Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

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Investment Firm

Overview

Founded in 1989 by John Hummer and Ann Winblad, HWVP pioneered the idea of a venture capital firm investing exclusively in enterprise software companies. From their earliest funds focused on the disruptive shift away from mainframes to client/server computing, through the commodity-driven cloud data centers of today, they have remained true to their software-only roots. Through their deep understanding of the technology landscape, they have helped drive companies to success by supporting those at the forefront of disruptive advances in the software industry.

Entrepreneurs themselves, their team has deep technology roots and a passion for building successful companies. Having started their careers as engineers and programmers, they understand the challenges inherent in creating a scalable and economically viable company. From the complexities of product launches, building sales teams, making payroll, and raising capital, to running public companies - they have been where you are and taken companies where you want to go.

Highlights

Founded

1989

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

11-50

Investment

232

Lead Investment

80

Exits

62

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, established in 1989 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity investments across Enterprise Software, Software, E-Commerce, Search Engine, SaaS, Web Design, Loyalty Programs, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance. The organization boasts a portfolio of 230 investments, with an average round size of $18.4M and 62 successful exits. Their recent investments include Kibo Commerce, JK&B Capital, Steamboat Ventures, Move Networks, Benchmark. The highest investment round they participated in was $308.5B. Among their most notable exits are Kibo Commerce and JK&B Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Mitchell Kertzman

Mitchell Kertzman

Managing Director

imagePlace Ann Winblad

Ann Winblad

Founding Partner

Investment portfolio

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners has made 232 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 01, 2021, when Klue raised $62.0M.

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners has made 23 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Feb 03, 2021, when Vendia raised $15.5M.

investments

232

Diversity investments

23

Lead investments

80

Number of exits

62

Investments

232

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Sep 14, 2021--15.0M
Sep 22, 2021--6.4M
Dec 01, 2021
Klue Klue
Enterprise Software62.0M
Aug 31, 2022--5.0M

Exits

62

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

232

Investors

0

Funds

7

Funding Rounds

232

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners has raised 232 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 31, 2022 from a Seed Round - StepFunction.ai round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Sep 14, 2021
Series A - Amberdata Series A - Amberdata
-15.0M-
Sep 22, 2021
Series B - ScreenMeet Series B - ScreenMeet
-6.4M-
Dec 01, 2021
Series B - Klue Series B - Klue
-62.0M-
Aug 31, 2022
Seed Round - StepFunction.ai Seed Round - StepFunction.ai
-5.0M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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