# Hackers/Founders: Civic & social organization, San Jose, United States

> Hackers/Founders: Hackers/Founders (H/F) is a global community established in 2008 by Jonathan and Laura Nelson, aimed at supporting technology entrepreneurs.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/hackers-founders (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Hackers/Founders

Hackers/Founders (H/F) is a global community established in 2008 by Jonathan and Laura Nelson, aimed at supporting technology entrepreneurs.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Civic & social organization San Jose, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2008 18 years old
- **Team:** 44 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $295K in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Aug 2018

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Hackers/Founders has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Hackers/Founders

Hackers/Founders (H/F) is a global community established in 2008 by Jonathan and Laura Nelson, aimed at supporting technology entrepreneurs.

Headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional hubs in Amsterdam, Medellín, Berlin, and London, H/F has become one of the largest networks of technology founders worldwide. The organization operates as a volunteer group and has hosted over 5,000 events in 200 cities, attracting more than 350,000 attendees annually. H/F provides a range of services tailored to tech entrepreneurs, including concierge and advisory services, community networking through local meetups, and accelerator programs. Their H/F Co-op program helps founders refine their business models and prepare for fundraising. Additionally, H/F offers investment vehicles like HACKFund, which focuses on FinTech and InsurTech opportunities, and HACKVC, a blockchain-based venture fund. The organization serves technology entrepreneurs, early-stage investors, and pre-IPO companies, connecting them with valuable insights and resources from Silicon Valley.

## What company datasets say Hackers/Founders raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$295K** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Seed**

Last round date **Aug 2018**

## Founders and team

From Hackers/Founders's own website: 1 founder, 2 on the team.

**Laura Nelson** Founder, CEO

- **Antonio Hyder** Director of LatAm Community
- **Dayan Betancourt** Director of Scientific Research and Technology Transfer

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Yasar Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yasar-corporation)

Each firm lists Hackers/Founders on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

emerging technologies clean energy & technology consumers events transportlogistic marketing computer & network security data science artificial intelligence machine learning insurtech enterprises hrtech internet of things advocacy education information technology & services

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- **Sector:** Civic & social organization
- **Industry code:** NAICS 813910, 561920, 541720, SIC 7372
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $4.4M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/hackers-founders)

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