Hypothesis
Venture studioPre-Seed–Seed · 24 people tracked
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
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 32 of 60 portfolio companiesSaaS ×13AI & Machine Learning ×12Healthtech ×12Digital Health ×9Enterprise Software ×5Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Fintech ×4
HQs:United States×14Mexico×1
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDaash provides AI-powered competitive intelligence for the beauty industry, modeling sales performance, market share, and emerging trends across makeup, skincare, and hair categories.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Helping every company become a data company
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
Online mental health support (Pre-Hypothesis Investment)
Building the AI-native benefits administrator
Avant Health is an AI-native third party benefits administrator that offers customized health plans and personalized benefits administration.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTech
Standardizing the digital measurement of health
Brand Networks (BN) is a creator and employee advocacy platform that helps enterprise brands turn employees, customers, fans, and partners into creators of brand-safe original content and then amplify top-performing posts through paid media using AI-driven ad buying.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSRochester, US
Powering the entire private debt ecosystem
Cascade offers a platform for asset-based and private credit that provides independently verified data, automated debt operations, and facility monitoring for fintech lenders and institutional investors.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
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)
BoardJohn Melas-Kyriazi(Director)
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
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)
BoardDean Dorrell(Director)in
Advanced trading platform for commercial real estate (Pre-Hypothesis Investment)
Dalinea provides SKU-level cost intelligence for supply chain management, offering detailed insights into materials, labor, energy, tariffs, and market inputs to help enterprises negotiate with suppliers and manage cost volatility.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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
IQ.wiki (formerly Everipedia) is a crypto knowledge base offering wiki articles on blockchain, DeFi, and Web3 topics, projects, and people, fact-checked and updated by an AI editor called SOPHIA with entries signed on-chain via Polygon.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Flourish Health provides psychiatrist-led mental health care for young people ages 8-26 with serious conditions such as bipolar, depressive, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Mental health care for teens and young adults
Building the front door to cheaper healthcare
Gift Health operates a digital pharmacy and prescription-access platform that handles patient enrollment, electronic benefits investigation, e-prior authorization, and nationwide prescription fulfillment.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
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)Patrick Wilbur(Executive Officer, Director)Anne Rosen(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Solaro(Director)in
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
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)Andrew Stickney(COO)Kevin Hill(CTO)Terrell Bacchus(CMO)
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)Madison Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)
Supporting sexual assault survivors
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 SoftwareHealthtech
Gautam Kumar(Founder)in
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
Simplified energy storage systems
PositivEnergy develops, owns, operates and maintains EV charging infrastructure for municipalities, airports, utilities, retailers and enterprises.
CleantechEnergy
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
Transforming data into engagement and revenue (Constant Contact)
Retention Science offers an AI-driven email marketing automation platform that personalizes messages across the customer lifecycle and unifies customer data for segmentation and targeting.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Salesbricks is a B2B revenue platform that combines CPQ, contracts and e-signature, checkout, order management, billing, and payments to take closed deals through to collected cash.
FintechSaaSSales Tech
Citrix provides a persona-based platform for secure application access, virtual desktops, and workspace delivery, letting organizations centrally manage apps and data across devices with zero trust access.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Social media optimization platform (BrandNetworks)
Chicago, US
Alex Segura(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNick Moran(Director)inLaura Spiekerman(Director)
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)Austin Link(Co-founder)
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)inPeter Ortez(Director)Letitia Long(Director)
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(Director)Lawrence R. Kosinski(Founder and Board Member)BETH HOUCK(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Starr(Executive Officer)Devin Gross(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTHOMAS M SHEHAB(Director)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBrooklyn · prnewswire.com · Aug 18, 2026
Starfish Space · spacewatch.global · Apr 9, 2026
jo · ycombinator.com · Mar 1, 2026
Billie · reverb.org · Dec 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamCC003: Opportunity Funds // a coffee chat with Peter Brack (Hypothesis Ventures)
upside podcast · Peter Brack
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