HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.
HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. is a Pre-seed, Seed and Series A fund in the US, Canada and Australia writing $500K–$3M checks into AI, Enterprise, cloud-infrastructure, devsecops and enterprise-analytics.
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- AI, Enterprise, cloud-infrastructure, devsecops, enterprise-analytics
- Check size
- $500K–$3M
- Invests in
- US-wide, Canada, Australia
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 1989
- Assets under management
- $80.6M
Thesis
HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C., known as Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP), is a venture capital firm founded in 1989, specializing in early-stage enterprise software and SaaS companies. They were the first firm to exclusively focus on software investments. HWVP's strategy involves identifying disruptive software startups in areas like cloud infrastructure, AI, DevSecOps, and enterprise analytics, explicitly avoiding consumer software. They position themselves as the 'first institutional investor,' often engaging at the pre-seed, seed, or Series A stages, and are known for their hands-on approach, offering strategic assistance and operational understanding. HWVP primarily invests in the United States, with some investments in Canada and Australia. They often lead investment rounds. While specific current fund sizes are not detailed, Fund VII (2016) was $80 million, and AUM was approximately $80.6 million as of August 2022. Their typical check size ranges from $500,000 to $3,000,000, with a sweet spot of $2,000,000. HWVP rebranded as HWVP in 2015, and a portion of the team launched Aspenwood Ventures in 2021.
Common questions
Does HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. invest at the Pre-seed stage?
Yes. HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. lists Pre-seed, Seed and Series A among the stages it invests in.
What check size does HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. write?
HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. writes $500K–$3M checks.
Where does HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. invest?
HWVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. invests in the US, Canada and Australia.