How I Invest:

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• A stand-out founder is the gating factor and catalyst that pushes me to go deeper into rabbit holes. The core of my decision-making is trusting the entrepreneur. I believe that among all the variables involved in building a company—market, product, business model, and founders—the team remains the essential constant.

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• I am a generalist software investor, having previously backed companies in AI, fintech, health, among other verticals. The kind of founders I like to work with are those with immense, almost delusional self-belief; those with unwavering conviction in their insights, who will run through walls to bring their vision to life; and those who feel the finitude of life, where 24 hours never feels like enough and urgency defines how they build.​

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• Post-investment, my working relationship is fluid; some founders want to touch base 1x/day, and some 1x/month. I don’t want to meddle and feel ‘busy’. I see my role as one where I can act as a guardrail on strategic direction, talent quality, and provide a steady hand as we go through the ups-and-down of a startup journey. I aim to provide inputs, with no expectation of having ideas implemented; founders are the captains of the ship.

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Hummingbird:

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• We’re a global, pre-seed to Series B fund. We place most, if not all of our emphasis on founders. We want to partner with the unreasonable, unconventional, and high-urgency people building in technology.

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• Our typical first checks range from $1-15M. View us as long-term, concentrated capital, with each fund partnering with 10-15 companies at max, with the goal to provide up to $30M/co as businesses scale. We don’t care what other investors do, and we continue to back portfolio companies during the toughest of times. 

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• Our prior investments include leading rounds in Kraken, BilliontoOne, Peak Games, Aspora, Lovable, and Etched, among others. We are media shy, but this article sheds light on our history and top 0.1% performance in venture.