Hansae Catlett
InvestorCo-Founder and General Partner at The MBA Fund · Partner at HOF Capital · Board director at Ask Parable
New York, New York, United States
About
Hansae Catlett is Co-Founder and General Partner at The MBA Fund and a Partner at HOF Capital, where he leads early-stage investing in applied AI, B2B application software, dev tools and infrastructure, and deep tech. He was previously at Bessemer Venture Partners working on cloud and AI investments, and earlier helped run the investment strategies of Scott Cook's and Steve Ballmer's family offices, in addition to work with Floodgate and Slow Ventures. He holds an MBA and MPP from Stanford and a degree in biomedical engineering and philosophy from Harvard.
Contact· published on Hansae's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Ask Parable
Intro paths
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Ask Parable's investors · 6
HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checks · since 2025InMotion VenturesLondon · $2.6M checks · since 2025LasagnaMiami Beach · since 2025Panache VenturesMontreal · $1.5M checks · since 2025Story VenturesNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Triple Impact CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $600K checks · since 2025
Experience
- HOF CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- The MBA FundCo-Founder, General Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Bessemer Venture PartnersVice President2019 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- RillavoiceBoard2023 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- MaintainXBoard2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Spot AIInvestor2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Luxury PresenceBoard2021 — 2024Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ServiceTitanInvestor2021 — 2024Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- NALAInvestor2021 — 2024
- JasperInvestor2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- ShopmonkeyBoard2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- TRM LabsBoard2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.Investor2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Areas
- ProductboardBoard2019 — 2024
- GuildInvestor2019 — 2024Denver Metropolitan Area
- CanvaInvestor2019 — 2024
- Rainforest QABoard2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GainsightInvestor2019 — 2020
- The Bridgespan GroupVenture Investor & Consultant2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- SoundscopeCo-Founder & Head of Product2012 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- Pacific Community VenturesVenture Analyst2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- LenovoProduction & Manufacturing Engineering2010Shanghai, China
- Bain & CompanyConsultant2009Greater Chicago Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking2009New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Project Planning2Research14Market Research6Nonprofits11Entrepreneurship7Economics3Data Analysis8Fundraising4Venture Capital3Financial Modeling2Spanish4Project Exec
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Strategic PlanningLeadershipStrategyPublic SpeakingFrom Hansae's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AnythingCanvaEvenUpFlutterFlowGuildHightouchJasperJeevesLuxury PresenceMaintainXNALARillaServiceTitanSesoSilaSpot AITRM LabsVooma AI
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at The MBA Fund
Adam Mombru
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Adrian Schneider
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Akshat K. Parikh
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Liu
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Angela Zhang
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Ashen Parikh
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Carolyn Zhou
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Network1
Investors connected to Hansae in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hansae Catlett?
- Hansae Catlett is Co-Founder and General Partner at The MBA Fund and a Partner at HOF Capital, where he leads early-stage investing in applied AI, B2B application software, dev tools and infrastructure, and deep tech. He was previously at Bessemer Venture Partners working on cloud and AI investments, and earlier helped run the investment strategies of Scott Cook's and Steve Ballmer's family offices, in addition to work with Floodgate and Slow Ventures. He holds an MBA and MPP from Stanford and a degree in biomedical engineering and philosophy from Harvard.
- Where does Hansae Catlett work?
- Hansae Catlett is Co-Founder and General Partner at The MBA Fund and Board director at Ask Parable.
- What does Hansae Catlett invest in?
- Hansae Catlett invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What companies has Hansae Catlett invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anything, Canva, EvenUp, FlutterFlow, Guild, Hightouch, Jasper, Jeeves, Luxury Presence, MaintainX, NALA, Rilla, and 6 more.
- Where did Hansae Catlett go to school?
- Hansae Catlett studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University (Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, Biomedical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Harvard University1,558
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners152
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Rillavoice3
Also worked at NALA9
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