VC Funds Starting with H

Hypersphere Ventures is a Miami Beach-based venture capital firm, founded in 2019 by Jack Platts and Robert Habermeier. Specializing in blockchain and crypto-native technologies, the firm focuses on supporting early-stage and public blockchain projects. Its mission is to uncover asymmetric opportunities in both private and public digital asset markets, offering capital and strategic guidance to help decentralized networks and applications thrive. Hypersphere Ventures boasts an extensive portfolio, having made over 100 investments, including notable projects such as Solana, Avalanche, and Worldcoin. They emphasize fostering long-term relationships with founders and providing sustained engagement to ensure success in rapidly evolving blockchain ecosystems. The firm recently launched its Hypersphere Atlas Fund, a $130 million liquid fund, aiming to capitalize on inefficiencies in the young crypto markets using Wall Street-style strategies. This multi-strategy platform gives Hypersphere a competitive edge in navigating both early-stage venture investments and liquid crypto markets. Their investment strategy is built on supporting the decentralized economy, targeting projects across sectors like Web3, DeFi, and NFTs, while also contributing to the governance and development of these networks.

Hypertherm Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Hypertherm Associates, a 100% employee-owned advanced manufacturing company headquartered near Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, with more than 55 years of operating history and over 500 global patents serving customers in 60-plus countries. The venture arm was established in 2019 to globally scout and support early-stage companies commercializing technology within strategic manufacturing interest areas. The investment team has 3 members, including 2 partners located in the US and Germany. Hypertherm Ventures invests $250,000 to $500,000 in seed rounds and up to $3 million in later-stage investments, focusing on robotics and automation, machine learning and AI for manufacturing, industrial IoT, additive manufacturing and 3D printing, nanotechnology, and advanced materials. The portfolio of 7 investments includes Retrocausal (intelligence augmentation for shopfloor processes, Seed II round in November 2023 and the most recent investment), RIOS Intelligent Machines (robots for hard-to-automate tasks, Palo Alto), Mantle (3D metal printing technology, San Francisco), and Falkonry (Industrial AI for manufacturing and defense, which exited in August 2023). Hypertherm Ventures targets companies with leadership teams that have proven track records, products with strong value propositions, scalable business models, and customer engagements pointing to material market impact within two to seven years. The firm's deep manufacturing heritage — 500-plus patents, global customer relationships, and decades of process engineering — gives portfolio companies a credentialed operating partner that can validate technology, facilitate customer introductions, and help navigate the complexity of industrial commercialization.

Hyphen Capital is a venture capital fund focused on supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) founders. Based in San Francisco, Hyphen Capital actively invests across various stages, with a significant presence in seed and early-stage funding rounds. The fund emphasizes sectors like fintech, enterprise applications, healthcare, and consumer products. Notable investments include Persona, an identity verification solutions provider valued at $1.5 billion, and Prime Roots, a producer of alternative protein products. Other key investments include Super, an online travel booking platform, and Poised, an AI-enabled communication assistant. Hyphen Capital's investment strategy centers on leveraging its strong network of AAPI entrepreneurs and executives, including prominent figures like Kevin Chou (Kabam), Ellen Chen (Mendocino Farms), and Patrick Lee (Rotten Tomatoes). The fund aims to back founders who are poised to disrupt their industries with innovative solutions and significant growth potential. Hyphen Capital tends to lead investment rounds, with typical check sizes ranging from $100,000 to $4.5 million. They prefer startups to approach them with a clear, scalable business model and a strong founding team. The fund has made 38 investments to date, with 3 successful exits. Led by Dave Lu, a well-respected figure in Silicon Valley, Hyphen Capital provides not just capital but also strategic guidance and access to a vast network of industry leaders, making it an invaluable partner for startups looking to scale rapidly. Hyphen Capital's approach is holistic, emphasizing long-term relationships and community support, reflecting their mission to empower the next generation of AAPI founders to achieve extraordinary success.