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Hustle Fund

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

San Carlos · Pre-Seed–Seed · 14 people tracked

Also known as Hustle · HUSTLE FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Hustle Fund backs very early-stage startups and prides itself on moving fast, making investment decisions within one or two meetings and wiring funds within a week rather than waiting for another investor to lead a round. Beyond capital, the firm provides education (including Redwood School focused on sales and customer acquisition), mentorship, and network access to help founders grow. It also opens up startup investing to a broader community through an angel investing program that teaches investment frameworks and lets participants invest alongside the fund.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$150K
HQ
San Carlos, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
12 investments
AUM
$194M
VC funds
4
Tracked investments
225
Unicorns
10
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
6

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website & curated
Audrey Dou· Marketing Associatein
Dawn Butnande· Executive Assistant
Kate Shepherd· Event Ops
Lyra Ilagan· Executive Assistant
Nicole Simpson· Operations
Pat Reyes· Executive Assistant
Sue Chu· Data Analyst
Elaine Lamsus· CFO/COO

CFO/COO at Hustle Fund, part of the extended team.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Hustle Fund went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 195 of 225 portfolio companies

SaaS ×79AI & Machine Learning ×75Fintech ×55Enterprise Software ×44Healthtech ×29Consumer ×22Developer Tools ×19Future of Work ×19

HQs:United States×106Singapore×8Indonesia×4Nigeria×4Canada×3Kenya×3

Who they back

founder profiles across 61 portfolio companies
33%
solo founders
20 of 61 mapped founding teams
57%
repeat founders
of 92 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 9 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×202 founders×173 founders×124+ founders×12

Where their founders studiedfrom 88 founders with education data

Carnegie Mellon University ×4Harvard University ×4Oberlin College ×4University of Southern California ×4Harvard Business School ×3Stanford University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3University of Michigan ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 78 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×22Engineering ×19Business & Management ×14Economics ×12Finance & Accounting ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×6Life Sciences ×4Politics & Policy ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 92 founders with career history

8VC ×2Barclays ×2Fortify Wellness ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Google ×2Intuit ×2Juicero ×2Lehman Brothers ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×9500 Global ×4Techstars ×4

2 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 86 with degree data)

Investments · 225 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 112025 · 112024 · 112023 · 202022 · 212021 · 172020 · 22019 · 22016 · 196 dated

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCX

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+211 more

dooladoola.comin𝕏Nov 2021 · $3M✓ verified

doola provides a platform for entrepreneurs globally to form and operate U.S. businesses, offering an all-in-one back-office solution including LLC formation, business banking, tax filings, and compliance services.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaSNew York City, US

Arjun Mahadevan(Founder)inJP Pincheira(Founder)Omid Ghiam(Growth Marketing Lead)Chelsea Jia(Chief of Staff)Lee Hambley(Head of Engineering)Jor Jiao(Head of Finance)

Co-investorsY CombinatorNexus Venture PartnersaVentureHubSpot VenturesPunch CapitalApax Digital+4 more

Glitchglitch.fun𝕏✓ verified

Glitch provides a unified platform for marketing indie and solo game developers, offering tools for influencer outreach, community building, email engagement, playtesting, and game showcases.

GamingMarketing TechSaaSRoswell, US

Co-investorsTechstarsElkstone Capital PartnersGaingels

Integra Partnersintegrapartners.coin✓ verified

wagely provides earned wage access that allows workers to access their already-earned wages before the standard payroll cycle.

Cloud ComputingDigital HealthFintechHealthtechWellness & FitnessSingapore, SG

Ofir Ejnes(Co-founder)inJean-Francois Legourd(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsFEBE VenturesGentree FundBeacon VC

Jsjs.eco✓ verified

JUICE offers a wireless AI camera that recognizes vehicles by license plate and attributes to authenticate them and trigger automated actions across connected parking, EV charging, car wash, access-management, and self-storage systems.

AI & Machine LearningIoTMobility & Transportation

James Murfin(Co-founder & CEO)Terence Park(Co-founder & CTO)

Co-investorsPale Blue DotKeiki Capital

Scyllascylla.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Scylla develops AI-based video surveillance and physical security software, providing threat and anomaly detection for organizations seeking to protect people and assets.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechGlendale, US

Albert Stepanyan(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAero X VenturesMucker CapitalVDOSHEight Roads Ventures

21st21st.devin𝕏Seed

21st.dev provides a library of thousands of components and templates from the community for developers to use in building applications.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Serafim Korablev(CEO)inSergey Bunas(CTO)in

Co-investorsAloniqPioneerTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Transpose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAAL VC+8 more

AbstractOpsabstractops.comin

AbstractOps offers software that automates and manages multi-state compliance for companies, backed by a team of compliance experts who process submissions.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaS

Kristin Thrashin

Co-investorsDeepwater Asset ManagementFjor FoundersFlucas VenturesLoup VenturesOutsidersThe MBA Fund+4 more

AcadArenaacadarena.com𝕏Pre-Seed · Jul 2021 · $230K

AcadArena Edu is a platform that gamifies student extracurricular activities, letting students earn rewards for campus events, enter competitions, and connect with peers around shared hobbies such as gaming and anime.

ConsumerEdTechGaming

Ariane Lim(Founder)Kevin Hoang(Founder)Justin Banusing(Founder)

Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalBuko VenturesEmfarsisHashedITERATIVETNBAura+6 more

Academloacademlo.comin

Academlo runs a live, online coding bootcamp with daily instructor-led classes, group exercises, and mentorship for students learning to become software developers.

EdTech

Adaptiveadaptive.livein𝕏

Adaptive builds Exo, a runtime security layer for AI agents that authenticates each agent, isolates sessions in ephemeral sandboxed environments, enforces per-tool authorization guardrails, and logs all actions without exposing secrets.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Ronak Massand(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntlerAntler AustraliaBeresford VenturesStonewater VenturesCongruent VenturesConnecticut Innovations+2 more

Agotagot.ai

Evan DeSantola(Founder)in

Agreeagree.comin𝕏Sep 2024

Agree offers a platform that connects contracts, billing, and payments so companies can convert signed deals into revenue automatically, with automated invoicing, payment collection, dunning, and real-time revenue and cash-flow visibility.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Will Hubbard(Co-founder)inEvan Dudla(Co-founder)inMarty Ringlein(Co-founder)in

Co-investors8-Bit CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesEverywhere VenturesExpedite VenturesFirsthandVCTrust Fund+5 more

Akibaakibadigital.comin𝕏

Akiba Digital offers a suite of APIs with low-code integration that connects to over 100 datasets, providing identity verification (KYB/KYC), bank account verification, AML/PEP screening, risk scoring, financial insights, and open banking data.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Tebogo Mokwena(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundDFS Lab FrontierExpert DOJOFirstCheck AfricaFlori Ventures+4 more

Alloy Riveralloyriver.comin𝕏

Alloy River provides AI-native software to finance and accounting firms, combining automation, workflow orchestration, and applied AI into their operations to eliminate manual data movement and boost efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsPortage VenturesElad GilElectric CapitalMaple VC

Altalogyaltalogy.comin𝕏

Altalogy is a design and branding agency that captures and communicates the value of early-stage companies through website design, product interfaces, brand identity, and pitch deck design.

Creator Economy

Dawid Cedrych(Founder)inJakub Klimek(Founder)in

Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Ground Up VenturesPerceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc

Amarawithamara.com

Amara offers wellness programming — group classes and 1:1 sessions in physical, social, and mental wellness — led by physical therapists, occupational therapists, and trainers.

HealthtechPropTechWellness & Fitness

Jonathan McNulty(Founder)in

Co-investorsCity LightJetstreamKnight Foundation

Amariamari.aiinFeb 2026 · $4.5M

Amari is a customs entry automation platform that uses AI to interpret trade regulations, extract data from shipping documents, classify HTS codes, and generate ABI-ready draft customs entries for review.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Sam Basu(Founder)inArushi Vashist(Founder)in

Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalCharacter

American Housing Corporationamericanhousing.coin𝕏

American Housing designs and manufactures modular rowhomes using a proprietary kit-of-parts built for mass production, container shipping, and rapid on-site assembly, with an internal software platform (Alamo) managing underwriting, site planning, factory production, and installation.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechPropTech

Co-investorsAntlerCriticalityOperator StackSHOR

Andurilanduril.comin

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAliya Capital PartnersAltra Venture+106 more

Anja Healthanjahealth.comin𝕏SeedAcquired

Anja Health provides cord blood banking and stem cell storage services from umbilical cords and placentas for families.

BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Kathryn Cross(Founder)inAustin Yoshino(Head of Growth)Manuella Widjaja(Operations Lead)Katie Wilkinson(Marketing)viren Shetty(advisor)

Co-investorsSeven Seven SixY CombinatorGaingelsHarvest Venture PartnersVentureSouqCrista Galli Ventures+4 more

Antaresantaresindustries.comin𝕏Oct 2024

Antares Industries develops nuclear reactor technology, with teams spanning nuclear, reactor hardware, and mission engineering as well as manufacturing and regulatory operations.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyParker, US

Jordan Bramble(CEO & Co-Founder)inJulia DeWahl(Founder)inRian Bahran(Chief Nuclear Officer)inMark Massie(Chief Engineer)inDONALD G MACK(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJack Altman(Director)

Co-investors53 StationsAtacama VenturesBalerion Space VenturesBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalHeartfelt Capital+22 more

Arrowsarrows.toinSeed · Jun 2021 · $3M

Arrows provides digital sales rooms — a shared page per deal containing milestones, resources, and next steps — that are created from a CRM deal and kept current by AI agents that read call and email context.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechLos Angeles, US

BENEDICT FRITZ(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Zarick(Founder)inBenedict Fritz(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGradient VenturesHubSpot VenturesGTMfundJohn CurtiusLongJump Ventures

Aviatojoinaviato.comin𝕏Seed · Apr 2023 · $2M

Aviato provides a data and intelligence platform offering detailed datasets on people and companies, covering datapoints such as employee compensation, vesting schedules, contacts, headcount growth, web traffic, financing history, and tech stacks.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Eric Zhu(Founder)inKonrad Kucharski(Founder)in

Co-investorsBackwards CapitalBBQ CapitalD1 VenturesDorm RoomGoAhead VenturesGround Game Ventures+6 more

Beambeam.cloudin𝕏Seed

Beam is a cloud platform for developers to build and ship AI products without managing infrastructure, servers, or containers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Eli Mernit(Founder)inLuke Lombardi(Founder)inAdam Eagle(Founder)Chinakrit Piamchon(Founder)Dan Mottice(Founder)Nattapat Chaimanowong(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesSoma CapitalUncorrelated VenturesY CombinatorAbacus Capital GroupAC Ventures+24 more

Betterbrainbetterbrain.com𝕏

BetterBrain provides digital brain health services and coaching to help people prevent dementia and improve cognitive function through science-based interventions.

Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityWellness & FitnessBay Area, US

Tom Latkovic(Co-founder)Cedric Gousseau(Co-founder)Tommy Wood(Chief Science Officer)

Co-investorsPrimetime Partners

Bevzbevz.comin𝕏Sep 2023 · $3.1M

Bevz is a software platform that helps restaurants and food businesses manage delivery orders and menus across multiple third-party delivery apps from a single dashboard.

FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSVan Nuys, US

Jason Vego(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph Tapiro(Founder)inVictor Grayr(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJonathan Greenglass(Director)inAndrew Smith(Director)

Co-investorsDynamism CapitalIrishAngelsTechstarsBridge InvestmentsStage 2 CapitalTiller Partners

Bicycle Healthbicyclehealth.comin

Bicycle Health provides treatment and support for opioid use disorder (OUD).

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthRedwood City, US

Ankit Gupta(Founder)inRuss PhillipsinChris Norrisin

BoardEvan Richardson(Director)inKelly Clark(Chief Clinical Advisor)

Co-investorsCity LightCobalt VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesGaingelsNext Play VenturesQuesta Capital+1 more

Billybillyforinsurance.comin𝕏Oct 2021

Billy provides certificate of insurance tracking and risk management software for the construction industry, helping companies manage insurance documents, requests, and renewals.

Construction TechInsurTechSaaSCoto De Caza, US

Brian Steven Johnson(Executive Officer)Alexander Litovchenko(Executive Officer)Griffin Jack Strier(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCreative HQ — The IncubatorEntrada VenturesGaingelsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesPlug and Play Ventures+3 more

Blazeblaze.aiin𝕏

Blaze is an AI platform that generates marketing content for social media, blogs, email, and video.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Adam Nathan(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlumni VenturesArray Ventures Management LlcChamaeleonEarl Grey CapitalInspired Capital+5 more

Blue Labsbluelabs.krSep 2023 · $25M

BlueLabs produces water purification filters and eco-friendly water treatment materials from recycled oyster shells, addressing water contamination and circular economy challenges.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodWellness & FitnessSeocho, KR

정상호 (Sang-ho Jung)

Co-investorsTechstarsBasis Set VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDay One VenturesKleiner PerkinsPear VC+1 more

Blue Labswithbluelabs.aiSep 2023 · $25M

Blue Labs develops Blue-JST, a dual reward mechanism designed to balance relationships and utility, focused on building emotional intelligence into AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Co-investorsGS FuturesTranspose Platform ManagementBasis Set VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDay One VenturesKleiner Perkins+2 more

Boom Supersonicboomsupersonic.comin𝕏

Boom Supersonic develops supersonic aircraft and engines, including the Overture commercial airliner and the Symphony turbofan engine, targeting commercial aviation and advanced infrastructure applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechCentennial, US

Blake Scholl(CEO)inJoshua Krall(Founder)inJoe Wilding(Founder)inJosh Krall(Founder)Slava Solonitsyn(Investor in Boom)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Activant CapitalAlpha FundsAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture Partners+61 more

Boost Capitalboostkh.comAug 2023

Boost provides AI-powered customer onboarding technology for financial institutions, offering e-KYC, e-KYB, document validation, fraud detection, e-contracting, AML checks and progressive profiling that integrate into existing systems via SDK, API, or white-labeled interfaces.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Gordon Peters(Founder)in

Co-investorsArtesianInsitorITERATIVESOSVEpic AngelsVillage Global

Brave Carebravecare.com𝕏SeedDefunct

Brave Care operates pediatric primary and urgent care clinics designed to treat common acute conditions in children, supplemented by remote consultations delivered by clinicians.

HealthtechPortland, US

Asa Miller(Founder)inDarius "Bubs" Monsef(Founder)inMaryam Taheri(Founder)inCorey Fish, MD(Founder)inGary Gerlacher(Executive Officer, Director)Corey Fish, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAV8 VenturesFifty YearsGaingelsVentureSouqWestern Technology Investment+17 more

Calendlycalendly.comin𝕏

Calendly is a scheduling platform that integrates with Microsoft Teams to automatically generate and include Teams video conferencing links in calendar events.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Tope Awotona(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtlanta Tech VillageBasecamp FundCoatue ManagementCVX VenturesEHA Impact Ventures+20 more

Camp Hustlecamphustle.coin

Camp Hustle is a three-day in-person retreat hosted by Hustle Fund for startup investors, including emerging fund managers, angel investors, family offices, and LPs.

Media & EntertainmentSaratoga, US

Camphustleasiacamphustleasia.com

Camp Hustle Asia is a curated, in-person investor networking event held at a Bali beach resort, bringing together family offices, institutions, and angel investors from Southeast Asia and the US.

Media & EntertainmentBali, ID

Canva, Inc.canva.com

Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.

SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU

Melanie Perkins(Founder)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Founder)inCameron Adams(Founder)inIan LeeJeffrey Story

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+58 more

CapWaycapway.com𝕏SeedDefunct

CapWay was a fintech company focused on creating inclusive financial access, but the company has ceased operations.

FintechSaaSAtlanta, US

Sheena Allen(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaingelsNew Orleans Startup FundStacked CapitalY CombinatorBackstage CapitalCedar Point Capital+14 more

Cargoncargon.com

Vano Chaladze(Founder)inNiko Turabelidze(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAxiom Capital

Carrycarry.comin𝕏

Carry is an investment platform offering tax-advantaged retirement accounts—including Solo 401(k)s and IRAs—aimed at self-employed individuals and high-income professionals in the U.S.

FintechSaaS

Ankur Nagpal 💰(Founder)inAnkur Nagpal(Founder)Nick Rasch(Founder)

Co-investorsPark Rangers CapitalThe CouncilTrust FundWorklife VenturesAccompliceBalaji Srinivasan+2 more

Certifycertifyos.comin

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Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US

Anshul Rathi(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inSimon Maas(Chief Operating Officer)inNick Helfrich(Chief Commercial Officer)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystSemperVirens Venture CapitalUpfront VenturesArkitekt VenturesMax VenturesTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL

Charter Spacecharter.spacein𝕏

Charter Space builds software and insurance infrastructure for spacecraft programs, including an AI-assisted space underwriting platform.

Logistics & Supply ChainSpace TechLondon, GB

Yuk Chi Chan(Founder)inyukun yin(Founder)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesActuate VenturesEvolution VenturesGaingelsHike VenturesOrvel Early Stage Fund I Private+3 more

Chatdeskchatdesk.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $7M

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E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Aneto Okonkwo(Co-founder)Andrew(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCultivation CapitalFika VenturesHarlem CapitalLunch PartnersMenlo VenturesPartech Ventures+3 more

Cipherociphero.aiin𝕏Dec 2025

Ciphero provides a deterministic security layer that lets security teams observe, audit, and verify AI interactions across models, agents, and machines.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Rob Gross(Founder)inSen Tian(Founder)inSaoud Khalifah(Founder)in

Co-investorsEverywhere VenturesPropeller Inc.Bullpen CapitalChingona VenturesLotus Venture PartnersSovereigns Capital Venture

Clafiyaclafiya.comin𝕏Jul 2023

Clafiya provides primary healthcare services and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to individuals, families, and businesses in Nigeria, operating a care clinic, virtual consultations, and wellness marketplace.

FintechHealthtechInsurTechWellness & FitnessLagos, NG

Itoro Inoyo(Founder)Jennie Nwokoye(Founder)

Co-investorsAjim CapitalMicrotractionTechstarsBold Angel FundHoaQNorrsken Accelerator+1 more

Clout Kitchencloutkitchen.net𝕏Oct 2024

Clouted operates a "Virality Engine" that uses AI agents to produce and distribute native short-form video clips at scale across social and paid channels, drawing on a network of video editors and creators.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Co-investorsAntlerAppWorks VenturesOrvel Early Stage Fund I PrivateTheory Forge VenturesA16Z SpeedrunAppWorks+3 more

Cloutedclouted.comin𝕏May 2026

Clouted builds a platform for distributing creator content at scale, focused on the creator economy.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Justin Gorriceta-Banusing(Founder)inAdriel Yong(COO & Co-Founder)inJustin Banusing(CEO & Co-Founder)Kairui Zeng(CTO)

Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersZ Venture CapitalA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen HorowitzAntlerAppWorks+5 more

Codexcodex.xyzin𝕏

Codex provides institutional fiat-to-stablecoin and stablecoin-to-fiat conversion, letting businesses swap currencies like USD, EUR, and GBP into USDC and USDT through a single counterparty with wholesale FX rates and local settlement.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Haonan Li(Founder)Momo Ong(Founder)Victor Yaw(Founder)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDragonflyWintermuteCircle VenturesMirana VenturesReverie+3 more

Collectivecollective.comin𝕏

Collective is an online back-office platform for self-employed people and single-person businesses ("Businesses-of-One"), offering services such as business formation, taxes, and accounting.

FintechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ugur Kaner(Director)inBugra Han Akcay(Director)Hooman Radfar(Founder)inJeff Barlam(Executive Officer)inBugra Akcay(Founder)Uğur Kaner(Founder)

Co-investors53 StationsAdventure FundAglae VenturesArdent VentureBetter Tomorrow VenturesCrosscourt Ventures+16 more

CompSciencecompscience.comin

Compscience develops AI and computer-vision systems for workers' compensation insurance, designed to promote workplace safety and reward companies that prioritize injury prevention.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Josh Butler(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundIA Seed VenturesPathbreaker VenturesScrum VenturesValor Equity Partners+3 more

Contentradarcontentradar.aiin𝕏Pre-Seed · Sep 2023 · $730K

A platform that helps recruitment and talent acquisition teams create and distribute social media content about their company culture and open positions, with tools for coordinating employee LinkedIn engagement and generating carousel-style posts.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechMarketing TechSaaS

RiccardoinKatiain

Co-investorsExpert DOJOFuel VenturesUnpopular Ventures

Contracontra.comin𝕏Feb 2021

CatchBack is a platform that links digital NFTs with physical Pokémon cards, letting collectors buy, trade, and own cards through digital-to-physical ownership.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3E-commerceFintechFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US

Gajus Kuizinas(Founder)inBen Huffman(Founder)in

BoardTed Wang(Director)inSarah Leary(Director)in

Co-investorsAtelierCowboy VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Siesta VenturesUnusual VenturesVibe Capital+2 more

CoreWeavecoreweave.comin𝕏

CoreWeave provides a cloud platform for running, observing, and improving production AI systems, including a product called Forge that supports the full model/agent iteration loop.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Michael Intrator(Founder)inBrannin McBee(Founder)Brian Venturo(Founder)Peter Salanki(Founder)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementDragon CapitalFOG VenturesG SquaredID8 Investments+17 more

Crusoecrusoe.aiin𝕏

Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnergyDenver, US

Cully Cavness(Founder)inChase Lochmiller(Founder)inCharles Cavness(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew DeNezza(Executive Officer)inJamey Seely(Executive Officer)inMichael Gordon(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAdvaita CapitalAir Street CapitalAkkaAlkeon Innovation+73 more

Daily Blendsdailyblends.comin𝕏Mar 2023

Daily Blends prepares chef-made meals, wraps, sandwiches, and curated snacks in an HACCP-approved, SQF-certified kitchen, with diet-specific options such as vegan, gluten-free, and halal.

ConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsBackbone AngelsFlair VenturesMaple Leaf Angels2048 VenturesLooking Glass Capital

Datafolddatafold.comin𝕏Series A

Datafold builds AI-powered agents and tools that automate complex data engineering tasks including migrations, optimization, CI/CD, and data quality validation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Gleb Mezhanskiy(Founder)inAlex Morozov(Founder)inLisa Mezhanskaia(Senior Operations Manager)Tina Perkins(Recruiter)Steven Avella(Recruiter)Becky Lee-Roche(Head of Recruiting)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvant LabsBT Growth CapitalGood News VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more

daydreamwithdaydream.comin𝕏

daydream builds AI agents modeled on top SEO practitioners and pairs them with dedicated human experts to run organic search execution for growth-stage companies.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Shravan Rajinikanth(Founder)inThenuka

Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesFirst Round CapitalMoth FundPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Soma CapitalSouth Quad+1 more

DeepWalkdeepwalk.comin

DeepWalk provides municipal infrastructure inspection software using iPhone LiDAR technology to automate sidewalk surveys and maintenance planning.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructureGovTechPropTech

Brandon Yates(Founder)inAnshul Shah

Co-investorsEnable VenturesIllinois VenturesIrishAngels

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

AfterworkAgendazapAirealAll Blue LabsBearTaxBitBrandCodecovEvery FinancialG2GLOBAL CO.MedtrulyOyenPhaseshift Technologies

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Exits · 8

2 IPOs · 6 acquisitions · showing 2

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hustle Fund made?
Hustle Fund has 225 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 25 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Hustle Fund invest at?
Hustle Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Hustle Fund's typical check size?
Hustle Fund typically writes checks of $150K.
What sectors does Hustle Fund focus on?
Hustle Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, Healthtech, InsurTech, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Hustle Fund located?
Hustle Fund is headquartered in San Carlos, US.
Does Hustle Fund lead rounds?
Hustle Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Hustle Fund co-invest with?
Hustle Fund most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Altra Venture, Y Combinator, among 557 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

E1061 AMA: Hustle Fund's Elizabeth Yin answers 50 questions from founders!

This Week in Startups · Elizabeth Yin

E1055 Hustle Fund's Elizabeth Yin on unique portfolio strategy, post-COVID fundraising optimism

This Week in Startups · Elizabeth Yin

Eric Bahn ($100M+ VC, Hustle Fund) evaluates founders based on hustle.

Will Phillips · Eric Bahn

Silicon Valley VC Eric Bahn (Hustle Fund $100M+ VC) is focusing less on founders in it for the money

Will Phillips · Eric Bahn

Pitch Deck Deep Dive with Elizabeth Yin from Hustle Fund!

Deck Doctors · Elizabeth Yin

Ignite VC: How Hustle Fund Backs Founders Before Product-Market Fit with Elizabeth Yin | Ep199

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, VC, and Society · Elizabeth Yin

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Co-investors · 115

Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
500 Global

500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.

$150K
Liquid Ventures

Liquid 2 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana and based in San Francisco.

$250K – $5M
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
Everywhere Ventures

Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that writes pre-seed checks and is backed by a community of founder and operator LPs.

$250K
Flucas Ventures

Flucas Ventures is a solo GP fund led by Ashley Flucas, who simultaneously serves as COO of Summit Ventures while personally investing in 250-275+ startups and deploying over $75M through a syndicate of 2,000+ LPs in less than two years. The fund operates with true stage, sector, and geography agnosticism while democratizing access to top-tier venture deals by inviting diverse, nontraditional LPs to co-invest alongside marquee firms like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.

$100K – $5M
Sequoia Capital

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

$100K – $50M
Mana Ventures

Mana Ventures is a venture capital firm backing founders building companies in advanced AI and other frontier technologies, supported by an LP network of founders, investors, executives, operators, and specialists.

Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
Unpopular Ventures

Unpopular Ventures is an investment firm that backs standout startups found off the beaten path, favoring opportunities that are contrarian or unpopular early on.

$100K – $500K
Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

$1M – $100M
▶103 more co-investors

Gradient VenturesGoodwater CapitalEarl Grey CapitalMyAsiaVCBasecamp FundIndex VenturesSOSVSlow VenturesLerer HippeauHomebrewBlockchain Founders FundSterling RoadFoundation CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)RRE VenturesNextView VenturesMucker CapitalCoelius CapitalContraryMagma PartnersPage One VenturesPositive Sum CapitalFuture AfricaFirst Star VenturesRepublic Capital (ex Republic Labs)Restive VenturesBanter CapitalLongJump VenturesUncork CapitalMadrona Venture GroupBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcPoint NineNot Boring CapitalBitkraft Esports VenturesLightbankPareto HoldingsCowboy VenturesChapter One VenturesWork-BenchLocus VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesIVCParade VenturesContour Venture PartnersJAZZ Venture PartnersLearn CapitalBread And Butter Ventures, LlcHashedShima CapitalPreface VenturesCathay InnovationFuel VenturesCleo CapitalInnospark VenturesFOG Ventures1k(x)AstiaWilshire Lane CapitalFirstMile VenturesOmni VenturesWorking Capital FundRedpoint VenturesBenchmarkUberIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sapphire VenturesKapor CapitalInovia CapitalStride VCKortschak Investments L.P.Passion CapitalZetta Venture PartnersUpside PartnershipSummit PartnersHummingbird VenturesActive CapitalForum VenturesIncisive VenturesAdjacent Ventures LlcAlsop Louie PartnersLightShed VenturesIlluminate VenturesMotivate Venture CapitalBand of AngelsPillar VC3one4 CapitalAlchemist AcceleratorPlum Alley InvestmentsParcel BATX Venture PartnersDream MachineForefront VentureFathom Capital1517RSCMWasabi VenturesSupercharge.vcAndav CapitalRedbud VCLakehouse Venture PartnersHashed EmergentKohFoundersVisible Hands

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

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