharing through speaker series, office hours, group sessions, and the DevGuild conference series.
Investments · 2 tracked
- <UNKNOWN>
- stealth
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Heavybit invest at?
- Heavybit invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Heavybit focus on?
- Heavybit focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Heavybit located?
- Heavybit is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Heavybit lead rounds?
- Yes, Heavybit leads investment rounds.
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