Where does Hunter Walk work?

Hunter Walk is Co-founder & Partner at Homebrew and Board director at Screenplay Studios and Board director at Stir Money, Inc. and Board director at Crowdbotics.

What check size does Hunter Walk write?

Hunter Walk typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.

What boards does Hunter Walk sit on?

Hunter Walk holds tracked board seats at CarrotHR, Crowdbotics, Screenplay Studios, Stir Money, Inc..

What companies has Hunter Walk invested in?

Investments tracked here include Abacus, Chime, Cruise, Eero, Finix, Gusto, Plaid, Tia.

Where did Hunter Walk go to school?

Hunter Walk studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Vassar College (BA, History).

What podcasts and interviews feature Hunter Walk?

Tracked appearances include "Homebrew’s Hunter Walk & Satya Patel: Why $100M is Not Enough to Execute a Seed Strategy | 20VC #972", "Trust, Paying Up, & Homebrew Forever with Hunter Walk", "Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership", and 7 more.

Hunter Walk

Investor

Co-founder & Partner at Homebrew · Advisor, Homebrew at Screendoor · Board director at Screenplay Studios · Board director at Stir Money, Inc. · Board director at Crowdbotics

San Francisco, CA

Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $100K

About

Hunter Walk led consumer product management at YouTube before co-founding the seed firm Homebrew with Satya Patel in 2013, backing companies such as Chime and Plaid. The pair later converted Homebrew to an evergreen, self-funded model and co-founded Screendoor, which invests in new fund managers. His blog on startups and venture has made him one of the most approachable voices in seed investing.

Contact· published on Hunter's own website

h•••@homebrew.coreveal

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

h•••@homebrew.coreveal100% confident

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS

Beyond investing

Education: Earned a BA in History from Vassar. Earned an MBA from Stanford University.
Pets: Has a dog.
Family: Has a wife and a daughter.
More: Owns a house in San Francisco.

From Hunter's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Screenplay Studios

Intro paths

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In turn, Hunter can intro founders to Screenplay Studios's investors below.

Screenplay Studios's investors · 1

HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Screenplay Studios

Merrill LutskyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Greg FosterExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Tomas ReimersExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Stir Money, Inc.

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In turn, Hunter can intro founders to Stir Money, Inc.'s investors below.

Stir Money, Inc.'s investors · 1

HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2020

Board director at Crowdbotics

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In turn, Hunter can intro founders to Crowdbotics's investors below.

Crowdbotics's investors · 8

Bee PartnersLafayette · $300K – $500K checks Harrison MetalSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2023 Jackson Square VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021 New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks Nimble PartnersSan Francisco Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks SINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checks

Co-founders at Crowdbotics

Anand KulkarniExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

HomebrewPartner, Co-Foundercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ScreendoorCo-Foundercurrent2021 — present
GoogleDirector, Product Management2003 — 2013
Linden LabDirector of Everything Non-Engineering (founding team)2001 — 2003
MattelCorporate Strategy and New Product Development1999
Deloitte ConsultingManagement Consultant1995 — 1998
NBCLate Night with Conan O'Brien1994 — 1995

Deals · 4

CrowdboticsBoard seat

via Homebrew · filed Jan 2023 · $40M raise

CarrotHRBoard seat

via Homebrew · filed Jun 2022 · $2.4M raise

Stir Money, Inc.Board seat

via Homebrew · filed Jul 2020 · $3.7M raise

Screenplay StudiosBoard seat

via Homebrew · filed May 2020 · $2.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AbacusChimeCruiseEeroFinixGustoPlaidTia

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Hunter Walk

Homebrew’s Hunter Walk & Satya Patel: Why $100M is Not Enough to Execute a Seed Strategy | 20VC #972

20VC with Harry Stebbings

Trust, Paying Up, & Homebrew Forever with Hunter Walk

Investing In Startups

Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership

Something Ventured Podcast

How Hunter Walk Built Billion Dollar Products and a VC Firm called Homebrew with a Twist

Unicorn Bakery by Fabian Tausch

Hunter Walk, Homebrew & Screendoor

Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

Hunter Walk of Homebrew on Investing, Supporting Underrepresented VCs, and the Value of Writing

VITALIZE Venture Capital

4 more appearances

Writing

All posts ↗

Why "Grab Any Seat on the Rocketship" is a bad career strategy; this VC thinks people are right to hate today's capitalism; look for founders who play RTS games; and a Chrome extension which blocks slop ecom brands2026-08-02

A link roundup covering career advice beyond chasing high-growth startups, the creator economy's emerging middle class, critiques of capitalism, an Amazon-filtering Chrome extension, and traits of 'post-agentic' founders., published_date null placeholder

Colleagues at Homebrew

Kate Coughlin Stern

Principal at Homebrew

Mike Xia

Advisor at Homebrew

Prakash Janakiraman

Advisor at Nextdoor, Inc.

Satya Patel

Advisor at Screendoor

Network3

Cherian Mathew

Partner at Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc

Dustin Rosen

Managing Partner at Wonder Ventures

Erik Endress

Investor at Brand New Matter

Investors connected to Hunter in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Hunter Walk?: Hunter Walk led consumer product management at YouTube before co-founding the seed firm Homebrew with Satya Patel in 2013, backing companies such as Chime and Plaid. The pair later converted Homebrew to an evergreen, self-funded model and co-founded Screendoor, which invests in new fund managers. His blog on startups and venture has made him one of the most approachable voices in seed investing.
Where does Hunter Walk work?: Hunter Walk is Co-founder & Partner at Homebrew and Board director at Screenplay Studios and Board director at Stir Money, Inc. and Board director at Crowdbotics.
What does Hunter Walk invest in?: Hunter Walk invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
What check size does Hunter Walk write?: Hunter Walk typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
What boards does Hunter Walk sit on?: Hunter Walk holds tracked board seats at CarrotHR, Crowdbotics, Screenplay Studios, Stir Money, Inc..
What companies has Hunter Walk invested in?: Investments tracked here include Abacus, Chime, Cruise, Eero, Finix, Gusto, Plaid, Tia.
Where did Hunter Walk go to school?: Hunter Walk studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Vassar College (BA, History).
What has Hunter Walk written?: Hunter Walk has 1 tracked post on hunterwalk.com, including "Why "Grab Any Seat on the Rocketship" is a bad career strategy; this VC thinks people are right to hate today's capitalism; look for founders who play RTS games; and a Chrome extension which blocks slop ecom brands".
What podcasts and interviews feature Hunter Walk?: Tracked appearances include "Homebrew’s Hunter Walk & Satya Patel: Why $100M is Not Enough to Execute a Seed Strategy | 20VC #972", "Trust, Paying Up, & Homebrew Forever with Hunter Walk", "Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership", and 7 more.