Barend Van den Brande
InvestorFounding Partner at Hummingbird Ventures · General Partner at Hummingbird US · Board director at Showpad
United Kingdom
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $2.8M
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About
Founder of Hummingbird Ventures with over two decades of venture experience; previously involved with companies including Deliveroo, Showpad and Frontier Car Group. Began his career as a financial analyst at SG Cowen in Boston.
Invests in
BiotechDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Board director at Showpad
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Showpad's investors · 7
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Deals · 1
ShowpadBoard seat
via Hummingbird Ventures · filed Jun 2018 · $4.6M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Investor
BeatClear2PayKarman+KrakenMarkaVIPShutlStarpath Robotics
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barend Van den Brande?
- Founder of Hummingbird Ventures with over two decades of venture experience; previously involved with companies including Deliveroo, Showpad and Frontier Car Group. Began his career as a financial analyst at SG Cowen in Boston.
- Where does Barend Van den Brande work?
- Barend Van den Brande is Founding Partner at Hummingbird Ventures and Board director at Showpad.
- What does Barend Van den Brande invest in?
- Barend Van den Brande invests in Biotech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Barend Van den Brande write?
- Barend Van den Brande typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What boards does Barend Van den Brande sit on?
- Barend Van den Brande holds tracked board seats at Showpad.
- What companies has Barend Van den Brande invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Beat, Clear2Pay, Karman+, Kraken, MarkaVIP, Showpad, Shutl, Starpath Robotics.



















