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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
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 11 of 13 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×8SaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×4Fintech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×2AdTech ×1Cloud Computing ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×6Australia×1
Investments · 13 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12020 · 22016 · 12015 · 12014 · 12012 · 12009 · 12008 · 110 dated
Expensify offers a corporate expense management card and platform that issues Visa cards to employees, automatically syncs transactions, codes receipts, enforces spend controls, and integrates with accounting software.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
David Barrett(Founder)inRyan Schaffer(Chief Financial Officer and Director)in
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesDelta-v CapitalNOMO VenturesOpenView Venture PartnersPJCRedpoint Ventures
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 CapitalGFT VenturesGraph Ventures+11 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 PartnersUpWestVertex Ventures IsraelM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Shasta Ventures+3 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 SoftwareIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Jeff Linnell(Founder)inJames Turnshek(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)in
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesGoodyear VenturesIntel CapitalPICUS CAPITALSignalFireThursday Ventures+3 more
HoneyBook is a team collaboration platform that helps service-based businesses manage clients, projects, and team workflows with built-in invoicing and payment processing.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAkkadian VenturesAlephArkin CapitalBattery VenturesBling Capital+13 more
INTURN provides an inventory management platform that automates excess inventory allocation, order entry, and distribution workflows for enterprise brands managing their supply chains.
Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsFJ LabsB Capital Group
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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 CapitalFoundryOriza Ventures+1 more
PreDxion Bio develops rapid diagnostic tests using saliva samples and a scalable semiconductor-based platform, initially targeting SARS-CoV-2 detection for asymptomatic and presymptomatic individuals, with broader applications in monitoring immune response markers in critically ill patients and predicting complications from cell therapies.
HealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Walker McHugh(Founder)inTimothy Cornell(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesInvest DetroitSignalFire
Stampli offers an accounts payable automation platform that centralizes invoice capture, coding, PO matching, approvals, and communication in an ERP-aligned system with a complete audit trail.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Eyal Feldman(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inOfer Feldman(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)inIdo Peleg(Chief Operating Officer, Israel)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaInsight PartnersNimble PartnersSignalFireUpWestBlackstone
A financial technology platform that provides APIs for launching credit products, handling regulatory compliance, underwriting, loan servicing, credit reporting, and debt capital sourcing.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rohit Mittal(Founder/CEO)inPriyank Singh(Founder)in
BoardLiron Petrushka(Director)
Co-investorsBragiel BrothersEarl Grey CapitalVibe CapitalY CombinatorFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcInvesto Capital+5 more
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-investorsBAMCAPCarao VenturesFirst Round CapitalFloodgateFundersClubKube VC+15 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Mint BillsThreadbox
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.
Exits · 4
1 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 1ExpensifyNASDAQ: EXFY
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStampli · stampli.com · Jul 16, 2026
IPO stake values · per SEC filings
Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.
| Company | Owned | IPO price | At IPO | Stake value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expensify | 14.1% | $27.00 | Nov 2021 | $256.2M |
Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hillsven made?
- Hillsven has 13 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- 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
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Recursive Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund backing US pre-seed and seed tech startups applying artificial intelligence to disrupt 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.
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.
F2 Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs bold Israeli founders building companies from zero to one, offering guidance, network, and capital through its Operator Platform.
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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