Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
HWVP invests exclusively in early-stage enterprise software companies, providing first institutional capital and partnering with founders through the long term. The team, made up of technologists and engineers with operating experience, focuses solely on software and SaaS. They support portfolio companies across product development, scaling, partnerships, team building, strategy, positioning, recruiting, and customer introductions, positioning themselves as hands-on, entrepreneur-focused partners through both good and difficult periods.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 15 of 101 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×8SaaS ×8AI & Machine Learning ×5Cloud Computing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×3Fintech ×3Marketing Tech ×3
HQs:United States×14United Kingdom×1
Investments · 101 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12018 · 12016 · 12015 · 52014 · 311 dated
Amberdata provides institutional-grade data, analytics, and infrastructure solutions for digital assets and Web3, covering market data, portfolio and risk management, compliance, and tax management.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechFremont, US
Joanes Espanol(Executive Officer, Promoter)Tongtong Gong(Executive Officer, Promoter)Shawn Douglass(CEO)
Board seatLars Leckie· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAspenwoodCoinbase VenturesFenbushi CapitalVU Venture PartnersFranklin Templeton
San Francisco, US
Caitlin Haberberger(Executive Officer)Giles Goodwin(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Diab(Director)
BoardWilliam Price(Director)Neil Sequeira(Director)
Board seatMitchell Kertzman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersSequoia Capital
InsideSales offers the Revenue Acceleration Cloud, a platform providing data, insights, and tools for enterprise revenue and sales teams to drive growth.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechProvo, US
KENNETH KROGUE(Executive Officer, Director)DAVID ELKINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)JOSHUA JAMES(Director)KEN KROGUE(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDAFINA TONCHEVA(Director)inMARK GORENBERG(Director)in
Board seatLars Leckie· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESQuestMark PartnersUS Venture PartnersZetta Venture Partners
San Francisco, US
Gregory G. Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Langdon(Executive Officer)Robert Horton(Executive Officer)Greg Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Michael DiFilippo(Executive Officer)Ross Mason(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAnn Winblad· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesCategory VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture PartnersLumia CapitalSalesforce Ventures+10 more
NuoDB is a distributed SQL database that lets enterprises run and scale mission-critical SQL applications across private, public, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments with ACID compliance and continuous availability.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, US
John Wagner(Executive Officer)Barry Morris(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGary Morgenthaler(Director)Nilanjana Bhowmik(Director)in
Board seatMitchell Kertzman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsConverge
Minneapolis, US
Tom Donnelly(Executive Officer, Director)Sharri Major(Executive Officer)James Moar(Executive Officer, Director)Bryon Bequette(Executive Officer)Toni Sikes(Director)
Board seatAnn Winblad· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jan 2015
Co-investorsZetta Venture Partners
San Francisco, US
Christopher MacGown(Director, Promoter)James Morrisroe(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPuneet Agarwal(Director)in
Board seatLars Leckie· per SEC Form D · $6.4M raise · filed Apr 2015
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)True Ventures
Sonatype provides software supply chain management and security solutions for managing open source software and AI dependencies.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFulton, US
Brian Fox(Chief Technology Officer and co-founder)inWAYNE JACKSON(Executive Officer, Director)inDAVID C. MILLER(Executive Officer)
BoardSAMEER GANDHI(Director)inMICHAEL O'DELL(Director)
Board seatAnn Winblad· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAspenwoodBlue Delta CapitalCanvas VenturesFounders Circle CapitalGolub GrowthAccel+1 more
Software-defined compute platform enabling flexible server scaling at lower cost than traditional infrastructure
Campbell, US
Isaac R Nassi(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Smerdon(Executive Officer, Director)Fred Weber(Director)
BoardEnrique Salem(Director)in
Board seatLars Leckie· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAspenwoodSamsung Catalyst FundBain Capital Ventures
Ace Metrix measures and analyzes the performance of TV and digital video advertising, providing brands with historical and competitor benchmarking within 24 hours of an ad airing.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMountain View, US
Ann Winblad(Director)Greg Drew(Director)Jim Gauer(Director)George Rogers(Director)Pete Sinclair(Director)Peter Daboll(Executive Officer, Director)
Aria provides a cloud-based billing and monetization platform that enables businesses to automate complex billing processes and deliver enhanced customer experiences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Brendan O'Brien(Founder)inEdward Sullivan
Co-investorsAspenwoodRembrandt Venture PartnersRunway Growth CapitalVenrockBain Capital VenturesDell Technologies Capital+2 more
San Jose, US
Jack Jia(Director)William P. Hustad(Executive Officer, Director)Doug Merritt(Director)Liping Fan(Director)Douglas Merritt(Director)Kendra Borrego(Executive Officer)
Blissfully was a SaaS management platform that helped companies discover, manage, and optimize their SaaS applications, spend, and vendor workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLong Island City, US
Ariel Diaz(Executive Officer, Director)Aaron White(Director)Ryan Neu(Founder)
BoardEric Paley(Director)in
Co-investorsCraft VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTiger Global ManagementAspenwoodFounder Collective
Co-investorsSilver Lake Partners
Aspenwood VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides first institutional capital to emerging software companies, joining boards and supporting founders long-term.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
RingCentral Events (formerly Hopin) is a platform for hosting and managing virtual and hybrid events that enables organizations to create live experiences, engage audiences remotely, and generate business outcomes through video conferencing and event management tools.
Marketing TechSaaS
Johnny Boufarhat(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAspenwoodNorthzoneTapestry VCWaverley CapitalWorklife Ventures+3 more
Co-investorsGolden VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Sage Intacct provides accounting and financial management software with integrated AI capabilities for invoice processing, bill management, month-end close automation, and financial data analysis.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersMoai Capital
Co-investorsHinge CapitalTransmedia CapitalTrue Ventures
Adobe is a multinational software company that develops creative, design, and business productivity applications.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise Software
Phil Fernandez(CEO)
Co-investorsAsia GreenTech FundBattery VenturesCrosslink CapitalEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)fronttrail Equity Partners GmbHFuel Ventures+15 more
Co-investorsOak Investment Partners
Josh James(Founder)inJohn Pestana(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCrosslink CapitalScale Venture PartnersSTARTUP IGNITION VENTURES
OptiMine provides agile marketing measurement and optimization software that attributes both digital and traditional marketing performance down to individual ads and campaigns without using PII, cookies, or tracking data.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Stackery offers a platform for building, deploying, and operating serverless applications, with support for AWS services such as Lambda, SAM, SNS, and HTTP APIs.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSPortland, US
Chase Douglas(Executive Officer)Nathan Taggart(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDiane Fraiman(Director)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalAspenwoodTechstarsVoyager CapitalPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS
Co-investorsBaseline Ventures
Co-investorsBenchmark
Enterprise privacy management platform protecting digital communication
Cupertino, US
Terence Spies(Executive Officer)John Peters(Executive Officer)Matt Pauker(Director)Sathvik Krishnamurthy(Executive Officer, Director)Ann Winblad(Director)Mark Siegel(Director)
Co-investorsIcon VenturesMenlo Ventures
Wind River develops software platforms and lifecycle tools for mission-critical and embedded systems, serving industries such as aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, and medical devices.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoT
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 · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDomo TechnologiesNASDAQ: DOMOBlissfullyacq. by VendrNeuvectoracq. by SUSE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAmberdata · coinstats.app · Aug 9, 2026
Marketo · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Hopin · techfundingnews.com · Jul 1, 2026
Sonatype · finance.yahoo.com · May 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) made?
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) has 99 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) invest at?
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) focus on?
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) focuses on Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) located?
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) co-invest with?
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Crosslink Capital, among 65 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 13
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Canvas Prime (formerly Canvas Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in AI transforming digital health and fintech, leading Series A and B rounds in companies ready to scale.
Zetta Venture Partners provides early-stage capital and hands-on support to founders building AI-native applications, infrastructure, and developer tools.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
Meritech Capital Partners is a venture capital firm, founded in 1999, that invests in market-leading technology companies, having backed 200+ investments with 60+ IPOs.
Voyager Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage entrepreneurs across the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, focusing on the modern economy.
Founders Circle Capital is a venture firm focused on growth-stage companies, offering flexible primary and secondary financing alongside community-based support for company leaders and teams.
Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building B2B software companies, from early-stage cloud and SaaS pioneers to AI-native innovators.
NewView Capital is a venture capital firm that provides flexible capital to growth-stage companies, investing on a primary, secondary, or hybrid basis and offering operational guidance on scale-up decisions.
StageOne Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building enterprise and deep-technology companies, having invested across five funds.
Inventus Capital Partners is an early-stage venture firm that leads seed rounds for Silicon Valley startups and supports them toward Series A milestones.
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