Nov 3, 2020Hummingbird raises $200M at record speed to back exceptional founders globally1/ Focus on seed + double down capacity of $200M fresh capital If you are not raising $1B, it’s because you simply can’t, right? We think not. A larger fund size would keep us from our best and our passion: investing in seed, with tickets from $500K to $5M in…5 min read5 min read
Jun 1, 2020Peak sale to Zynga drives 8.6x gross fund return for Hummingbird VenturesOn May 31st, Zynga acquired Peak for $1.8B, and we picked 10 reasons why Hummingbird’s Peak investment is a once-in-a-blue-moon outlier: 1/ Contrarian We invested against VC consensus back in the days on the poor dynamics of casual gaming; too hit driven, low retention & short-lived marketing arbitrage, unsustainable and…8 min read8 min read
May 30, 2018Gram Games $250M+ Exit to Zynga: How a Scrappy Turkish Startup Built a Mobile Gaming BlockbusterWe are excited to announce today that Zynga has agreed to purchase Gram Games for $250 million in cash, with a substantial upside if certain earn out targets are met. Having only raised $1.6M in funding to date, this is an exceptional outcome for all of Gram’s shareholders. We co-founded…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Sep 21, 2017We are excited to announce our new $95M Hummingbird Ventures III fundHaving flown below the radar for a long time, we think now is as good a time as any to share our story. It’s a story about choosing the path less trodden and challenging a few golden VC rules along the way. Always searching for a very special entrepreneur to…8 min read8 min read
