# Hillsven: portfolio, investments and team

> Hillsven is a vc firm based in United States. 26 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/hillsven (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Hillsven

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

Quiet VC firm Now at linkedin.com

Pre-seed Seed Series A Finance Payments Enterprise Software

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

Since the last cheque **2553** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.3M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Hillsven highlights

- 01 26 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 62% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Finance Payments Enterprise Software
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Stampli](https://millionrounds.com/company/stampli)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$25M** With 3 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Stampli](https://millionrounds.com/company/stampli)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.7M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Codefresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/codefresh)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Javelin Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/javelin-networks)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Expensify](https://millionrounds.com/company/expensify)** Series C · US **$17M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Series D · US **$32M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Series C · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Mobilize](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobilize)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[HoneyBook Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook-inc)** Series A · US **$10M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[HoneyBook Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook-inc)** Series B · US **$22M** With 4 others
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Qlika](https://millionrounds.com/company/qlika)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Touch of Modern](https://millionrounds.com/company/touch-of-modern)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[MIKA](https://millionrounds.com/company/mika)** Series A · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Fabkids](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabkids)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$2.6M** With 1 other
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Series B · US · gigaom.com **$4.5M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Bleacher Report](https://millionrounds.com/company/bleacher-report)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$22M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Ravn](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravn)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Expensify](https://millionrounds.com/company/expensify)** Series A · US · dailyfinance.com **$5.7M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Series A · US · social.venturebeat.com **$800K** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[TuneWiki](https://millionrounds.com/company/tunewiki)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Threadbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/threadbox)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Expensify](https://millionrounds.com/company/expensify)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Bleacher Report](https://millionrounds.com/company/bleacher-report)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Bleacher Report](https://millionrounds.com/company/bleacher-report)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Verix](https://millionrounds.com/company/verix)** Series B · US **$13M** With 2 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

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 listed **4 in all**

**[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Bought by [Adobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe) **Undisclosed** May 2016

**[Qlika](https://millionrounds.com/company/qlika)** Bought by Priceline **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[Fabkids](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabkids)** Bought by JustFab **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[Threadbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/threadbox)** Bought by MySpace **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$7.3M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *9*
- Series B *7*
- Seed said *5*
- Series C *3*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2019

Often in the room with

- [Cue Ball](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cue-ball-capital) 5
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 5
- [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) 4
- [UpWest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upwest) 4
- [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) 3
- [ff Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital) 3

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## 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 Ball** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cue-ball-capital)[**Greycroft** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Travis Kalanick** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick)[**UpWest** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upwest)[**U.S. Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp)[**ff Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital)[**Aleph Capital Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aleph)[**Baseline Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baseline-ventures)[**Jake Lodwick** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jake-lodwick)[**Jarl Mohn** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jarl-mohn)[**Paige Craig** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paige-craig)[**Redpoint** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Hillsven put money into.

[**Stampli** $25M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/stampli)[**Codefresh** $8.0M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/codefresh)

## 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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