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    Hummingbird Ventures

    Antwerp, BelgiumFounded 2010

    Hummingbird Ventures is a global early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010 in Antwerp, Belgium. The firm partners with outlier founders at the earliest stages, investing from $500K at seed to $50M+ when doubling down, and is known for a contrarian, founder-first approach. Its latest fundraise totaled $800M across Hummingbird Ventures VI and Hummingbird Growth.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 8 prior). Average disclosed round size is $48.5M (across 79 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    59

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Barend Van den Brande

    Barend Van den Brande

    Founding partner

    Firat Ileri

    Firat Ileri

    Partner

    Lukas Decoster

    Lukas Decoster

    Partner

    Mario Gabriele

    Mario Gabriele

    Partner

    Teal Frost

    Teal Frost

    Talent Partner

    Kobe Hendrickx

    Kobe Hendrickx

    Finance Director

    Thomas Delplanque

    Thomas Delplanque

    Regulatory Director

    Elçin Metin

    Elçin Metin

    Talent Associate

    Alptug Polatkan

    Alptug Polatkan

    Analyst

    Marc Rizk

    Marc Rizk

    Analyst

    Katherine Jones

    Katherine Jones

    Investor

    Konrad Kordowski

    Konrad Kordowski

    Investor

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    91 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Augustus logoAugustusSeries B$180MJul 2026
    MicroAGI logoMicroAGISeed$55MJul 2026
    Waypoint Bio logoWaypoint BioSeries A$20MJun 2026
    Olix Computing logoOlix ComputingSeries B$312MJan 2026
    Alien logoAlienPre-Seed$7.1MJan 2026
    OneCard logoOneCardSeries D—Jan 2026
    Airwallex logoAirwallexSeries H$320MJan 2026
    Flux Computing logoFlux ComputingSeries A$220MJan 2026
    Pristyn Care logoPristyn CareSeries D$4MJul 2025
    Lovable logoLovableSeries A$200MJul 2025
    Tavrn logoTavrnSeries A$15MJul 2025
    Aspora logoAsporaSeries B$50MJun 2025
    Aspora logoAsporaSeries B—May 2025
    Karman+ logoKarman+Series B$20MFeb 2025
    Kaleidoscope Bio logoKaleidoscope BioSeries A$5MJan 2025
    Karman+ logoKarman+Seed$20MJan 2025
    Tavrn logoTavrnSeries A$15MJan 2025
    Aspora logoAsporaSeries A$35MDec 2024
    Lovable logoLovablePre-Seed—Oct 2024
    BillionToOne logoBillionToOneSeries D$130MJun 2024
    Anima logoAnimaSeries A$12.0MMar 2024
    Bioptimus logoBioptimusSeed$35MFeb 2024
    Monumental logoMonumentalSeries B$25MFeb 2024
    Anima logoAnimaSeries A$12MJan 2024
    Aspora logoAsporaSeed$5MJan 2024
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026