About Hanfield Venture Partners
Hanfield Venture Partners, established in 2011, is an angel investment group based in New York City, United States. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in United States. Its portfolio includes 47 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, High Tech sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Kraken, Databricks and Epic Games. As of Jul 2026, Hanfield Venture Partners has 9 unicorns under its belt and has witnessed 5 portfolio exits. Its latest investment was a $2.1M Seed round in Aqua Cultured Foods on Oct 27, 2021, which also saw participation from Supply Change Capital and Aera VC.
To date, 8 investors have co-invested in Hanfield Venture Partners's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Supply Change Capital.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
New York City, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
Hanfield Venture Partners' List of Top Investments
Hanfield Venture Partners has a portfolio of 47 companies, including 9 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in Aqua Cultured FoodsTheir portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Hanfield Venture Partners:1. Kraken
Provider of a multi-asset trading platform. It is a multi-faceted company offering a range of services including cryptocurrency trading, asset management, and digital marketing solutions.
Key facts about Kraken
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Cheyenne (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $866M
- Employee Count: 1,132 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, InvestX and 124 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 20, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Databricks
Data and AI platform that unifies analytics. Its main site highlights building apps, agents, and AI on your data, with pricing based on pay-as-you-go usage. The platform offers data management, warehousing, engineering, and science capabilities. It facilitates data sharing, governance, and application development. The platform supports business intelligence and database functionalities.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series K
- Total Funding till date: $20.2B
- Employee Count: 15,627 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, Fidelity Investments and 108 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Epic Games
Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games. It offers a range of titles, including free games, mods, and DLC content. The platform features a user-friendly interface for accessing and downloading games. The company also provides online services, such as account management and support, for users and game developers.
Key facts about Epic Games
- Founded Year: 1991
- Location: Cary (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $8.13B
- Employee Count: 11,853 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Avitas Capital and 82 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Feb 07, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Next Door
Social networking and e-commerce platform for neighborhoods. It allows users to sign up with an address and connect with people in their local communities and greet newcomers, exchange recommendations, and read the local news. It also works with local government agencies that can send out citywide alerts on things like utility shutdowns, alerts, or emergency preparedness tips. Available on both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Next Door
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $470M
- Employee Count: 968 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Syren Capital Advisors and 49 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 08, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Patreon
Provider of a reward-based crowdfunding platform for musicians and content creators. It allows users to invest in projects to avail returns in the form of pre-sold concert tickets, personal gifts, meet & greets, etc. The backers pledge a fixed amount every month to the chosen project. It is based on the ad revenue and per-stream payouts model. The application can be accessed on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Patreon
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $412M
- Employee Count: 1,255 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Vibhu Venture Partners, Allen & Company and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 06, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Hanfield Venture Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hanfield Venture Partners has invested in 47 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Aqua Cultured Foods.Hanfield Venture Partners' Investments by Stage
Hanfield Venture Partners has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.1M.Hanfield Venture Partners' Investments by Sector
Hanfield Venture Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, High Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 41 Tech companies, 23 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 22 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Sustainability Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hanfield Venture Partners' Investments by Geography
Hanfield Venture Partners has made most investments in United States (1).Hanfield Venture Partners' recent investments
Hanfield Venture Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Hanfield Venture Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 27, 2021 | United States | Seed | 4046 |
Unicorns in Hanfield Venture Partners' Portfolio
Hanfield Venture Partners has 9 unicorns in its portfolio - Underdog Sports, Liquid Death, Jeeves and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Underdog Sports. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Hanfield Venture Partners first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Hanfield Venture Partners' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Operator of digital platforms for fantasy sports and event wagering | 2020 | Brooklyn | Series C | sulsgqi | ||
64 | Internet first brand offering beverages | 2014 | Los Angeles | Series D | nwlf{{b | ||
72 | Digital company offering payment and corporate financial cards | 2019 | New York City | Series C | xgoenab | ||
63 | Developer of communication infrastructure and artificial intelligence customer service agents | 2013 | San Mateo | Series C | pbzqip{ | ||
66 | Online revenue-based financing marketplace for SaaS businesses | 2019 | Los Angeles | Series C | gbmxbmp |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Hanfield Venture Partners' Portfolio
2 of Hanfield Venture Partners' portfolio companies have become public. Next Door got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in May 2021 at marketcap of undefined and Beyond Meat got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $184M.Here are Hanfield Venture Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2021 | - | - | 1566 | |
May 02, 2019 | - | - | 9641 |
Acquired companies in Hanfield Venture Partners' Portfolio
3 companies from Hanfield Venture Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Leapfin in Jun 2026 by Airwallex for $*****.Here are Hanfield Venture Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 11, 2026 | - | - | 2345 | |
Feb 17, 2025 | - | - | 3810 | |
Sep 01, 2017 | - | - | 7976 |
Co-investors of Hanfield Venture Partners
Over the past 5 years, 14 investors have co-invested in Hanfield Venture Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Hanfield Venture Partners: Climate Capital has invested before Hanfield Venture Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Hanfield Venture Partners: 8 investors entered a company along with Hanfield Venture Partners. These include investors like Supply Change Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Hanfield Venture Partners: A total of 5 investors have invested in Hanfield Venture Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Stray Dog Capital (1 company) and H Venture Partners (1 company).
