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Hemi Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $18M, Mar 2017VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AProteinGene TherapyProteomics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque2544days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MCheque size, as they say$250K – $500KRounds led0 of 10Mostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Hemi Ventures

Hemi Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Hemi Ventures invests in early stage startupsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ProteinGene TherapyProteomics
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Nov
    X-37Series A · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 2 others
  3. Oct
    Smart Radar SystemsSeries A · KR · Prnewswire$4.0MWith 1 other
  4. Mar
    SkymindSeries A · US · TechCrunch$12MWith 11 others
  5. Mar
    AlcatrazUS · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 4 others
  6. 2018

    5 rounds

  7. Oct
    Paladin CyberUS · FinSMEs$3.6MWith 7 others
  8. Sept
    Apprentice.ioSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 2 others
  9. Aug
    Nebula GenomicsSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.3MWith 10 others
  10. Aug
    AmpleSeries A · US · FinSMEs$31MWith 3 others
  11. Mar
    Scotty LabsSeed · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 11 others
  12. 2017

    1 round

  13. Dec
    Apprentice.ioFinSMEs$2.5MWith 1 other

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

YGYi GuManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 6 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

$35Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
1+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
HEMI Ventures, LLC
SEC number
CRD 287982

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

12 of 24 we have independently watched raise

Alcatraz AIApprenticeBioAestheticsEpinomicsMeloPhase GenomicsPhenomic AIPlusSmart Radar SystemTanvasTensorflightUpfortAmpleCypreHeroic FaithMendoNavan TechnologiesPaladin CyberPersephonePoint One NavigationsRavel BiotechnologySense PhotonicsX-37metaMe Health

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Hemi Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Hemi Ventures

What does Hemi Ventures invest in?

Hemi Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Protein, Gene Therapy and Proteomics.

How active is Hemi Ventures?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Hemi Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: X-37 (Series A, Nov 2019), Smart Radar Systems (Series A, Oct 2019) and Skymind (Series A, Mar 2019).

How big are Hemi Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $500K.

Does Hemi Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Hemi Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and South Korea (11%).

Is Hemi Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

Who does Hemi Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

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