# Hummingbird Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Hummingbird Ventures is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 91 investments on record, 14 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Hummingbird Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 91 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund, Mar 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Biotech Fintech Healthcare

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**82%** of best year **14** **cheques in 12 months**, 91 on record

Since the last cheque **24** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $10M** Rounds led **5 of 91** Sole investor **11 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 61%**

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## Hummingbird Ventures highlights

- 01 14 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $1.6M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Hummingbird is a global generalist seed investment fund, investing in outlier founders at the earliest stage of their journey. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Biotech Fintech Healthcare
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **91 appearances**

- **2026** 13 rounds
- **Oct** **[Healthleap](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthleap)** Series A · ZA · Firms' own news pages **$38M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Basecamp Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/basecamp-research)** Series C · GB · Ventureburn **$140M** With 17 others
- **Sept** **[Watney Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/watney-robotics)** Series A · US **$80M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Olix](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix)** Growth · GB · Isomer Capital **$312M** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[microagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/microagi)** Seed · DE **$55M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Augustus](https://millionrounds.com/company/augustus)** Series B · US **$180M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Monumental](https://millionrounds.com/company/monumental)** Series B · NL **$32M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$300M** With 18 others
- **Jun** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[White Circle](https://millionrounds.com/company/white-circle)** Seed · US **$11M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Waypoint Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/waypoint-bio)** Series A · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Zippi](https://millionrounds.com/company/zippi)** Debt · BR · LatamList **$42M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Etched AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched-ai)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$500M** With 5 others
- **2025** 17 rounds
- **Dec** **[Starpath Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/starpath-robotics)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Interfere](https://millionrounds.com/company/interfere)** Seed · US **$3.4M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Kernal Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/kernal-biologics)** Grant · US **$48M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Bettani](https://millionrounds.com/company/bettani)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Lovable](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovable)** Series A · SE · Crunchbase News **$200M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Interfere](https://millionrounds.com/company/interfere)** Seed · US **$5.1M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[InstaCarro](https://millionrounds.com/company/instacarro)** Venture · BR **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Tavrn](https://millionrounds.com/company/tavrn)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Pristyn Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/pristyn-care)** Venture **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Ledgebrook](https://millionrounds.com/company/ledgebrook)** Series C · US **$65M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Layer AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/layer-ai)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Aspora](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspora)** Series B · US **$53M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Instant](https://millionrounds.com/company/instant)** Series A · AU · Startup Daily **$18M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Human.org](https://millionrounds.com/company/human-org)** Pre-seed · US · TechStartups **$7.3M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Karman+](https://millionrounds.com/company/karman)** Seed · US **$20M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[SkorLife](https://millionrounds.com/company/skorlife)** Seed **$6.2M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Bioptimus](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioptimus)** Series A · FR **$41M** With 4 others
- **2024** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[Salient Motion](https://millionrounds.com/company/salient-motion)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Noetik](https://millionrounds.com/company/noetik)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Soda](https://millionrounds.com/company/soda)** Venture · BE **$14M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[BillionToOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/billiontoone)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Waypoint Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/waypoint-bio)** Seed · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Elder](https://millionrounds.com/company/elder)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Anima](https://millionrounds.com/company/anima)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Monumental](https://millionrounds.com/company/monumental)** Seed · NL **$25M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Brigit](https://millionrounds.com/company/brigit)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Venture · GB **$40M** With 4 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 registration **3 named**

BV **Barend Van den Brande** Principal of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

FI **Firat Ileri** Principal of the General Partner i Filing they signed

FI **Firat Illeri** Principal of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

We also hold **31** 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

**$1.7B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**6+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Hummingbird Ventures V US GP LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 326746

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**43** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[Amber Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/amber-bio)[Anima](https://millionrounds.com/company/anima)[Armut](https://millionrounds.com/company/armut)[Aspora](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspora)[Augustus](https://millionrounds.com/company/augustus)[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)[Basecamp Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/basecamp-research)[BillionToOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/billiontoone)[Bright Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-money)[Brigit](https://millionrounds.com/company/brigit)[Deliveroo](https://millionrounds.com/company/deliveroo)[Eka Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/eka-care)[Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)[Fuse Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuse-energy)[Gram Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/gram-games)[Healthleap](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthleap)[HubFlo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubflo)[InVideo](https://millionrounds.com/company/invideo)[Instacarro](https://millionrounds.com/company/instacarro)[Interfere](https://millionrounds.com/company/interfere)[Kaleidoscope](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaleidoscope)[Khatabook](https://millionrounds.com/company/khatabook)[Kraken](https://millionrounds.com/company/kraken)[LatchBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/latchbio)[Legora](https://millionrounds.com/company/legora)[Let's Do This](https://millionrounds.com/company/let-s-do-this)[Lovable](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovable)[Mending](https://millionrounds.com/company/mending)[MicroAGI](https://millionrounds.com/company/microagi)[Peak Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/peak-games)[Pheiron](https://millionrounds.com/company/pheiron)[Pristyn Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/pristyn-care)[Reiterate](https://millionrounds.com/company/reiterate)[Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolut)[Salient Motion](https://millionrounds.com/company/salient-motion)[Showpad](https://millionrounds.com/company/showpad)[Skorlife](https://millionrounds.com/company/skorlife)[Soda](https://millionrounds.com/company/soda)[Starpath Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/starpath-robotics)[Tavrn](https://millionrounds.com/company/tavrn)[Waypoint Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/waypoint-bio)[White Circle](https://millionrounds.com/company/white-circle)[Zippi](https://millionrounds.com/company/zippi) Altalogy Aspire Atum Works Ciceksepeti Conway Deall EON Dental Eden Enveda Epana Bio FPL Technologies Instant Jupiter Karman+ Kernal Bio Kinter Inc Layer and 6 more

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 **4 in all**

**[MarkaVIP](https://millionrounds.com/company/markavip)** Bought by [Jollychic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jollychic) **Undisclosed** Jan 2017

**[Engagor](https://millionrounds.com/company/engagor)** Bought by Clarabridge **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Amplidata](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplidata)** Bought by [HGST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/western-digital-capital) **Undisclosed** Mar 2015

**[Shutl](https://millionrounds.com/company/shutl)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

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

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Mar 2026

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 5 of 91 rounds **5%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 11 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *24*
- Series A said *22*
- Venture *15*
- Series B said *12*
- Series C *5*
- Debt *4*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 11
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 6
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 5
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 4
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 4
- [Creandum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Accel** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Creandum** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum)[**Entrepreneur First** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**LocalGlobe** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[**Peak XV** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv)[**Tiger Global Management** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management)[**Abstract Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Hummingbird Ventures put money into.

[**Healthleap** $38M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthleap)[**Basecamp Research** $140M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/basecamp-research)[**Watney Robotics** $80M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/watney-robotics)[**Olix** $312M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix)[**microagi** $55M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/microagi)[**Augustus** $180M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/augustus)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Hummingbird Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) 18 Nov 2025 · 1h 9m How a Solo Founder is Reshaping Global Finance (Parth Garg, CEO of Aspora) With [Parth Garg](https://millionrounds.com/person/parth-garg) Mentions [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 19 Dec 2022 · 1h 3m Reflections from 250 Episodes of Brave SEA Tech, Hosting Fundamentals & Podcast Growth Hacks - E224 Mentions [Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 16 Sept 2016 · 25 min SaaStr 057: Building & Scaling Your Core Execs from VPs of Sales to CSMs with Louis Jonckheere, Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ Showpad Mentions [Louis Jonckheere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/louis-jonckheere)[Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital)[Hummingbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Hummingbird Ventures

### What does Hummingbird Ventures invest in?

Hummingbird Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotech, Fintech and Healthcare.

### How active is Hummingbird Ventures?

91 investments on record, 14 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Hummingbird Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Healthleap (Series A, Oct 2026), Basecamp Research (Series C, Sept 2026) and Watney Robotics (Series A, Sept 2026).

### How big are Hummingbird Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $10M.

### Does Hummingbird Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 91 investments on record (5%).

### Where does Hummingbird Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (61%), the United Kingdom (13%) and the Netherlands (5%).

### Is Hummingbird Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 14 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Hummingbird Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (11 rounds together), Index Ventures (6 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (5 rounds together).

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