Hypothesis
Venture studioPre-Seed–Seed · 24 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Hypothesis backs pre-seed and seed-stage founders, prioritizing the problem being solved over a founder's location or background. The firm takes a hands-on approach, providing initial capital to help teams launch product and go to market, while contributing its own skills, experience, and networks through regular meetings and video calls. It emphasizes building strong teams from the foundation, connecting founders with an ecosystem of builders, and offering support across product, marketing, sales, and design. Portfolio companies gain access to a broader community of founders, builders, and innovators. The firm holds that great future ideas will not depend on geography.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 24 people
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What they invest in
from 34 of 56 portfolio companiesSaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×12Healthtech ×12Digital Health ×9Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Fintech ×4
HQs:United States×20China×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×103 founders×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 23 founders with career history
100.co ×2Billie ×2Parsley Health ×2Tempus Labs, Inc. ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12 dated
DAASH combines multiple research panels, social and advertising signals, and product attribute data to model sales performance, market share, and emerging trends for consumer brands.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail Tech
Melissa Munnerlyn(CMO)inPhilip Smolin(CEO)inJustin Stewart(CTO)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalEntrepreneur VenturesGFT VenturesNew Stack VenturesRed Bike CapitalSilicon Road Ventures
Amplify offers a platform for data businesses to run personalized data sales, deliver datasets through options like Snowflake Share, APIs, and SFTP, and track customer data usage.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Karthik Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotation Capital
Array Behavioral Care is a virtual psychiatry and therapy practice that delivers integrated behavioral health services from hospitals to homes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Co-investorsCVS Health VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesHLM Venture PartnersNew Stack VenturesOSF VenturesHyde Park Angels+1 more
Online mental health support (Pre-Hypothesis Investment)
Avant builds and administers custom health insurance plans for employers, leveraging alternative provider models, reference-based pricing, and direct contracts to reduce costs.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTech
Sidhartha Sinha(Founder)in
Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersLongJump Ventures
Billie is a direct-to-consumer body brand offering shaving products, including its award-winning razor, and bodycare essentials such as body wash, lotion, and deodorant.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Georgina Gooley(Founder)inJason Bravman(Founder)inConsumer E-commerce Georgina Gooley(Founder)
Co-investorsFemale FoundersGreycroftPartners ResoluteSilverton PartnersUpslope VenturesCreandum+3 more
Brooklyn Health builds objective, sensitive measurement tools for symptoms of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, aimed at reducing risk in CNS drug development.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsHealthX Ventures
Standardizing the digital measurement of health
Brand Networks operates a platform enabling enterprise brands to activate employees, customers, fans, and other connected groups as original content creators at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSRochester, US
Co-investorsCrosscut VenturesFrontier Venture Capital
Powering the entire private debt ecosystem
Cascade provides data validation and portfolio monitoring tools for investors, offering independently verified asset-level data, real-time reporting, and analytics dashboards to reduce risk and improve capital deployment decisions.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesFounder CollectiveNew Stack VenturesImpression VenturesThe Fund
Clora operates an AI-powered talent marketplace connecting biotech and pharma teams with 15,000+ vetted life sciences consultants across 300+ skillsets for fractional, on-demand engagements.
B2B MarketplacesBiotechFuture of WorkHR TechCambridge, US
Rahul Chaturvedi(Founder and CEO)in
BoardJohn Melas-Kyriazi(Director)
Co-investorsElementum VenturesEniac VenturesNew Stack VenturesNotation CapitalThird PrimeV1 VC+3 more
Michael DeGiorgio(Founder)inLuke Morris(Founder)
Co-investorsBaroda VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCJackson Square VenturesKarlin VenturesLerer HippeauMetaProp+7 more
Cove is a mobile app that gamifies personal saving and investing, letting users grow an island by stashing cash and building a portfolio, with FDIC-insured cash sweep and SIPC-insured brokerage services provided through partner Alpaca Securities.
ConsumerFintechGaming
David Wolfenden(Cofounder & CEO)inLiam Howell(Cofounder & CTO)inSarah Mirsky-Terranova(CCO)in
Co-investorsCrush Ventures
CoverRight helps Medicare-eligible seniors in the U.S. find, compare and enroll in health insurance plans, combining online technology with licensed advisors to provide personalized plan recommendations.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechBrooklyn, US
Richard Chan(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDean Dorrell(Director)in
Co-investorsBlueTree Venture CapitalFairbridge ParkMotley Fool VenturesCarthona Capital
End-to-end commercial real estate platform for brokers, agents, tenants and owners; raised a $40M Series B.
Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalFounder Collective
Dalinea provides AI-driven cost intelligence that deconstructs supply chain spending at the SKU level, revealing material and pricing drivers across suppliers and sourcing locations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsTrue Wealth Ventures
De-icing and anti-icing services for the aviation industry.
Advanced ManufacturingSomerville, US
Alexander Bratianu(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCScout VenturesScout VenturesSeraph GroupTechstars
Transforming Mexico's financial sector
Digitt offers online personal loans that consolidate and pay off consumers' credit card debt at lower interest rates, with customizable repayment terms and digital applications.
ConsumerFintech
David García Aceves(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesClocktower VenturesIGNIALatitud VenturesNew Stack VenturesPolymath Ventures+2 more
This page is an article from Everipedia (IQ.wiki), a blockchain and crypto encyclopedia, not a company website.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Sam Kazemian(Founder)Theodor Forselius(Founder)inTravis Moore(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)
Flourish Health provides in-home mental health care for young people with serious psychiatric needs, combining clinical expertise with technology to deliver evidence-based treatment through multidisciplinary care teams.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthNorth Carolina, US
Natalia Birgisson(CEO and Co-Founder)John Haskell(Co-Founder and President)Josh Gachnang(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investors25MadisonAcumen AmericaAV8 VenturesB Capital GroupCity LightF-Prime Capital+5 more
Front is a support and sales platform that combines messaging, internal collaboration, and AI automation to handle customer requests and sales workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Mathilde Collin(Co-founder & CEO)inLaurent Perrin(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementFundersClubITERATIVEKima VenturesKleiner Perkins+8 more
Building the front door to cheaper healthcare
Gifthealth operates a digital platform that connects pharmaceutical manufacturers, prescribers, and patients to streamline prescription fulfillment and medication access nationwide.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Co-investorsAllos VenturesStrategxy Ventures LLCMana Ventures
Amobee, now known as Nexxen, is an advertising technology platform.
AdTech
Co-investorsAccelBaroda VenturesBonfire VenturesCrosscut VenturesKortschak Investments L.P.Sequoia Capital
Hologram provides global IoT connectivity solutions that simplify device management and reduce costs for businesses deploying internet-connected devices across multiple countries.
HardwareIoTSaaSChicago, US
Benjamin Forgan(Executive Officer, Director)inPatrick Wilbur(Executive Officer, Director)Anne Rosen(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Solaro(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalCapital Midwest FundConvergeDrive CapitalFounders Circle CapitalGutbrain Ventures+9 more
Jo is a personal AI agent that reads email, calendar, and connected apps to deliver a daily brief with actionable summaries, meeting prep, draft replies, and gentle reminders for work and personal life.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pradeep Elankumaran(Founder)inKevin Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalAntigravity CapitalY Combinator
Keebler Health, founded in 2023, is a healthcare company focused on improving efficiency and efficacy in the healthcare industry.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Isaac Park(CEO)inAndrew Stickney(COO)inKevin Hill(CTO)inTerrell Bacchus(CMO)in
Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersNew Stack VenturesPrimordial VenturesTau VenturesEverywhere VenturesFreestyle Capital+7 more
Future forward Asian food platform
Leda provides self-administered DNA testing kits and related services for individuals who have experienced sexual assault, aiming to improve evidence collection and support for survivors.
HealthtechImpact & Social GoodBrooklyn, US
Liesel Vaidya(Executive Officer, Director)inMadison Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors2B.VCCalm/Storm VCStone Mountain VenturesThe Innovation SpaceGaingelsHelm+1 more
Milu Health uses data and AI to improve healthcare outcomes and affordability by identifying health issues early and connecting patients with appropriate care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US
Gautam Kumar(Founder)inSasha Gribov(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroup
Data integration platform for digital healthcare
Morf is an automation platform for healthcare practices that uses AI to simplify operations and eliminate manual tasks.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Montana Scher(Founder)inJames Thompson(Founder)in
Co-investorsKindred VenturesY Combinator
Oyster builds AI software for the insurance industry that connects customers, agencies, and carriers through an operating system featuring integrated digital workers that autonomously handle tasks across the insurance value chain.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsConversion CapitalInterlace VenturesPosition VenturesCambrian Ventures
Simplified energy storage systems
PositivEnergy is an owner-operator of EV charging infrastructure that develops, designs, deploys, owns, operates and maintains charging assets under a single Charging-as-a-Service agreement.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
E.J. Wise
Co-investorsMiroma Ventures
Radish provides dedicated primary care teams led by physicians to help patients navigate healthcare and manage insurance coverage.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Viral Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaC Venture CapitalTechstarsWilshire Lane CapitalThe FundTusk Venture Partners
Transforming data into engagement and revenue (Constant Contact)
Retention Science (ReSci) offers AI-based marketing technology that helps brands automate and improve their marketing to sell more.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSSanta Monica, US
Co-investorsBAM VenturesBonfire VenturesKarlin VenturesUpfront VenturesBaroda VenturesDouble M Partners+2 more
Serval is a RevOps solution that enables IT professionals to track and automate tasks.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales Tech
Jonathan Festejo(CEO & Co-founder)inJohn Louis Swaine(CTO & Co-founder)inAlan Kidwell(Founding GTM)in
Co-investorsIA Seed Ventures
Sapho built an employee experience platform that turned existing enterprise systems into micro apps, surfacing tasks and data through a personalized feed.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarlborough, US
Don Bulens(Executive Officer, Director)MARY JEFTS(Executive Officer)Christopher Midgley(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJEFF MCCARTHY(Director)Timothy Barrows(Director)Frank Artale(Director)
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianFelicis VenturesInventus Capital PartnersKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NGP Capital+3 more
Social media optimization platform (BrandNetworks)
Showdrop runs in-store product sampling campaigns for consumer brands using branded vending machines placed in high-traffic retail stores, and gives brands a dashboard with data on impressions, samples dispensed, shopper demographics, feedback, and in-store and online sales lift.
ConsumerMarketing TechRetail TechChicago, US
Alex Segura(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNick Moran(Director)inLaura Spiekerman(Director)
Co-investorsBling CapitalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Dynamism CapitalHawke VenturesIU VenturesNew Stack Ventures+1 more
A network of web, search, and social media properties (IPO)
Starfish Space develops Otter, an autonomous satellite servicing vehicle that uses electric propulsion to dock with satellites for life extension and disposal.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTukwila, US
Trevor Bennett(Co-founder)inAustin Link(Co-founder)in
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)inPeter Ortez(Director)Letitia Long(Director)
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSBooz Allen VenturesCarbonDenver VenturesIndustrious VenturesMaC Venture Capital+14 more
SonarMD provides a care management platform for chronic diseases, starting with gastroenterology, that combines AI technology with human support to detect clinical deterioration early and help specialists intervene before emergencies.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSChicago, US
Lawrence R. Kosinski(Founder and Board Member)inBETH HOUCK(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Starr(Executive Officer)Devin Gross(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTHOMAS M SHEHAB(Director)CHARITY TARN(Director)in
Co-investorsArboretum VenturesBlue Hour VenturesNueterra CapitalTensility Venture PartnersBlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners
Jamie Norwood(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Overeasy VenturesRackhouse Venture Management LpResolute VenturesRogue Womens Fund+2 more
Co-investorsMorningside Venture Capital Limited
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOyster · winknews.com · Aug 21, 2026
Brooklyn · prnewswire.com · Aug 18, 2026
Keebler Health · flarecapital.com · Apr 21, 2026
Starfish Space · spacewatch.global · Apr 9, 2026
jo · ycombinator.com · Mar 1, 2026
Billie · ruralaction.org · Dec 1, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hypothesis made?
- Hypothesis has 56 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Hypothesis invest at?
- Hypothesis invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Hypothesis focus on?
- Hypothesis focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Mental Health, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Who does Hypothesis co-invest with?
- Hypothesis most often shares deals with New Stack Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Y Combinator, among 147 tracked co-investors.
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