Hawktail is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, investing in transformational technology across life sciences, climate tech, deep tech, and software. Founded in 2018, the firm focuses on early-stage startups leveraging cutting-edge science to solve complex global challenges.
Their most common stage is seed (59% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $14.2M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
17
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
AL
Alda Leu Dennis
Managing Partner
MP
Michael Polansky
Founder and Managing Partner
RP
Robert Pollak
Founder and Managing Partner
JD
Jackson Davis
Investor, Advisor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
17 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOuter Bio | Unknown | $23M | Jan 2026 |
| OOuter Biosciences | Unknown | $23M | Jan 2026 |
 Cascade Space | Seed | $5.9M | Jul 2025 |
 Standard Fleet | Seed | $7M | Jun 2023 |
 Gridware | Seed | $10.5M | Jun 2023 |
 Mother Science | Seed | — | Nov 2022 |
 Seabound | Seed | $4.4M | May 2022 |
| RRedesign Science | Seed | — | Dec 2021 |
 Universal Hydrogen | Series A | $62M | Apr 2021 |
 Cascade Space | Seed | $5.9M | — |
 Modulo Bio | Unknown | $8M | — |
 ExpressionEdits | Seed | $13M | — |
 OverT | Unknown | $16M | — |
 Skye | Pre-Seed | — | — |
 Reask | Seed | $6.5M | — |
 Modulo | Unknown | $8M | — |
| RRange Biotechnologies | Seed | $5.2M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Liquid 2 Ventures4 shared
Initialized Capital4 shared
Y Combinator3 shared
Refactor Capital3 shared
Scale Venture Partners2 shared
Lowercarbon Capital2 shared
Soma Capital2 shared
Rebel Fund2 shared
Aurelia Foundry2 shared
TRAC2 shared
Pioneer Fund2 shared
Palm Drive Capital2 shared
Garage Capital2 shared
Nova Threshold2 shared
Builders VC2 shared
Cantos2 shared
Spacecadet Ventures2 shared
Civilization Ventures2 shared
Collaborative Fund2 shared
SV Angel2 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026