Hinge Capital, formerly known as Venture51, is an Austin, Texas-based venture capital firm founded in 2009. It invests in high-technology companies at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, combining capital with operational support and data science.
Average disclosed round size is $201.4M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series C
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
BZ
Brandon Zeuner
Co-founder / Managing Partner
RS
Ryan Swagar
Co-founder / Managing Partner
ZH
Zach Hamilton
Venture Partner
BB
Boz Bundalo
CTO / Product Dev / UI/UX
JS
Jim Sagar
Head of Data / Rehinged CEO
BZ
Brandon Zeuner
Partner
RS
Ryan Swagar
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bird | Series C | $800M | Jan 2021 |
 Classy | Series D | $118M | Jan 2021 |
| Bird | Series D | $275M | Oct 2019 |
 Ripple | Series C | $200M | Jan 2019 |
 Naked Labs | Series A | $14M | Aug 2018 |
 Dekko | Seed | $1.9M | Sep 2012 |
 LaunchRock, Inc. | Seed | $800K | Nov 2011 |
Top Co-Investors
Seabed VC1 shared
New Enterprise Associates1 shared
Founders Fund1 shared
Lumia Capital1 shared
Fortress Investment Group1 shared
500 Global1 shared
Galaxy Ventures1 shared
Pantera Capital1 shared
GV1 shared
Brevan Howard1 shared
SC Ventures1 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners1 shared
Marshall Wace1 shared
Route 66 Ventures1 shared
Accenture1 shared
Mouro Capital1 shared
Digitalis Ventures1 shared
SBI Investment1 shared
Eniac Ventures1 shared
IDG Capital1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026