# Satya Patel, Managing Member at Homebrew

> Satya Patel, Managing Member at Homebrew. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Satya Patel

Managing Member i at [Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)

Latest rounds

- **ProsperWorks** Seed · $2.5M May 2013
- **Wealthfront** Series B · $20M Mar 2013

Backs *Fintech* *Software*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last May 2013
- **Filings:** 20 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +3 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 20 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Homebrew
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Homebrew** VC firm · US **10** cheques in 12 months **119** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $22.5M
- **Active:** 2013

2013

- [ProsperWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/prosperworks) *Seed* **$2.5M** *US* May 2013 Joined · +14 investors · historical
- [Wealthfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthfront) *Series B* **$20M** *US* Mar 2013 Joined · +12 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

Fintech **1** Software **1**

Alongside

- [Adam D'Angelo *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-d-angelo)
- [Andy Dunn *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn)
- [Andy Rankin *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-rankin)
- [Bloomberg Beta *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)
- [Brad Jones *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-jones)
- Chris Sundberg *1*
- Cipora Herman *1*
- [Columbus Nova Technology Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cntp)

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

- [AdNectar](https://millionrounds.com/startup/adnectar)
- [Adku](https://millionrounds.com/startup/adku)
- [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/startup/angellist)
- [BlueKai](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bluekai)
- [Bond Street](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bond-street)
- [Brightedge](https://millionrounds.com/startup/brightedge)
- [Clever](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clever)
- [Copper](https://millionrounds.com/company/copper)
- [Even](https://millionrounds.com/company/even)
- [FashionStake](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fashionstake)
- [Higo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/higo)
- [Homelister](https://millionrounds.com/startup/homelister)
- [Nautilus Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nautilus-labs)
- [Shyp](https://millionrounds.com/startup/shyp)
- [StellaService](https://millionrounds.com/company/stellaservice)
- [Tia](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tia-2)
- [Umami](https://millionrounds.com/startup/umami)
- [Viddy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/viddy-inc)
- [Wealthfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthfront)
- [Yieldmo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/yieldmo)
- [eduFire](https://millionrounds.com/startup/edufire)
- Adisn
- Blockboard
- Boost Media
- DNA Games
- Jhilburn
- Loosecubes
- Nautiluslabs.co
- Nuzzel
- Safetyweb
- Slime Sandwich

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Gablex Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Moonshine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moonshine-ventures)** Managing Member of the General Partner since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)** Managing Member of the Managing Member on 6 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Amberflo.io, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Outlier AI, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Lumi Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Knock Software, Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Intellimize, Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Hummingbird Regtech, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Shield AI Inc** Director on 3 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **pulseData, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Primary Kids, Inc.** Director on 6 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Managed by Q Inc** Director on 4 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Bond Street Marketplace, Inc.** Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Moonshine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moonshine-ventures)** Executive Officer since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **theSkimm, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)** Executive Officer on 2 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Spredfast, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Live Intent, Inc.** Director since 2011

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Homebrew

- [**Hunter Walk** Managing Member *8 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hunter-walk)
- [**Kate Stern** Head of Business Operations & Analytics *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kate-stern)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) · 8 Jan 2025 · 42 min 🎧 The Fintech OG Series Season Two: Emmalyn Shaw and Satya Patel With [Emmalyn Shaw](https://millionrounds.com/person/emmalyn-shaw)[Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) About this episode Hey everyone! Julie Verhage Greenberg here with the final episode of Season Two of the Fintech OGs series. We’re closing things out with Emmalyn Shaw, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures, and Satya Patel, Co-Founder and Partner at Homebrew. Together, they’ve helped shape the… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 12 Apr 2023 · 52 min Satya Patel and Hunter Walk on learnings from building Homebrew, moving to an evergreen model, and launching Screendoor VC to back underrepresented fund managers With [Hunter Walk](https://millionrounds.com/person/hunter-walk)[Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) Mentions [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 6 Apr 2023 · 1h 28m Satya Patel on the state of VC, flexible investing frameworks & converting to evergreen | E1715 With [Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode Satya Patel joins Jason to discuss the economics of being a self-funded GP and the structure of their fund (6:51). Then, they have an all-encompassing discussion about the challenges of running Google today, the state of VC, and much more (15:44). Before wrapping, they discuss their investing… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 30 Jan 2023 · 1h 2m 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 With [Hunter Walk](https://millionrounds.com/person/hunter-walk)[Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 4 Nov 2021 · 54 min Satya Patel – Homebrew (Manager Meetings, EP.18) With [Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode On today's manager meeting, Tim Recker interviews Satya Patel. Tim is the Chief Investment Officer of the $4 billion James Irvine Foundation. Satya is a Partner and Co-Founder of Homebrew, a $190 million seed stage venture capital firm that takes a concentrated, hands-on, and thesis driven… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 4 Aug 2021 · 23 min SaaStr 473: Ringing the Bell on Competition with Chime's CEO Chris Britt and Satya Patel, Partner @ Homebrew With [Chris Britt](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-britt)[Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) About this episode Chime wasn't the first digital bank, but it has become the largest one in the United States. In this episode, hear from Chris Britt, co-founder, and CEO, about Chime's journey in a highly competitive market and what it took to win. Video + show notes:… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Satya Patel in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 18 Jun 2026 · 1h 48m Inside Elbow Grease, NYC's Hands-On Accelerator | Dan Teran, Gutter Capital With [Dan Teran](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-teran) Mentions [Gutter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gutter-capital)[Adam Neumann](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-neumann)[Abhinav Kapur](https://millionrounds.com/person/abhinav-kapur)[James Gettinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-gettinger)[Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) About this episode Dan Teran is the co-founder Gutter Capital, a concentrated seed fund in NYC, and Elbow Grease, the accelerator that puts 15 startups in one building and helps build their teams for them. Gutter just announced a $75M Fund III and opened applications for the second Elbow Grease batch (apply below by… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 21 Nov 2022 · 1h 5m 20VC: 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 $1M Haystack Fund I to Today and How To Find, Win and Manage LPs as an Emerging Manager With [Semil Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/semil-shah) Mentions [Haystack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haystack)[Hunter Walk](https://millionrounds.com/person/hunter-walk)[Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) About this episode Semil Shah is the Founder of Haystack, one of the leading pre-seed and seed firms of the last decade. Among Semil's portfolio include the likes of DoorDash ($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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) · 31 Jan 2017 · 1h 1m Hunter Walk, Homebrew With [Hunter Walk](https://millionrounds.com/person/hunter-walk) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Satya Patel](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-patel) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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