Hillsven
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Hillsven is a seed-stage venture capital firm in the San Francisco Bay Area that makes only two or three investments per year, sourced exclusively through trusted referrals. Investing without outside limited partners, it can bridge companies and price inside rounds, and it works closely with founders alongside other value-adding co-investors. Its portfolio has included Expensify, Bleacher Report, HoneyBook, and Stampli.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 5 of 5 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2SaaS ×2AdTech ×1Cloud Computing ×1Developer Tools ×1Fintech ×1
HQs:United States×3Australia×1
Investments · 5 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12020 · 13 dated
Metadata builds a Marketing OS (operating system) for B2B marketers to automate manual and repetitive marketing tasks.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Gil Allouche(Executive Officer, Director)inYan Manevich(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatBoris PutanecBobby Lent· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Dec 2020
Co-investors500 GlobalAcorn Pacific VenturesBeyond CapitalEmery CapitalGraph VenturesNext47+5 more
Octopus Deploy makes software for automating deployment and operations, aiming to give software teams repeatable, frequent, and reliable deployments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrisbane, AU
Raziel Tabib(Founder)inPaul Stovell(Founder and CEO)inSonia Stovell(Co-founder)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersUpWestM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Shasta VenturesVertex Ventures+1 more
Formant provides a governed operating layer that connects frontier AI models, heterogeneous robotics hardware, and enterprise operations to run physical AI deployments in production.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRobotics
Jeff Linnell(Founder)in
Co-investorsSignalFireBMW i VenturesGoodyear VenturesGS FuturesIntel CapitalPelion Ventures+2 more
Peer5 provides a peer-to-peer content delivery network that augments traditional servers to distribute video streams to viewers, reducing server load and improving playback reliability for publishers of live and on-demand content.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Hadar Weiss(Founder/CEO)inShachar Zohar(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsFundersClubUpWestY CombinatorZenStone Venture CapitalFoundry
Tesorio provides a Connected Financial Operations platform that automates accounts receivable workflows including collections, cash application, forecasting, and payment management for finance teams at growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Carlos Vega(Founder/CEO)inFabio Fleitas(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarao VenturesFloodgateFundersClubKube VCMadrona Venture GroupMango Capital+6 more
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMetadata · hpcwire.com · Jul 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Hillsven invest at?
- Hillsven invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- Where is Hillsven located?
- Hillsven is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Co-investors · 8
SignalFire is a seed-stage venture capital firm that combines a full-team support model with its data-driven Beacon AI platform to back founders.
Forerunner Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs companies redefining consumer behavior, health, commerce, fintech, and AI-native products.
Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.
NFX is a venture capital firm that positions itself as a builder, having developed several free software products to help founders.
Recursive Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund backing US pre-seed and seed technology startups using artificial intelligence to disrupt their industries.
Bloomberg Beta is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments and is backed by Bloomberg L.P. The firm invests in technology companies across various sectors.
F2 Venture Capital is a seed-stage fund that invests in Israeli technology companies operating in big data, artificial intelligence, and connectivity sectors.
Blockchange Ventures is an early-stage fund investing in blockchain companies, backing founders building large blockchain-focused businesses.
Firms observed investing alongside Hillsven, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Hillsven's recorded portfolio.
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