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The Hive

Venture studio

Santa Monica · Pre-Seed–Series C · 45 people tracked

Also known as HIVE GROUP MANAGEMENT, LLC

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The Hive operates as a fund and co-creation studio that collaborates with entrepreneurs and corporations to build and launch AI-powered startups aimed at the enterprise. Its high-touch model applies the operational and entrepreneurial experience of its team of company-builders and serial investors to accelerate company creation. The Hive focuses on data and AI-driven applications for enterprise and industry segments including financial services, insurance, and healthcare, as well as areas such as privacy, security, and blockchain.

Source: firm website, verified Jul 31, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series C
Check
$1.5M – $3M
HQ
Santa Monica, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Private fund assets
$49.7M
VC funds
4
Tracked investments
20

Team · 45 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Alistair Croll· O'Reilly Media & Solve for everything

Associated with O'Reilly Media and Solve for Everything

Asha Jadeja· Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation

Associated with the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation

Ashok N. Srivastava· SVP & Chief Data Officer, Intuit

Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer at Intuit

Bhaskar Ghosh· Partner & CTO, 8VC

Partner and Chief Technology Officer at 8VC

Dan Morales· CIO, Universal Music Group

Chief Information Officer at Universal Music Group

Dan Warmenhoven· Former Chairman & CEO, NetApp

Former Chairman and CEO of NetApp

Dhruba Borthakur· Founder & CTO, Rockset

Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Rockset

Eduardo Castro-Wright· Former Vice Chairman, Walmart

Former Vice Chairman of Walmart

Evangelos Simoudis· Managing Director, Synapse Partner

Managing Director at Synapse Partner

Gary Gauba· Founder and Managing Director, The CXO Fund

Founder and Managing Director of The CXO Fund

Harel Kodesh· Partner, Silver Lake; Former CTO, GE Digital

Partner at Silver Lake and former Chief Technology Officer of GE Digital

James Lau· Founder, NetApp

Founder of NetApp

Jiv Sammanthan· Co-Founder, Fitrah Capital Associates & Former Executive Director, Khazanah

Co-founder of Fitrah Capital Associates and former Executive Director at Khazanah

Jure Leskovec· Professor, Stanford

Professor at Stanford University

Kevin Laws· Chief Operating Officer, AngelList

Chief Operating Officer at AngelList

Krishna Mikkilineni· Former CTO, Honeywell

Former Chief Technology Officer at Honeywell

Kumar Malavalli· Co-founder, Brocade

Co-founder of Brocade

Lance Riedel· Former Head of Content Engineering, Pinterest

Former Head of Content Engineering at Pinterest

M.R. Rangaswamy· Software Executive & Co-founder, Sand Hill Group

Software executive and co-founder of Sand Hill Group

Michael Dolbec· Managing Partner, Momenta

Managing Partner at Momenta

Mohandas Pai· Former CFO, Infosys

Former Chief Financial Officer at Infosys

Odile Roujol· Former CEO, Lancome; Former Chief Data Officer, Orange

Former CEO of Lancome and Chief Data Officer of Orange

Pankaj Patel· Former EVP & Chief Development Officer, Cisco

Former Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Cisco

Paul Maritz· Former CEO, Pivotal

Former CEO of Pivotal

Raghu Ramakrishnan· CTO, Information Services, Microsoft

Chief Technology Officer of Information Services at Microsoft

Rahul Kashyap· General Manager, Arista Networks

General Manager at Arista Networks

Rajesh Parekh· Director, Google

Director at Google

Ram Reddy· Former President, TIE SV

Former President of TIE SV

Rob Goldman· Former VP of Product, Facebook𝕏

Former VP of Product at Facebook

Sashi Reddi· Former GM, CSC

Former General Manager at CSC

Shahril Ibrahim· Former Director and Head of Americas, Khazanah

Former Director and Head of Americas at Khazanah

Shanthi Iyer· Chief Information Officer, DocuSign

Chief Information Officer at DocuSign

Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar· Founder, Fitrah Capital Associates & Former Managing Director, Khazanah

Founder of Fitrah Capital Associates and former Managing Director at Khazanah

Vanja Josifovski· CTO, Airbnb

Chief Technology Officer at Airbnb

Vijay Advani· Former CEO, Nuveen

Former CEO of Nuveen

Vish Mishra· Venture Director, Clearstone Venture Partner

Venture Director at Clearstone Venture Partner

Vladimir Tyurenkov· Chairman of the Board, StelTec Capital

Chairman of the Board at StelTec Capital

What they invest in

from 7 of 20 portfolio companies

Fintech ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Enterprise Software ×2SaaS ×2Cloud Computing ×1Consumer ×1Cybersecurity ×1

HQs:United States×5Canada×1

Investments · 20 tracked

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Astoundcommerceastoundcommerce.com
Blockstream Centralized infra Seedblockstream.comin𝕏

Blockstream develops Bitcoin wallet and hardware security solutions, including a mobile app and Jade hardware wallet for self-custody of digital assets.

Crypto & Web3FintechHardware

Bloqbloq.comin𝕏

Bloq develops infrastructure and applications for Web3 ecosystems, including tools and platforms for decentralized finance, mining, and metaverse applications.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3

Claryoclaryo.coin𝕏

San Francisco, US

Dylan Bourgeois(Director)Igor Taber(Director)Mohamed R. Amer(Executive Officer, Director)

Colabocolabo.com
Decision Enginesdecisionengines.aiin𝕏

Decision Engines builds AI-driven automation products for enterprise finance, procurement, and legal teams, including invoice capture and AP workflows (InvoiceIQ), contract intake and obligation tracking (ContractIQ), and a conversational finance data assistant (ConverseIQ).

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

diskoverdiskoverdata.comin
Entradaentrada.aiin𝕏
Geminusgeminus.aiin𝕏
Lightning Labslightning.engineering𝕏

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(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

OV Loopovloop.comin𝕏

OV Loop offers a consumer app that functions as a private digital wallet and shopping mall, alongside an omni-channel platform that lets brands manage direct customer relationships.

ConsumerFintechMarketing Tech

Percolatapercolata.comin

Palo Alto, US

Greg Lin Tanaka(Director, President, Chief Executive Officer. and Treasurer)Andreas Weigend(Director)Jin Park(Director)

Purgopurgo.aiin
Sonetiosonet.ioin
Systemtwosecuritysystemtwosecurity.com
Trusted Insightthetrustedinsight.com

New York, US

Alex Bangash(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Webber(Director)

Trustlogixtrustlogix.ioin𝕏
Truutruu.ai
Vantage Discoveryvantagediscovery.comin𝕏

Shopify is a commerce platform that enables merchants to build and manage online stores, sell across multiple channels (web, mobile app, in-person), and leverage AI-powered tools for discovery and automation.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSOttawa, CA

Tobias Lutke(CEO)Daniel WeinandScott Lake

Xage Securityxage.comin

Xage builds zero trust access and security solutions to protect critical infrastructure systems and prevent cyberattacks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSPalo Alto, US

SriinDorea El-Sayed(Executive Officer)Duncan Greatwood(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Gudiksen(Director)Michael Dolbec(Director)Norman Thorlakson(Executive Officer)

Frequently asked questions

What stage does The Hive invest at?
The Hive invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C 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.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

T.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

HiveMumble · T.M. Ravi

AI & the Future of Business: Introduction to The Hive by T.M. Ravi

HiveMumble · T.M. Ravi

T.M. Ravi on The Hive Unique Approach

HiveMumble · T.M. Ravi

Transforming Threat Hunting with Generative AI

HiveMumble

Transforming Customer Experiences with Generative AI in Fintech

HiveMumble

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Co-investors · 2

Sentiero Ventures

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.

Both backed · 1
Geminus
$10K – $1M
DataRobot

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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