Fundraising FoxThe Hive
Venture studioSanta Monica · Pre-Seed–Series A · 28 people tracked
Also known as HIVE GROUP MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Seed-stage co-creation studio investing in enterprise AI (about $1.5–$2M, 4–5 companies/year) that partners with founders and corporations, offers research and community programs, and has driven corporate acquisitions.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.
Team · 28 people
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Associated with the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation
Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Rockset
Founder and Managing Director of The CXO Fund
Founder of NetApp
Co-founder of Brocade
Software executive and co-founder of Sand Hill Group
Co-founder of The Hive and Managing Director/co-founder of March Capital Partners. With nearly two decades in venture capital, he has helped incubate more than 25 companies and led investments in cloud computing, IoT, AI/ML, and network infrastructure. He holds an MBA from Kellogg and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State.
Co-founder and Managing Director of The Hive, a serial entrepreneur who has started over 25 startups and was founder & CEO of Mimosa Systems, Peakstone Corporation, and Media Blitz. He held marketing leadership roles at Iron Mountain, Computer Associates, and Cheyenne Software, and holds an MS and PhD from UCLA and a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur.
Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer at Intuit
Partner and Chief Technology Officer at 8VC
Chief Information Officer at Universal Music Group
Dana Moraly is a Partner and Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital, overseeing fund accounting and HR with over 25 years of experience as a CFO in venture capital. She previously served as CFO of Clearstone Venture Partners, managed finance for private equity funds at Trust Company of the West, and worked at Coopers & Lybrand and Deloitte.
Managing Director at Synapse Partner
Professor at Stanford University
Chief Product Officer of The Hive, working with entrepreneurs in privacy, security, applications, and blockchain across enterprise industrials, financial services, insurance, and healthcare. He previously held product roles at NetApp and worked at Goldman Sachs, and holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a B.Tech from IIT Madras.
Chief Operating Officer at AngelList
Chief Technology Officer of Information Services at Microsoft
General Manager at Arista Networks
Director at Google
Controller at The Hive, having worked with March Capital Partners and previously Clearstone Venture Partners for over 15 years.
Chief Information Officer at DocuSign
Chief Technology Officer at Airbnb
Venture Director at Clearstone Venture Partner
Chairman of the Board at StelTec Capital
David Serre is Managing Director and Co-head of Business Development and Portfolio Management at JAB Holding Company LLC. His work spans mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, private equity, and capital markets, with sector focus across consumer goods, luxury, wines and spirits, food and beverages, hospitality, and healthcare.
Founder mafia
7 people who came through The Hive went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 22 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15Enterprise Software ×11Cybersecurity ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Fintech ×5SaaS ×5Crypto & Web3 ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3
HQs:United States×15Canada×1Cayman Islands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data
Andhra University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×9Engineering ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Oracle ×2University of Michigan ×2
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 12023 · 12021 · 12019 · 22017 · 32016 · 12015 · 22014 · 32012 · 118 dated
Altizon offers DFX, an AI-native manufacturing execution system (MES) that turns shop-floor and ERP data into a real-time intelligence layer for quality, productivity, and sustainability.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTPrinceton, US
VINAYNATHAN VISWANATHAN(Executive Officer, Director)YOGESH KULKARNI(Executive Officer, Director)inRanjit Nair(Founder)in
Co-investorsLumis PartnersWipro Ventures
Astound Digital is a global digital consultancy and systems integrator that helps enterprises modernize their front office by connecting sales, service, marketing, and commerce into one AI-powered ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise Software
Co-investorsSalesforce Ventures
Drones and robots that see and navigate using human-level computer vision
Redwood City, US
Vitalii Goncharuk(Executive Officer, Director)Vitaliy Goncharuk(Founder)in
Co-investors408 VenturesAVentures CapitalPlug and Play VenturesICU Ventures
Blockstream builds infrastructure and products for the Bitcoin ecosystem, including a wallet app for managing bitcoin and Liquid assets and a hardware wallet for self-custody.
Crypto & Web3FintechHardwareMontreal, KY
Adam Back(Founder)inAustin Hill(Founder)inErik Svenson(Founder)inHammie Hill(Director and Chief Financial Officer)inAlex Fowler(Founder)Gregory Maxwell(Founder)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Blockchain CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)DG Daiwa VenturesDG Ventures, Inc.Digital Currency Group+8 more
Bloq builds blockchain infrastructure and applications for Web3, covering areas such as decentralized finance (DeFi), crypto mining, Web3 tools, and the metaverse.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US
Jeff Garzik(CEO / CTO / Co-Founder)inMatthew Roszak(Chairman / Co-Founder)inHadley Stern(Chief Operating Officer)Phil Gomes(Chief Communications & Marketing Officer)Carol Sama(CFO)Matt Lam(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupSixThirty Ventures
Claryo builds Spatial Generative AI that creates a photo-realistic, spatially accurate digital twin of a warehouse from phone or drone scans, letting operators design configurations, monitor inventory and safety compliance, and plan labor and automation.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Mohamed Amer(Founder)inDylan Bourgeois(Director)
BoardIgor Taber(Director)in
Co-investorsCortical VenturesnoaPage One VenturesPlug and Play Ventures
Colabo is an AI-powered, no-code knowledge automation and sales engagement platform acquired by Uniphore in 2022.
Co-investorsMarkeriAngelsKaedan Capital
DecisionEngines offers ConverseIQ, a generative AI platform for procurement and sourcing that combines data analytics and automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales Tech
Sridhar Gunapu(Founder)in
Co-investorsMomenta Ventures
Disco, formerly Co-op Commerce, runs a shared network that lets direct-to-consumer brands cut customer acquisition costs together.
Conner Sherline(Founder)inCandice Faktor(Founder)Chris Sukornyk(Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGround Up VenturesSuperangelSuperAngel.FundBessemer Venture PartnersFusion VC+9 more
Diskover builds metadata catalog software that enables organizations to discover, manage, and understand unstructured data across all platforms and systems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Chris Park(CTO & Founder)
Co-investorsSnowflake Ventures
Entrada is a consulting firm specializing in Databricks expertise, data engineering, and machine learning implementation across major cloud platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketing TechBrentwood, US
JOHN R. BURCH, JR.(Director)WILLIAM C. KESSINGER(Director)G. WILLIAM BROWN(Executive Officer, Director)MATTHEW A. KING(Director)JOHN H. CHADWICK(Director)WILLIAM EDWARDS, JR.(Director)
Co-investorsDatabricks Ventures
Flutura offers the Accenture Industrial Intelligence Suite, an analytics platform that applies AI and multi-domain physics to industrial operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT
Srikanth Muralidhara(Lead Industrial AI, Growth Markets)in
Co-investorsLumis PartnersVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Vertex Ventures
Geminus builds physics-native AI systems that understand, predict, and optimize complex industrial infrastructure in real time by combining physics-based simulation with real-world data and uncertainty-aware reasoning.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnergyEnterprise Software
Karthik Duraisamy(Dr.)inAlex Gorodetsky(Dr.)in
Co-investorsFocal VenturesSentiero VenturesThird Derivative
InfoHawk detects, analyzes, and neutralizes online deception at scale using AI, providing real-time fraud detection across URLs, ads, accounts, and digital assets for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsMoonshots Capital
Lightning Terminal is a web-based dashboard and management platform for Bitcoin Lightning Network node operators that simplifies node management and provides liquidity tools.
Crypto & Web3FintechPalo Alto, US
Elizabeth Stark(Founder)Olaoluwa Osuntokun(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCraft VenturesDigital Currency GroupHivemind Ventures, LlcM13RRE Ventures+13 more
OV Loop builds a Web3 commerce platform comprising a SuperWallet for secure private transactions, an Embedded POS system for merchant engagement, and EV Services for ride-hail and delivery.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechMarketing TechSaaS
Will Graylin(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsLiebenthal VenturesSparq Capital (SFO)
Percolata provides machine-learning-based forecasting and optimization for retailers and restaurants, predicting hourly sales, foot traffic, and takeout orders so businesses can optimize staffing, delivery, and marketing budget allocation.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechPalo Alto, US
Greg Lin Tanaka(Director, President, Chief Executive Officer. and Treasurer)
BoardJin Park(Director)Andreas Weigend(Director)
Co-investorsAmasiaAndreessen HorowitzFoundation CapitalMenlo Ventures7BC Venture CapitalComet Labs+4 more
Purgo AI provides agentic AI tools that automate data engineering workflows, converting business requirements written in Jira into production-ready pipeline code (Python, PySpark, SQL) using Databricks' Medallion Architecture, with built-in quality testing and audit trails.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLos Altos, US
Sang Kim(Founder)Sudhir Jha(Founder)
Sonet.io provides browser-based remote access and application delivery as an alternative to traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Dharmendra Mohan(CEO & co-founder)inVenu Banda(CTO & co-founder)in
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalOutliers VC
System Two Security builds an AI-agent platform for detection engineering, operating the detections.ai community and enterprise product.
Co-investorsCostanoa VenturesRuntime VenturesWebb Investment Network
Cohu supplies test, automation, inspection, metrology, and software analytics products and services to the semiconductor industry, helping manufacturers optimize yield and productivity.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSemiconductorsSeattle, US
Jon Herlocker(Founder)inMatthew R McLaughlin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAshmeet Sidana(Director)in
Co-investorsClear VenturesDN CapitalM VenturesEngineering Capital
FintechNew York, US
Alex Bangash(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJeff Webber(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalDCVC (Data Collective)Hemisphere Ventures LLCRoute 66 VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentFounders Fund+2 more
TrustLogix offers a patented, AI-powered data security platform that provides a unified control plane to govern and secure data access across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureMountain View, US
Ganesh Kirti (Hiring)(Founder)inSrikanth Sallaka(Founder)inGanesh Kirti(Founder)
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersWestWave Capital
TruU is an identity-based security platform that uses behavioral modeling and AI to predict breaches by evaluating whether a user's actions align with their identity context.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsCXO FundStanley Ventures
Generative AI SaaS platform for semantic search, product discovery and personalized recommendations, acquired by Shopify.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSOttawa, CA
Tobias Lutke(CEO)Daniel WeinandScott Lake
Co-investorsLobby Capital
Xage builds zero trust access and security solutions to protect critical infrastructure systems and prevent cyberattacks.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSPalo Alto, US
Roman Arutyunov(Executive Officer)inSusanto Irwan(Executive Officer, Director)inSriinDuncan Greatwood(Executive Officer, Director)inDorea El-Sayed(Executive Officer)Norman Thorlakson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCity LightMarch Capital PartnersMomenta VenturesPiva CapitalSaints CapitalValor Equity Partners+7 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BrandShieldCoinalyticsDiskover DataGlossi, Inc
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 2Tignisacq. by CohuVantage Discoveryacq. by Shopify
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesInfoHawk · moonshotscapital.com · Jun 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has The Hive made?
- The Hive has 30 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does The Hive invest at?
- The Hive invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is The Hive's typical check size?
- The Hive typically writes checks of $1.5M – $3M.
- What sectors does The Hive focus on?
- The Hive focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, IoT, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is The Hive located?
- The Hive is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.
- Does The Hive lead rounds?
- The Hive typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does The Hive co-invest with?
- The Hive most often shares deals with Digital Currency Group, DCVC (Data Collective), Momenta Ventures, among 53 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamT.M. Ravi: How AI will transform Business & Society | Founder & M.D | The Hive Venture Studio
Startup Vision TV · T.M. Ravi
Welcome to The Hive Annual Summit 2019 from T.M. Ravi
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AI & the Future of Business: Introduction to The Hive by T.M. Ravi
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Co-investors · 2
Sentiero Ventures is an early-stage investor backing transformative software companies that bring AI to the enterprise, combining machine and human intelligence in an approach it calls knowledge convergence.
DataRobot is an enterprise AI platform that enables organizations to build, deploy, and govern AI agents at scale across complex environments.
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