San Francisco, US · Angel
Hunter Walk
Managing Memberi at Homebrew
Latest rounds
- ArthurSeed · $3.3MDec 2019
- TrueAccordSeries A · $5MSept 2014
- ShypSeed · $2.1MSept 2013
BacksFintechAISocial MediaBig Data & Analytics
The firm
HomebrewVC firm · US10cheques in 12 months119all time4ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 8
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $33M
- Active
- 2008–19
- ArthurSeed$3.3MUSJoined · +3 investors
TrueAccordSeries A$5MUSJoined · +7 investors · historical
ShypSeed$2.1MUSJoined · +24 investors · historical
SunriseSeed$2.2MUSJoined · +21 investors · historical
WealthfrontSeries B$20MUSJoined · +12 investors · historical
- SeesawSeedUSJoined · +6 investors · historical
- Schematic LabsSeedUSJoined · +7 investors · historical
- Path101Seed$350kUSJoined · +20 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
AngelList
Bond Street- Even
- Higo
Karma- Lever
Nautilus Labs- Projector
Radical Candor- Shyp
- Sunrise
Thingtesting
Tia- TrueAccord
- Wealthfront
- Arthur AI
- Astrid Francesca Walk
- Nuzzel
- Tugboat Yards
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCarrotHR IncDirectoron 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingStir Money, Inc.Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCrowdbotics Corp.Directoron 3 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingScreenplay Studios Inc.Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundHomebrewManaging Member of the General Partneron 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundMoonshine VenturesExecutive Officersince 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raisingShyp IncDirectorsince 2014
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundHomebrewExecutive Officeron 2 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPATH 101 INCDirectorsince 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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Hunter Walk, Homebrew & Screendoor
WithHunter Walk
About this episode
Hunter Walk discusses the evolution of his venture capital firm, Homebrew , and their contrarian decision to become a self-funded fund in a world of increasingly large megafunds. Homebrew focuses on working with early-stage companies and keeping things simple, without the constraints of a… More on the show's page
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Satya Patel and Hunter Walk on learnings from building Homebrew, moving to an evergreen model, and launching Screendoor VC to back underrepresented fund managers
MentionsAngelList
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. On this week’s show we’re fortunate to be joined by Hunter Walk and Satya Patel , founders of Homebrew , a seed-stage firm founded over a decade ago that’s backed companies… More on the show's page
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20VC: Homebrew's Hunter Walk and Satya Patel on Why $100M is Not Enough To Execute a Seed Strategy Today | Why They Decided not to Raise New External Funds | Where Are We in the Cycle & What is Truly F***** | Why Founders Should Take Secondaries Earlier
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Hunter Walk and Satya Patel are Co-Founders and Partners @ Homebrew, one of the leading seed funds of the last decade. Following 10 years of stellar returns with investments in the likes of Chime, Plaid, Gusto and many others, they decided to not accept any further LP capital and to only invest… More on the show's page
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Hunter Walk – Building Picks and Shovels - [Invest Like the Best, EP.112]
WithHunter Walk
MentionsGoogle
About this episode
My guest this week is Hunter Walk, the co-founder of Homebrew, a unique venture capital firm. Hunter is a tool builder, having spent his career before venture at companies like Google and YouTube. The topic of our conversation is the intersection of creative expression, technology, human behavior,… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: Homebrew's Hunter Walk on Why There Is No Series A Crunch, How To Package Portfolio Companies For The Next Round & Why The Bridge Round Is Not Always A Negative Sign?
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MentionsFloodgateGoogleJason LemkinMike Maples
About this episode
Hunter Walk is a founding partner @ Homebrew , one of Silicon Valley's breakout seed funds of the last 5 years. They have investments in the likes of Shyp, the Skimm, Managed By Q just to name a few incredible companies. As for Hunter, prior to Homebrew, Hunter led consumer product management at… More on the show's page
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Hunter Walk, Homebrew
WithHunter Walk
MentionsGoogleSatya Patel
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We talk with investor Hunter Walk, founding partner at Homebrew, about his experiences building product as one of the first hires at Second Life and then at YouTube after the Google acquisition. We also dig into what it took to get Homebrew off the ground in 2013 with his partner Satya Patel. More on the show's page
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Footwork’s Secret Sauce | Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi
MentionsHunter Walk
About this episode
Nikhil Basu Trivedi and Mike Smith are the Co-founders of Footwork where they invest up to $15 million in Seed and Series A rounds. This is the first time they've ever sat down to record a conversation together on video. We talk about starting the firm in 2020, their secret sauce for working with… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: Semil Shah on The Biggest Mistakes VCs and LPs Made Over the Last 24 Months, Why LP Churn is Coming, Core Lessons on Scaling from $1M Haystack Fund I to Today and How To Find, Win and Manage LPs as an Emerging Manager
WithSemil Shah
MentionsHaystackHunter WalkSatya Patel
About this episode
Semil Shah is the Founder of Haystack, one of the leading pre-seed and seed firms of the last decade. Among Semil's portfolio include the likes of DoorDash ($DASH), Instacart, Hashicorp ($HCP), Opendoor ($OPEN), Figma (acquired by Adobe), Carta and many more exceptional companies. Semil's first… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSatya Patel of Homebrew on how they were able to raise their first fund in 100 days, creating enduring partnerships, and the art of fund sizing.
WithSatya Patel
MentionsBattery VenturesGoogleHunter Walk
About this episode
On this week’s show, we’re excited to bring you Satya Patel , co-founder of Homebrew , who he started with his partner Hunter Walk in 2013. Today, the firm is widely considered one of the top seed firms in the industry, counting companies such as Chime, Cruise, Eero, and Gusto as portfolio… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageRyan Hoover of Weekend Fund on collaborative based investing, building founder NPS, and considerations around scaling funds - Venture Unlocked Ep. 24
MentionsRyan HooverWeekend FundAngelListChris DixonGarry TanKevin Rose
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One of the key benefits of the shift in the venture landscape has been the ushering in of more diverse funding sources to entrepreneurs. In this week’s Venture Unlocked episode (available both on Spotify and Itunes) I’m excited to bring you Ryan Hoover , founding partner of Weekend Fund . Ryan… More on the show's page
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#98 Hello! You’ve Reached The Pitch Helpline
MentionsHunter WalkJeff Walsh
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We're now in a business climate transformed by Covid. And founders need help figuring out how to impress investors, find new customers, and connect with potential cofounders in this uncertain time. We wanted to help out. So we got investors Elizabeth Yin from Hustle Fund and Hunter Walk from… More on the show's page
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