Hunter Walk
InvestorPartner at Homebrew
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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
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.
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
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1998 — 2000
- Vassar CollegeBA, History1991 — 1995
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,238
+ 1,232 more
Also attended Vassar College26
+ 20 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Screendoor10
+ 4 more
Also worked at Google1,132
+ 1,126 more
Also worked at Linden Lab4
Also worked at Mattel15
+ 9 more
Deals · 4
CrowdboticsBoard seat
via Homebrew · filed Jan 2023 · $40M 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.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Hunter WalkHomebrew’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
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
Colleagues at Homebrew
Network3
Investors connected to Hunter in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.




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