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Hummingbird Ventures

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Brussels · Pre-Seed–Growth · 40 people tracked

Also known as A Private Alternative Entity For Collective Investment With A Fixed Number Of Participation Rights (“Private Privak”) That Has Taken The Form Of A Partnership · Hummingbird · Hummingbird Capital · Hummingbird VC · HUMMINGBIRD VENTURES MANAGEMENT NV · HUMMINGBIRD VENTURES V US GP LLC

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Investment thesis

Hummingbird invests with deep conviction from day one, partnering with outlier entrepreneurs on a mission to prove others wrong. The firm supports founders at every stage of their journey, from inception through IPO, and positions itself as a low-friction partner that avoids meddling and instead responds to what founders want. It rejects a check-the-box approach to investing and pedigree-based selection, favoring non-linear journeys. The firm provides patient, long-term capital and stands by founders with radical candor during difficult periods. It invests globally, betting on founders before their potential is obvious, and does not confine itself to particular verticals, niches, or geographies.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
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$500K – $10M
HQ
Brussels, BE
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2010
Last 12 months
3 investments
Private fund assets
$1.7B
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
104
Unicorns
7
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
6

Team · 40 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Firat Illeri· General Partner
Aleksandra Livinskaia· Finance Managerin

Finance Manager who previously worked as a Group Finance Associate at Kartesia.

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Hummingbird Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 77 of 104 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×37SaaS ×23Fintech ×22Enterprise Software ×21Healthtech ×14Deep Tech ×12Biotech ×11Digital Health ×9

HQs:United States×31United Kingdom×11India×5Brazil×2Indonesia×2Singapore×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 54 portfolio companies
17%
solo founders
9 of 54 mapped founding teams
48%
repeat founders
of 83 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 23 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×143 founders×174+ founders×14

Where their founders studiedfrom 74 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×6Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Stanford University ×4University of Cambridge ×4University of Melbourne ×4Harvard University ×3KTH Royal Institute of Technology ×3KU Leuven ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 68 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×17Engineering ×13Business & Management ×10Life Sciences ×10Physics ×7Economics ×6Design & Architecture ×3Finance & Accounting ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 83 founders with career history

Caltech ×3Deutsche Bank ×3InMobi ×3McKinsey & Company ×3Stanford University ×3Cornell ×2Credit Suisse ×2Depict ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×15

15 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 80 with degree data)

Investments · 104 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32025 · 72024 · 72023 · 72022 · 102021 · 52019 · 32018 · 22013 · 12012 · 12010 · 147 dated

BillionToOnebilliontoone.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BLLNSeries A · Mar 2019 · $15M

BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company that uses molecular counting technology to develop non-invasive prenatal screening and liquid biopsy tests for early disease detection.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Oguzhan Atay(Founder)inDavid Tsao(CTO)inSukrit Silas(Founder)inBrett Huff(Director of Engineering)Mihir Sewak(Software Engineering Manager)Jen Katzburg(Principal Recruiter)

Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAsymmetry VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, Llce2vcFifty Years+23 more

Gram Gamesgram.gsin𝕏✓ verifiedacquired by Zynga

Gram Games develops casual mobile puzzle games for global audiences, including titles like 1010!, Merged!, and the Merge franchise.

GamingLondon, GB

Alpay Koralturk(Founder)Kaan Karamancı(Founder)Mehmet Ecevit(Founder)

Co-investorsFJ Labs

Animaanimahealth.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2023

Anima is a healthcare platform that combines online consultation with productivity tools, featuring EHR integration, advanced analytics, and AI-powered document processing to streamline primary care workflows and improve patient outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB

Shun Pang(Founder)inRachel Mumford(Founder)inInga Deakin(Director)Shun Pang Rachel Mumford(Founder)Jayanth Kottapalli(Engineering)inRuoni Wang(Engineering)in

Board seatFirat Ileri· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsHetz VenturesMolten VenturesY CombinatorAmino CollectiveHarvard Management CompanyINcapital Ventures+1 more

Showpadshowpad.cominSeries A · Jun 2018 · $2M

Showpad connects sales teams with AI-powered tools to enhance learning and performance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechChicago, US

Pieterjan Bouten(Founder)inLouis Jonchkeere(Executive Officer, Director)Louis Jonckheere(Founder)Peter Minne(Founder)

BoardJeff Horing(Director)inBarend Van de Brande(Director)in

Board seatBarend Van den Brande· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsInsight PartnersColumbia Lake PartnersDawn CapitalEntourage VenturesKorelya CapitalVector Capital

Airwallexairwallex.comin𝕏

Airwallex operates a global banking platform that provides cross-border payments, financial infrastructure, and AI-powered financial software for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Jack Zhang(Founder)inMax Li(Founder)inLucy Yueting Liu(Co-Founder and President)inXijing Dai (Jacob Dai)(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inKi-Lok Wong(Co-Founder and Principal Architect)inJacob Dai(Founder)in

Co-investors20VCActivant CapitalAEF Greater Bay Area FundAirTree VenturesAthletic VenturesBlackbird Ventures+29 more

Amberamber.bioin

Amber Bio is a biotechnology company developing a novel RNA writing platform capable of multi-kilobase gene edits that can treat multiple mutations across patients with a single product.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Jacob Borrajo, PhD(Founder and CEO)Basem Al-Shayeb(Founder)Jacob Borrajo(Founder)inJacob Borrajo Basem Al-Shayeb(Founder)

Co-investorsPlayground GlobalAndreessen HorowitzPillar VC

Animaanima.supply𝕏Mar 2024 · $12M

Anima is a gaming and interactive technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create virtual characters and worlds.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesLD CapitalNarcissus VenturesYBB FoundationAmino CollectiveMolten Ventures+1 more

Argentargent.xyzin𝕏Nov 2018

A consumer card program where members pick a community (such as a sports team) and earn points and a share of revenue for that community on everyday purchases like groceries, coffee, and games.

ConsumerFintech

Gerald Goldstein(Founder)Itamar Lesuisse(Founder)Julien Niset(Founder)

Co-investorsIndex VenturesMetaplanetParadigmAnimoca BrandsCreandumFabric Ventures+8 more

Aspireaspireapp.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2021 · $158M

Aspire provides corporate account and card solutions for businesses with complex operations, offering relationship management and an online platform for employee spending oversight.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Andrea Baronchelli(CEO)inGiovanni Casinelli(Founder)inGiacomo Ficari(Founder/Co-CEO)inJoel Leong(Founder)inSG Andrea Baronchelli(Founder/CEO)Stefano Pellegrino(Co-Founder (former Vietnam country head))in

Co-investorsBeacon VCCrane Venture PartnersInsignia Ventures PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersPICUS CAPITALPioneer+28 more

Aspireletsaspire.ininSep 2021 · $158M

Aspire offers short-term personal loans of up to ₹5,00,000 repaid in weekly instalments over a tenure of up to 25 weeks, with reducing-balance interest.

FintechBengaluru, IN

Manoj Kumar Rathi(Co-Founder)inTushar Viswanath Garimalla(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsPICUS CAPITALUpsparks CapitalCapital-AFasanara CapitalLGT Capital PartnersMainsail Partners+3 more

Aspireaspire.ioinSep 2021 · $158M

Aspire is an influencer marketing platform that helps brands build communities of ambassadors, influencers, and affiliates to promote products at scale.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Thomas FrostinEric Lam(Founder)Shuhan Bao(Founder)Suhaas Prasad(Founder)

Co-investors515 VenturesAspenwoodCota CapitalPear VCStructural CapitalBattery Ventures+14 more

Asporaaspora.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2022 · $6M

Aspora is a cross-border financial management platform serving globally mobile individuals.

FintechLondon, GB

Parth Garg(Founder)inJohn Hemlin(Co-Founder (Vance))Varun Sridhar(CEO, Wealth & Lending)inDeep Diwakar(Head of Engineering)inJohn FinkelmanShreyas Sridhar(Head of Engineering)

Co-investorsBalaji SrinivasanGlobal Founders CapitalGokul RajaramGreylock PartnersPioneerPrasanna Sankar+5 more

Atum Worksatum.worksin𝕏Series A

Atum Works develops scalable 3D lithography technology capable of printing metal structures with submicron resolution for advanced manufacturing applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsMountain View, US

Lucas Pabarcius(CEO)inMatteo Kimura(CRO)inMalcolm Tisdale(COO)inArun Nagpal(CTO)

Co-investorsOceans VenturesPioneerSaga VenturesSoma CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator+17 more

Augustusaugustus.comin

Ferdinand Dabitz(Founder)Joshua Becker(Founder)Peter Lieck(Founder)Simon Wimmer(Founder)

Co-investorsQED InvestorsSoma CapitalValar Ventures LlcVariant FundAngel InvestCreandum

Automataautomata.tech

Automata provides lab automation and data management tools, enabling researchers and technicians to generate accurate data at scale through intuitive workflow creation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechLegalTechRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB

Mostafa ElSayed(CEO and Co-Founder)inSuryansh Chandra(Co-founder)Suryansh Chandra Mostafa ElSayed(Founder)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBlue Wire CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHCVCIn-Q-TelIsomer Capital+12 more

Basecampbasecamp-research.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2022 · $20M

A new type of biodiscovery, discovering and harnessing nature's most valuable proteins

London, GB

Oliver Vince(Founder)inGlen Gowers(Founder)inGlen Gowers Oliver Vince(Founder)

Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationNVenturesNVIDIAS32Section 32Systemiq Capital+7 more

Brightbrightmoney.coin𝕏

Bright Money is a financial technology company that emphasizes data security and privacy in its infrastructure, protecting user information through high information security and privacy standards.

Fintech

Petko Plachkov(Founder)inVarun Modi(Founder)inAvi Patchava(Founder)inAvinash Ramakanth(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalFelicis VenturesFJ LabsOutrun VenturesSherpalo VenturesNVIDIA

Brigithellobrigit.comin𝕏Acquired

Brigit is a mobile financial health app that helps low-income Americans avoid overdrafts, access emergency cash, build credit, and budget for savings.

Fintech

Zuben Mathews(Founder)inHamel Kothari(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCanaan PartnersCore Venture CapitalDCM VenturesDN CapitalDreamers VC+13 more

Capi Moneycapimoney.cominSeed · May 2023

Capi Money provides cross-border payment services for importers in emerging markets, enabling them to pay suppliers in multiple currencies with settlement within 24 hours.

FintechLondon, GB

Mitch Riley(CEO)inScott Liddle(Founder)inMitchell James Riley(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Watson(Director)Tom Watson(CTO)inEmily Richie(Recruitment Lead)

Co-investorsfirstminute capitalFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LPKima VenturesMaiora Rebel VenturesMusha VenturesPioneer+14 more

Conwayconway.tech𝕏

Conway builds infrastructure that lets autonomous AI agents provision and pay for their own cloud resources, register domains, and deploy applications without human involvement.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Conwayconway.ai

Conway trains custom machine learning models optimized for recurrent workloads and acts on the alerts those models generate, either resolving them by accessing a company's tools or escalating for human review.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Anne Brandes(Founder)

Co-investors515 VenturesBoxGroupRoar VenturesTenacity Capital Global

Cyclecycle.appAcquired

Cycle was a product discovery and customer feedback platform for product teams, acquired by Atlassian in September 2025.

Co-investorsKima VenturesScript Capital

Dealls – Jobs & Mentoringdealls.comin𝕏Seed

Dealls is an online employment platform and ATS that connects job seekers with vacancies and offers one-on-one mentoring services in Indonesia.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketplacesSaaSJakarta, ID

Andhika Sudarman(Founder)inCheryl Pangestu(Vice President of Products)

Co-investorsY Combinator

Deliveroodeliveroo.com

Greg Orlowski(Founder)Will Shu(Founder)

Co-investorsCathay InnovationIndex VenturesPrime VenturesToba CapitalAccelBlue Wire Capital+5 more

Edenedenmed.comin𝕏Seed

Eden creates digital products to deliver healthcare services and health solutions to a broad audience.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMexico, MX

Julián Cantú(Co-Fundador, CEO)inRaymundo Gonzalez(CTO)inAntonio Torres(CTO)Fernando LopezFernando López(Director of Software Engineering)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtacama VenturesBrainstorm VenturesCathexis VenturesDalus CapitalSierra Ventures+21 more

Edenedentech.co

Ben Phillips(Founder)Guy Morita(Founder)inJoe Du Bey(Founder)inJosh Koplin(Founder)Julián Cantú(Founder)inKyle Wilkinson(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcClimacticDalus CapitalY Combinator

Eka Careeka.carein𝕏Series A · Jul 2022 · $15M

Eka Care is a personal health record (PHR) application that enables users to store medical records and monitor health vitals, serving patients and healthcare providers in India.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Vikalp Sahni(Founder)inDeepak Tuli(Founder)inAbhishek Begerhotta(Founder)

Co-investorsAditya Birla VenturesEximius VenturesMars Shot VenturespeerchequeSpeciale InvestV3 Ventures+2 more

Enveda Biosciencesenveda.comin𝕏

Enveda operates a drug-discovery platform that analyzes natural samples—primarily plant-derived molecules—using mass spectrometry, AI foundation models, and automated high-throughput labs to identify their chemical structures and therapeutic properties.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoulder, US

Viswa Colluru(Founder)inDaniel Wee(Executive Officer)Pieter Dorrestein(Founder)Viswa Colluru Pieter Dorrestein(Founder)

BoardRohit Sharma(Director)Zavain Dar(Director)in

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBoulder VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPCox EnterprisesFPVJAZZ Venture Partners+20 more

EON Dentaleonaligner.comin

Eon Aligner manufactures clear dental aligners and provides treatment planning services to dentists, operating primarily in the MENA region.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsSilicon BadiaEndeavor Catalyst

Epana Bioepana.bio

Epana Bio develops therapies for autoimmune diseases by leveraging genomics and AI to identify and target cellular origins of disease, with a focus on precision medicine for patient populations.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health

Co-investorsBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesHAWKTAILOMX VenturesPoint Financial CapitalKdT Ventures+2 more

Etchedetched.comin𝕏

Etched designs custom inference chips, racks, and software co-designed for running frontier AI models, including large sparse mixture-of-experts models, long-context, and agentic workloads.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Gavin Uberti(Founder)inRobert Wachen(Founder)Chris Zhu(Founder)inMark Ross(CTO)inBrian Loiler(VP of Platform)inWayne Cao(VP of Production)in

Co-investorsThiel CapitalAntiAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBain Capital VenturesBeyond CapitalConversion Capital+29 more

Frontier Car Groupfrontiercargroup.comacquired by OLX

Used-car marketplaces in emerging market economies; acquired by OLX

Spring, US

André Kussmann(Founder)Peter Lindholm(Founder)Sujay Tyle(Founder)Daniel Waterhouse(Director)

Co-investorsAutotech VenturesBalderton CapitalFraser McCombs CapitalFrontier VenturesFuture AfricaKima Ventures+8 more

Fuse Energyfuseenergy.comin𝕏

Fuse Energy is a platform that helps consumers manage their energy consumption and costs by switching suppliers, optimizing EV charging, managing smart home devices, and tracking solar/battery performance while earning rewards.

ConsumerEnergySaaS

Alan Chang(Founder)Alan Chang Charles Orr(Founder)Charles Orr(Founder)JC Btaiche(Founder)

Co-investors20VCAccelBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalBoxGroupCollaborative Fund+10 more

Healthleaphealthleap.aiin

HealthLeap builds data-driven safety systems that identify patients in need of clinical care, helping healthcare providers reach patients who might otherwise be missed.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Josiah(Founder, AI-focused entrepreneur)Jemima Meyer, RD(SA)(Founder)inJemima Meyer(Founder)Josiah Meyer(Founder)Ray Botha(Founder)

Co-investorsFifty YearsMotive ForceTranspose Platform Management

HubFlohubflo.comin𝕏

Hubflo provides business management software designed to help service firms streamline client interactions and operations.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsKima Ventures

InstaCarroinstacarro.com

Brazil's leading platform for used car dealers

Luca Cafici(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcurio VenturesFJ LabsFundersClubLumia CapitalRise CapitalBig Sur Ventures+3 more

Instantinstant.oneinMar 2025

Instant is an AI-powered email and SMS marketing platform designed for eCommerce brands to automate retention marketing campaigns and increase customer lifetime value through personalized messaging.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech

Liam Millward(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesHubSpot VenturesReinventure GroupTen13Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.TTV Capital

Instantinstantdb.com𝕏Acquired

Instant is a backend-as-a-service database platform built for modern app development and AI agents, offering real-time sync, offline mode, authentication, permissions, and storage through a graph-based query language called InstaQL.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Joe Averbukh(Founder)inStepan Parunashvili(Founder)inBeau Hartshorne(Founder)inDirkjan Ochtman(Founder)inLiam Millward(Founder)William Gao(Founder)

Co-investorsHawk Hill VenturesLorimer VenturesPioneerY CombinatorAirAngelsAmplify Partners+11 more

Interfereinterfere.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2025 · $5M

Interfere is a real-time monitoring platform that helps engineers detect and understand bugs and issues in production applications before users encounter them, providing root cause analysis and suggested fixes.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Luke Shiels(CEO)in

Co-investorsDesigner FundWorldbuild VenturesY CombinatorOtherwiseVercel

Invideo AIinvideo.ioin𝕏

invideo is an AI video platform that enables creative professionals to generate, edit, and collaborate on video content using AI agents that maintain context and consistency across projects without requiring constant user intervention.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Sanket Shah(Founder)in

Co-investorsBase PartnersPeak XV PartnerspeerchequeRTP GlobalTitan CapitalTiger Global Management+1 more

Jupiterjupiter.money𝕏

Jupiter is a digital-first money management platform for Indians that provides financial wellness tools for tracking, saving, and investing.

ConsumerFintechSaaS

Jitendra Gupta(Founder)inVirender SinghAvinash K CDhawan MAravind SheshaKeara Bakshi

Co-investorsAlteria CapitalBetter CapitalPeak XV PartnersQED InvestorsRainmatterTanglin Venture Partners+9 more

Jupiterjupiter.coin

Jupiter is a monetization platform for food content creators that facilitates brand partnerships with CPG companies, integrates with ad networks, and enables commerce through Instacart.

Creator EconomyE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechMarketing TechMarketplacesNew York City, US

Chad Munroe(CEO)inNathan H. Leung(Engineer)inAnuraag NallapatiAnna PiñolWill YinSipra Roy Halteman(Careers Login)

Co-investorsY CombinatorCathexis VenturesNFXSprint VcThe MBA Fund3one4 Capital+8 more

Jupiter Bioventuresjupiter.bioin

Jupiter is a biotech company that discovers and develops new medicines across multiple therapeutic areas.

BiotechChapel Hill, US

Ned Sharpless(Co-founder & CEO)Leigh Delacy(Co-founder & Partner and COO)

Co-investorsEshelman Ventures, LLCMission Biocapital3one4 CapitalBEENEXTLB InvestmentPeak XV Partners+2 more

Kaleidoscope Biokaleidoscope.bioin

Kaleidoscope provides a software platform for scientific R&D teams to track and communicate project data, manage complex research processes, and accelerate decision-making.

BiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Ewan Taylor(CSO and Co-founder)Geraldine Paulus(Co-founder, VP Operations)Brian Naughton(Co-founder and CTO)inDavid Yen(Founder)inBogdan Knezevic(Founder)in

Co-investorsAIN VenturesBurda Principal InvestmentsHAWKTAILNorth Base Media3x5 PartnersDimension Capital+1 more

Karman+karmanplus.comSeed · Feb 2025 · $20M

Karman+ mines asteroids for raw materials to supply affordable resources for use in space and orbital manufacturing, eliminating the cost and environmental impact of launching materials from Earth.

CleantechDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Teun van den Dries(Founder)inDaynan Crull(Founder)

Co-investorsHCVCNorrsken AcceleratorPlural

Kernal Biologicskernalbio.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2022

Kernal Bio is a synthetic biology company developing selective mRNA drugs to treat serious illnesses, with a focus on cancer therapeutics and improving patient outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Yusuf Erkul(Founder)inJeff Ozdemir(Founder)inBurak Yilmaz(Founder)inCatherine Moroski(Executive Officer, Director)inOguzhan Yilmas(Director)Burak YILMAZ(Founder)in

Co-investorsAsymmetry VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFoundersX VenturesHOF CapitalSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR+13 more

Khatabookkhatabook.comin𝕏Series A · Oct 2019 · $25M

Khatabook provides a mobile app that allows business owners to digitally record customer credit and debit transactions, replacing paper ledgers; the platform also offers access to lending services and is designed for small businesses managing customer accounts.

FintechBengaluru, IN

Ravish Naresh(CEO)inAshish Sonone(Founder)Gaurav Lahoti(Founder)Jaideep Poonia(Founder)Rishabh Gupta(Founder)Vaibhav Kalpe(Founder)

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBetter Capital+29 more

Kinterkinter.aiin𝕏

Kinter provides AI-powered accounting automation that handles expense management, payroll, accruals, and account reconciliation by directly integrating with NetSuite and QuickBooks to accelerate financial close processes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Gregg Mojica(CEO)inSara DuinDanny An(Head of People)Heley Babrak(Senior Talent Partner)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlackbird VenturesSaaStr FundY CombinatorZmcAbstract Ventures+12 more

Krakenkraken.comin𝕏Jan 2013

Kraken 360 Investments provides capital and launch infrastructure to blockchain protocols in pre-token and early post-token phases, offering custody, staking, treasury, and liquidity services alongside fundraising support.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Jesse Powell(Founder)inMichael Gronager(Founder)inThanh Luu(Founder)David RipleyinArjun Sethiin

Co-investors1/1 Capital10T Fundalphabet angelsAltari VenturesAweh VenturesBlockchain Capital+49 more

LatchBiolatch.bioin𝕏Seed · Oct 2021 · $5M

Latch builds data infrastructure and software tools for biological computing, enabling researchers to program and automate biological discovery through high-throughput laboratory automation and machine learning.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Alfredo Andere(Founder)inKyle Giffin(Founder)inKenny Workman(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementFifty YearsMantis CapitalSwift VenturesAxial VCCaffeinated Capital+2 more

Lattedlatted.comSeed

Latted is a single platform for generating and editing AI-generated videos, allowing creators to produce long-form projects from text prompts rather than managing multiple separate tools and files.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Emre Gucer(Founder)inMetehan Öz(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinatore2vcRecursion VenturesTranspose Platform Management

Launched in BoxGroup Office IPO Exittavrn.art

Tavrn is an AI case preparation platform for personal injury law firms that processes medical records into structured chronologies, drafts demand letters, retrieves records from providers and insurers, handles intake and evaluation, and performs eDiscovery.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Pedro Paulino(Founder)Vitor Vavolizza(Founder)

Co-investorsBoxGroupA*Left Lane Capital

Layerlayer.aiin𝕏

Layer is a creative automation platform that uses AI to help game studios scale production across the asset creation lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Volkan Gurel(Co-founder & CEO)inBurcu Hakguder(Co-founder & CRO)in

Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeBreakpoint CapitalFJ LabsLaton VenturesThe Games FundNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Layerfilayerfi.com

Layer provides embeddable accounting and bookkeeping infrastructure delivered through an API, letting software platforms unify payments, banking, payroll, and inventory data and offer their SMB customers automated transaction categorization, financial reports, and a general ledger.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Justin Meretab(Founder)Daniel O'Neel(Founder)Ron Palmeri(Founder)Tomaž Štolfa(Founder)

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesAura VenturesBloomberg BetaEmergence Capital PartnersInvest NebraskaMenlo Ventures+2 more

Legoralegora.comin𝕏Seed · May 2024

Legora builds AI-powered collaboration software for lawyers to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency in legal work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechStockholm, SE

Max Junestrand(Founder)inSigge Labor(Founder)inAugust Erséus(Founder)inAnton Osika(Founder)Di Qi(Forward Deployed Engineer)inVilgot Kledzik(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAccelAirTree VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlkeon InnovationAtlassian Ventures+39 more

Let's Do Thisletsdothis.comin

An online marketplace that connects participants to mass participation sports events and experiences.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityLondon, GB

Sam Browne(Founder)inAlex Rose(Founder)inNeil LockOlly FreemanMarc Hibbins(Director of Engineering)Tom Elliott(Director of Engineering)

Co-investorsArbor Ventures UKFJ LabsNFXY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCraft Ventures+7 more

Lovablelovable.devin𝕏Pre-Seed · Oct 2024 · $7M

Lovable is an AI-powered platform that enables users to build web applications and websites through conversational chat interactions with artificial intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSDover, US

Fabian Hedin(Founder)inAnton Osika(Founder)inAndy Toung(Executive Officer)Anton Osika Fabian Hedin(Founder)

BoardBenjamin Fletcher(Director)Matt Murphy(Director)in

Co-investors20VC83NorthAccelAIX VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAnthropy Partners+46 more

Magicjoinmagic.cominSeedDefunct

Magic provides a bank-based payment solution that allows merchants to accept direct bank transfers at checkout, reducing processing fees and payment failures compared to traditional card payments.

E-commerceFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Chetan Kulhari(Founder)inDavid Guo(Founder)inRenasha Mishra

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesSoma CapitalY CombinatorBling CapitalESSENCE VCFloodgate+6 more

Making construction autonomousmonumental.co

Monumental develops autonomous construction robots with in-house hardware, software, and machine vision to lay bricks and build structures on real building sites.

Construction TechHardwareRoboticsAmsterdam, NL

Salar(Co-founder)inSebastiaan Visser(Founder)inSalar al Khafaji(Founder)

Co-investorsFoundamentalKhosla VenturesNorthzonePlural

MediSearchmedisearch.ioin𝕏Seed

MediSearch provides instant answers to medical questions sourced from reliable medical information.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessLondon, GB

Eduard Oravkin(Founder)inMichal Pándy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalKAYAPioneerY CombinatorZAKA VCCredo Ventures+4 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Mending HealthArmutCiceksepetiEngagorFPL TechnologiesHeltiaMagic GamesMarkaVIPOrbi HealthReady (formerly Argent)Workweek

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 · 7

1 IPOs · 6 acquisitions · showing 4

BillionToOneNASDAQ: BLLNGram Gamesacq. by ZyngaEngagoracq. by ClarabridgeFrontier Car Groupacq. by OLX

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How many investments has Hummingbird Ventures made?
Hummingbird Ventures has 104 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Hummingbird Ventures invest at?
Hummingbird Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Hummingbird Ventures's typical check size?
Hummingbird Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
What sectors does Hummingbird Ventures focus on?
Hummingbird Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Hummingbird Ventures located?
Hummingbird Ventures is headquartered in Brussels, BE.
Does Hummingbird Ventures lead rounds?
Hummingbird Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Hummingbird Ventures co-invest with?
Hummingbird Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Soma Capital, FJ Labs, among 402 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 61

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Pioneer

Pioneer Fund is an investment fund backed by 540+ Y Combinator alumni that invests in and supports top startups coming out of Y Combinator.

Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building category-defining technology companies, emphasizing close, early relationships with ambitious entrepreneurs.

$100K – $300K
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$100K – $50M
Creandum

Creandum is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, backing them at early stages before their potential becomes widely obvious.

$216K – $8.6M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
FJ Labs

FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.

$100K – $3M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

Both backed · 5
$540K – $10.8M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

Both backed · 4
$500K – $100M
Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.

$1M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

Both backed · 3
$100K – $10M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
▶49 more co-investors

HOF CapitalAmino CollectiveGreylock PartnersDigital Currency GroupLa FamigliaFusionBackedFrialeFounders FundNorwest Venture PartnersPICUS CAPITALNot Boring CapitalBlockchain CapitalOperator CollectiveEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALDawn CapitalMassMutual VenturesLightShed VenturesNeotribe VenturesIndicator VenturesDay One VenturesREMUS CapitalbyFoundersDesigner FundPrime VenturesInsignia Ventures PartnersValhalla VenturesAnterra CapitalKrakenLookout VenturesHustle FundPareto HoldingsShaan All AccessShrug CapitalBasementSeed Club VenturesPioneer Square LabsBECO CapitalArchetypeUnstoppable DomainsNational Science FoundationSunshine LakeEpisode1Basecamp FundMechanism CapitalAdapt VenturesMission and MarketWave CapitalAsylum Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside Hummingbird Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Hummingbird Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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