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Hummingbird Ventures

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Global seed investors seeking outlier founders across all verticals, niches, and geographies. They invest from $500K at seed to $50M+ in later rounds, partnering early and supporting companies throughout their lifecycle with patient, long-term capital.

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$500K - $50M

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Investment Thesis

Hummingbird backs ‘outlier founders’ with nonlinear thinking and ‘out-of-your-mind ambition’ who are building category-defining businesses. They believe the future will be shaped by founders with deep-rooted ambition and an otherworldly sense of urgency. The firm practices selective, high-conviction investing with a global perspective, betting on founders ‘when it isn’t obvious, yet’ rather than following formulas or pedigrees.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Founders can 'filter out 95% of the advice they're given' - low-friction, non-medling approach
  • Generalist VC model that reinvents faster than specialists, avoiding domain expertise lock-in
  • Selective concentration - only invest a few times per year with deep conviction (once invested 25% of a fund in one company)
  • Nomadic global team constantly on the move to meet founders where they are, avoiding 'bubble think' and provincialism
  • Pattern recognition for spotting 'outliers of the outliers' through contrarian questioning
  • Brutal honesty combined with hands-on support during 'near-death moments'
  • Portfolio construction philosophy: 'Portfolio diversification is for people who don't know what they are doing' - they double and triple down on proven winners

Portfolio Highlights

Kraken

Fintech

BillionToOne

Biotech

Aspora

Fintech

Lovable

Artificial Intelligence

Enveda

Biotech

Peak Games

Gaming

Etched

Deep Tech

Deliveroo

Marketplaces

+ 51 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

25 Partners at Hummingbird Ventures

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