# Hummer Winblad Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Hummer Winblad Venture Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 159 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

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

Quiet New fund $81M, May 2020 VC firm Website unconfirmed

Seed Series A Series B SaaS Collaboration Tools Software

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 159 on record

Since the last cheque **2834** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $3.0M** Rounds led **0 of 159** Sole investor **23 rounds** Exits **28 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## Hummer Winblad Venture Partners highlights

- 01 159 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 23 rounds, median $2.8M
- 04 28 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** SaaS Collaboration Tools Software
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=hummer-winblad-venture-partners).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **159 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Symbium](https://millionrounds.com/company/symbium)** US · Govtech **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[TidalScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/tidalscale)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$24M** With 5 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[NeuVector](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuvector)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Amerdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/amerdata)** US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[InsideSales](https://millionrounds.com/company/insidesales)** US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 6 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Sonatype](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonatype)** **$30M** With 7 others
- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Jul** **[Influitive](https://millionrounds.com/company/influitive)** Series B · CA **$31M** With 7 others
- **May** **[MuleSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/mulesoft)** Series G · US **$128M** With 13 others
- **Mar** **[InsideSales.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/insidesales-com)** Series D · US **$61M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[NuoDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuodb)** Series B · US **$9.5M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Birst](https://millionrounds.com/company/birst)** Series F · US **$65M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[OptiMine Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimine-software)** Series C · US **$2.9M** With 3 others
- **2014** 13 rounds
- **Nov** **[TidalScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/tidalscale)** Series A · US **$8.8M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Ace Metrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/ace-metrix)** Series C · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Peerlyst](https://millionrounds.com/company/peerlyst)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[InsideSales.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/insidesales-com)** Series C · US **$100M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Kiip](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiip)** Series B · US **$4.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Flite](https://millionrounds.com/company/flite)** Series D · US **$23M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[MuleSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/mulesoft)** Series F · US **$51M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[MuleSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/mulesoft)** Growth · US **$50M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[NuoDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuodb)** Series B · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Domo](https://millionrounds.com/company/domo)** Series C · US **$125M** With 11 others
- **Jan** **[PLUMgrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/plumgrid)** Series B · US **$16M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/piston-cloud-computing-inc)** Series B · US **$6.4M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[OptiMine Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimine-software)** Series B · US **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **2013** 12 rounds
- **Nov** **[Aria Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aria-systems)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$40M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[TidalScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/tidalscale)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Karmasphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/karmasphere)** Series C · US **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Birst](https://millionrounds.com/company/birst)** Series E · US · techcrunch.com **$38M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Five9](https://millionrounds.com/company/five9)** Series D · US · bizjournals.com **$22M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Innovative Leisure](https://millionrounds.com/company/innovative-leisure)** Series A **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[6connect](https://millionrounds.com/company/6connect)** Series A · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[MuleSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/mulesoft)** Series E · US **$37M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[MuleSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/mulesoft)** Growth · US · mulesoft.com **$37M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Flite](https://millionrounds.com/company/flite)** Growth · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/piston-cloud-computing-inc)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[InsideSales.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/insidesales-com)** Series B · US · insidesales.com **$35M** With 1 other
- **2012** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Influitive](https://millionrounds.com/company/influitive)** Series A · CA · techcrunch.com **$7.3M** With 8 others
- **Dec** **[Karmasphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/karmasphere)** Series C · US · sec.gov **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[InsideSales.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/insidesales-com)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 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 registration **3 named**

LL **Lars Leckie** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed

MK **Mitchell Kertzman** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SK **Steve Kishi** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **5** 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 1 we have independently watched raise

Aspenwoodvc

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **28 in all**

**[Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/piston-cloud-computing-inc)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[Voltage Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/voltage-security)** Bought by Hp **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Voltage Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/voltage-security)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[InMage Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/inmage-systems)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Karmasphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/karmasphere)** Bought by FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[Cenzic](https://millionrounds.com/company/cenzic)** Bought by Trustwave Holdings **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[SignalDemand](https://millionrounds.com/company/signaldemand)** Bought by PROS Holdings **$14M** Dec 2013

**[WaveMaker](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavemaker)** Bought by Pramati Technologies **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[SlideRocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/sliderocket)** Bought by [ClearSlide](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearslide) **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[Star Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-analytics)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Feb 2013

**[Replay Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/replay-solutions)** Bought by [CA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ca-technologies) **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

**[Crowd Factory](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowd-factory)** Bought by [Marketo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marketo) **Undisclosed** Apr 2012

**[VKernel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/vkernel-corporation)** Bought by [Quest Software](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-software) **Undisclosed** Nov 2011

**[Strobe](https://millionrounds.com/company/strobe)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Nov 2011

**[Pancetera](https://millionrounds.com/company/pancetera)** Bought by [Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantum) **$12M** Jun 2011

**[Evostor](https://millionrounds.com/company/evostor)** Bought by Virsto Software **Undisclosed** Jun 2011

**[Krillion](https://millionrounds.com/company/krillion)** Bought by Local.com **$3.5M** May 2011

**[SlideRocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/sliderocket)** Bought by [VMware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vmware) **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

**[WaveMaker](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavemaker)** Bought by [VMware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vmware) **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

**[Scalent Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalent-systems)** Bought by [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$81M**

raised in May 2020

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.8M**

Led 0 of 159 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 23 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2019
- **Exits:** 28 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *51*
- Series B said *48*
- Series C *25*
- Series D *10*
- Venture *7*
- Seed said *5*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1990 2019

Often in the room with

- [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) 21
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 13
- [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) 11
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 10
- [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) 10
- [Longworth Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longworth-venture-partners) 8

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Morgenthaler Ventures** VC firm **21** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Bay Partners** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**U.S. Venture Partners** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp)[**Longworth Venture Partners** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longworth-venture-partners)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**Salesforce Ventures** Corporate VC **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[**Sapphire Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**JK&B Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jk-and-b-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Hummer Winblad Venture Partners put money into.

[**Symbium** $4.0M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/symbium)[**TidalScale** $24M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/tidalscale)[**NeuVector** $7.0M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuvector)[**InsideSales** $50M · Jan 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/insidesales)[**Sonatype** $30M · Apr 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonatype)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in their description, not their title.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Dec 2021 · 50 min 20VC: Bill Gurley and Michael Eisenberg on The First Signs of an Impending Bust, What Happens with a Market Crash, How Do Public Markets Impact Private Valuations & The Biggest Lessons from 20 Years Investing in Venture With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley)[Michael Eisenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-eisenberg-maccabee-ventures) Mentions [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 4 Jan 2021 · 41 min 20VC: Bill Gurley and Howard Marks: What Happened In 2020? What Can We Expect Looking Forward to 2021? With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Mentions [Howard Marks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-marks)[Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners)[Oaktree Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oaktree-capital-management) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 23 Dec 2019 · 35 min 20VC: Most Downloaded Episode of 2019 with Bill Gurley, General Partner @ Benchmark Capital With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Mentions [Credit Suisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse)[Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners)[Peter Fenton](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-fenton) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 24 Jun 2019 · 35 min 20VC: Benchmark's Bill Gurley on 5 Traits Benchmark Look For When Adding To The Partnership, Why The Abundance of Capital Is Today's Biggest Challenge in VC & The Right Way To Think About Market Size When Assessing Opportunities With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Mentions [Credit Suisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse)[Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners)[Peter Fenton](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-fenton) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

### What does Hummer Winblad Venture Partners invest in?

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS, Collaboration Tools and Software.

### How active is Hummer Winblad Venture Partners?

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

### What has Hummer Winblad Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Symbium (Undisclosed round, Jan 2019), TidalScale (Series B, Oct 2018) and NeuVector (Series A, Nov 2017).

### How big are Hummer Winblad Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $3.0M.

### Does Hummer Winblad Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 159 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Hummer Winblad Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%) and Canada (5%).

### Is Hummer Winblad Venture Partners investing now?

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

### Who does Hummer Winblad Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Morgenthaler Ventures (21 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (13 rounds together) and Bay Partners (11 rounds together).

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