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Haystack

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 148 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $8.0M, Feb 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASoftwareTechnology

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96%of best year25cheques in 12 months, 148 on record
Since the last cheque35days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MCheque size, as they say$250K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 148Sole investor2 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 93%
Pitch Haystack

Haystack highlights

  1. 01

    25 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.5M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Haystack is an early stage venture capital firm.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
SoftwareTechnology
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first148 appearances

  1. 2026

    20 rounds

  2. Sept
    TrebellarSeries A · US · Ventureburn$18MWith 6 others
  3. Sept
    PolyphronSeed · US · AlleyWatch$20MWith 4 others
  4. Aug
    SynthefySeed · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  5. Aug
    GravitySeries A · US$31MWith 3 others
  6. Aug
    Onos HealthSeries A · US$17MWith 4 others
  7. Jul
    PangramVenture · US · TechCrunch$9.0MWith 4 others
  8. Jul
    Integral Privacy TechnologiesSeries A · US$18MWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    BoardSeries A · US · TechCrunch$20MWith 6 others
  10. Jun
    Layup PartsSeries A · US · TechCrunch$42MWith 5 others
  11. Jun
    Neion BioSeries A · US$23MWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    Soma EnergySeed · CA$7.0MWith 3 others
  13. Apr
    ShapesSeed · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  14. Mar
    StediSeries C · US · Ventureburn$50MWith 7 others
  15. Mar
    MoxieSeries C · US$25MWith 2 others
  16. Mar
    Meadow MemorialsSeries A · US$9.0MWith 1 other
  17. Feb
    AdQuickVenture · US$20MWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    Birches HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  19. Feb
    Onyx BioVenture · US$8.0MSole investor
  20. Jan
    Blockit AISeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    Codes HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  22. 2025

    19 rounds

  23. Dec
    OboeSeries A · US · TechCrunch$16MWith 12 others
  24. Dec
    EraDriveSeed · US$6.2MWith 1 other
  25. Nov
    ScribeSeries C · US · TechCrunch$75MWith 8 others
  26. Nov
    Feroot SecuritySeries A · CA$14MWith 3 others
  27. Nov
    alphaXivSeed · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  28. Sept
    RivetVenture · US$5.1MWith 4 others
  29. Aug
    Bench IQSeed · CA$5.3MWith 5 others
  30. Jun
    PangramSeed · US · TechStartups$4.0MWith 3 others
  31. Jun
    Impart SecuritySeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  32. Jun
    CloudqueryVenture · US$16MWith 5 others
  33. May
    Onos HealthSeed · US$6.3MWith 1 other
  34. May
    Tern TravelSeries A · US$13MWith 1 other
  35. May
    MicroAlchemySeed · US$2.1MWith 1 other
  36. May
    MicroAlchemyPre-seed · US$2.2MWith 1 other
  37. Apr
    Starday FoodsSeries A · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    Redpanda DataSeries D · US$100MWith 2 others
  39. Apr
    HausVenture · US$18MWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    Elsa FertilitySeed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    Prosper HealthVenture · US$16MWith 2 others
  42. 2024

    19 rounds

  43. Nov
    CanduVenture · US$3.0MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

JJJames J MeyerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SSSemil ShahManaging DirectoriForm ADV
TLThomas LehrmanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$671Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Haystack Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 292586

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

AltspaceVRBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedOct 2017
Refresh.ioBought by LinkedInUndisclosedApr 2015
GyftBought by First Data Corporation$7.5MJul 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Haystack. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator26rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm12rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC9rounds togetherCaffeinated CapitalVC firm8rounds togetherLiquid 2 VenturesVC firm8rounds togetherLux CapitalVC firm8rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm7rounds togetherBossa InvestVC firm7rounds togetherCRVVC firm7rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm7rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm7rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Haystack put money into.

Trebellar$18M · Sept 2026Polyphron$20M · Sept 2026Synthefy$6.5M · Aug 2026Gravity$31M · Aug 2026Onos Health$17M · Aug 2026Pangram$9.0M · Jul 2026

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Haystack in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Haystack

What does Haystack invest in?

Haystack invests most often at Seed and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software and Technology.

How active is Haystack?

148 investments on record, 25 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Haystack invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Trebellar (Series A, Sept 2026), Polyphron (Seed, Sept 2026) and Synthefy (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Haystack's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $1.5M.

Does Haystack lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 148 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Haystack invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%) and Canada (8%).

Is Haystack investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 25 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Haystack invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (26 rounds together), Lightspeed Venture Partners (12 rounds together) and Google Ventures (9 rounds together).

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