Haystack is an early-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests $500K-$3M in initial rounds of innovative software and technology startups. Their strategy focuses on partnering with "outlier founders" at the earliest stages of company building across various sectors, including consumer and enterprise software, fintech, and AI.
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
$50M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Stage Distribution
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| alphaXiv | Seed | $7M | Nov 2025 |
| Finley | Series A | $17M | Jan 2023 |
| Womp | Seed | $4.7M | Apr 2022 |
| Rutter | Series A | $27M | Mar 2022 |
| Parabol | Series A | $8M | Mar 2021 |
| Haus | Pre-Seed | — | Jun 2019 |
| BentoBox | Series B | $16.4M | Apr 2019 |
| Redpanda Data | Series C | $100M | — |
| OpenMeter | Seed | $3M | — |
| Kinetic Automation | Series B | $21M | — |
| Narvar | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
CRV (Charles River Ventures)2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
Female Founders Fund2 shared
Menlo Ventures2 shared
Andreessen Horowitz1 shared
Basis Set Ventures1 shared
The Chainsmokers1 shared
Bain Capital Ventures1 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners1 shared
GV (Google Ventures)1 shared
Threshold Ventures1 shared
M12 (Microsoft)1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Resolute Ventures1 shared
Allstate1 shared
Liberty Mutual1 shared
Lux Capital1 shared
Neo1 shared
Accel1 shared
Battery Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 1 March 2026