Italy · Investor

HayStack Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $79M, Jun 2025VC firm

SeedSeries AVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque6days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$29MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch HayStack Ventures

HayStack Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Bologna, Italy
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    DifferentSeed · US · Pulse 2.0$48MWith 5 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Sept
    FiddlerSeries A · US · VentureBeat$10MWith 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 registration1 named

SSSemil ShahManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

Who they invest alongside

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

Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies HayStack Ventures put money into.

Different$48M · Oct 2026

Quick answers about HayStack Ventures

What does HayStack Ventures invest in?

HayStack Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is HayStack Ventures?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has HayStack Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Different (Seed, Oct 2026) and Fiddler (Series A, Sept 2019).

How big are HayStack Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $29M.

Is HayStack Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does HayStack Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is HayStack Ventures?

HayStack Ventures is a VC firm based in Bologna, Italy.

Has HayStack Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jun 2025, reporting $79M raised.

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