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Location on request · Invests in North America; Europe; Asia; Global · Website

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Thesis

Back outlier founders with unconventional ambition and deep-rooted urgency operating outside conventional wisdom. We believe the best companies are built by rare entrepreneurs who can filter out 95% of typical VC advice and construct exceptional talent and culture.

Likely not a fit for

Formula-driven investing, pedigree-dependent selection, founders seeking traditional validation, mediocre talent in bloated rounds, check-the-box approaches

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

3 contacts on file

MG

Mario Gabriele

PartnerPartner · Primary contact

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m•••@hu•••.vc

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Lukas Decoster

PartnerPartner

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l•••@hu•••.vc

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Konrad Kordowski

Partner

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k•••@hu•••.vc

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Portfolio

RevolutFintech Payments

Revolut helps you spend, send, and save smarter, offering a seamless financial platform for personal and business customers.

KaleidoscopeEnterprise Software

Kaleidoscope is a platform designed to streamline R&D workflows for scientific teams, focusing on optimizing data management, tracking project progress, and facilitating collaboration with external partners such as CROs. It integrates with existing life science tools and provides features like assay cataloging, inventory management, and data compliance.

LatchBiotech Life Sciences

LatchBio partners with leading biotech solution providers building a new class of molecular measurement technologies, accelerating data analysis for R&D teams in the biotech sector.

InterfereEnterprise Software

Interfere is the experience layer for modern product teams, providing software that can detect, triage, and fix bugs automatically without human intervention.

TruffleDeveloper Tools Infra

Truffle is a development platform that enables users to build and deploy applications using the Truffle SDK. It provides tools for creating, testing, and deploying apps, including a simple weather-checking application that interacts with external APIs.

KrakenFintech Payments

Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform offering services for individual and institutional traders. It provides support, trading tools, and institutional crypto trading solutions.

BillionToOneHealthcare Digital

BillionToOne is a molecular diagnostics company focused on creating accessible prenatal screening and liquid biopsy tests.

AsporaFintech Payments

Aspora provides secure and fast money transfers to India at guaranteed Google rates, focusing on serving Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) globally.

EnvedaBiotech Life Sciences

Enveda Bio leverages evolutionary intelligence for drug discovery, utilizing a large foundation model called PRISM for analyzing small molecule mass spectra.

Peak GamesGaming

Peak Games is a leading mobile gaming company, committed to developing innovative products with its driven and talented team. Peak Games focuses on creating highly-rated mobile games including the top-10 grossing Toy Blast and the recently launched Toon Blast, which are engaging and inspiring millions of users around the world.

EtchedEnterprise Software

Etched is a company specializing in high-performance AI inference systems. It offers advanced solutions for demanding workloads.

DeliverooEcommerce Marketplaces

Deliveroo is a food delivery service that offers food, groceries, pharmacy, and gifts. It partners with restaurants and retailers to deliver products quickly.

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Nomads (Hummingbird VC) - Research Document Investment Thesis Nomads, operating publicly as Hummingbird VC, is a global seed stage venture capital firm that backs "outlier founders" with unconventional ambition and non-linear journeys. Founded by Barend Van den Brande with over two decades of venture capital experience, the firm explicitly rejects formula-driven, pedigree-based investing in favor

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