United States · Investor

Hillsven

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

QuietVC firmNow at linkedin.com

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFinancePaymentsEnterprise Software

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque2553days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.3MRounds led0 of 26Exits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Hillsven

Hillsven highlights

  1. 01

    26 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
FinancePaymentsEnterprise Software
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Oct
    StampliSeries B · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 3 others
  3. 2018

    2 rounds

  4. Aug
    StampliSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.7MWith 2 others
  5. Jun
    CodefreshSeries B · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 2 others
  6. 2017

    1 round

  7. Feb
    Javelin NetworksSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  8. 2015

    3 rounds

  9. Jul
    ExpensifySeries C · US$17MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    LivefyreSeries D · US$32MWith 5 others
  11. Feb
    LivefyreSeries C · US$15MWith 3 others
  12. 2014

    3 rounds

  13. Nov
    MobilizeSeed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  14. Sept
    HoneyBook Inc.Series A · US$10MWith 10 others
  15. Jul
    HoneyBook Inc.Series B · US$22MWith 4 others
  16. 2013

    4 rounds

  17. Oct
    QlikaSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.7MWith 2 others
  18. Jul
    Touch of ModernSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  19. Feb
    MIKASeries A · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  20. Feb
    LivefyreSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 4 others
  21. 2012

    1 round

  22. Aug
    FabkidsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$2.6MWith 1 other
  23. 2011

    3 rounds

  24. Oct
    LivefyreSeries B · US · gigaom.com$4.5MWith 8 others
  25. Aug
    Bleacher ReportVenture · US · techcrunch.com$22MWith 2 others
  26. Jan
    RavnSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. 2010

    3 rounds

  28. Sept
    ExpensifySeries A · US · dailyfinance.com$5.7MWith 3 others
  29. Jul
    LivefyreSeries A · US · social.venturebeat.com$800KWith 7 others
  30. Feb
    TuneWikiSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 5 others
  31. 2009

    2 rounds

  32. Jun
    ThreadboxSeed · US · venturebeat.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  33. May
    ExpensifySeed · US · venturebeat.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  34. 2008

    1 round

  35. Oct
    Bleacher ReportSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$3.5MWith 3 others
  36. 2007

    1 round

  37. Nov
    Bleacher ReportSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  38. 2006

    1 round

  39. Feb
    VerixSeries B · US$13MWith 2 others

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The team

We hold 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

LivefyreBought by AdobeUndisclosedMay 2016
QlikaBought by PricelineUndisclosedMar 2014
FabkidsBought by JustFabUndisclosedJan 2013
ThreadboxBought by MySpaceUndisclosedJul 2010

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 Hillsven. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Cue BallVC firm5rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm5rounds togetherTravis KalanickAngel4rounds togetherUpWestAccelerator4rounds togetherU.S. Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherff Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherAleph Capital PartnersPrivate equity2rounds togetherBaseline VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherJake LodwickAngel2rounds togetherJarl MohnAngel2rounds togetherPaige CraigAngel2rounds togetherRedpointVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Hillsven put money into.

Stampli$25M · Oct 2019Codefresh$8.0M · Jun 2018

Quick answers about Hillsven

What does Hillsven invest in?

Hillsven invests most often at Series A and Series B (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Finance, Payments and Enterprise Software.

How active is Hillsven?

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

What has Hillsven invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Stampli (Series B, Oct 2019), Codefresh (Series B, Jun 2018) and Javelin Networks (Series A, Feb 2017).

How big are Hillsven's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.3M.

Does Hillsven lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Hillsven invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Hillsven investing now?

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

Who does Hillsven invest alongside?

Most often Cue Ball (5 rounds together), Greycroft (5 rounds together) and Travis Kalanick (4 rounds together).

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