About Haatch
Haatch is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Stamford, United Kingdom. As of Sep 2026, Haatch is an active investor, having invested in 213 companies, with 39 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of TOGL Overall, Haatch portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Bob, Chorus.ai and Bunch. A lot of funds co-invest with Haatch, with names like Portfolio Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Haatch has team of 25 people including 11 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Haatch's List of Top Investments
Haatch has a portfolio of 213 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Chorus and AppFactor.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Ireland and 8 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Haatch:1. Bob
Provider of a platform for human resources, payroll, and finance. The platform offers core HR, talent management, payroll processing, benefits administration, and financial planning functionalities. It includes features for onboarding, time and attendance tracking, compensation management, and workforce planning. The platform also provides tools for performance reviews, learning programs, and employee feedback.
Key facts about Bob
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $740M
- Employee Count: 2,120 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, General Atlantic and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 01, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Scurri
Provider of delivery management software for retailers, postal services, marketplaces. The software streamlines label generation, parcel tracking, and data management. It connects aspects of the order, shipping, and delivery process through a central platform. The platform integrates with carrier services and eCommerce platforms. It automates decision-making for carrier selection. The software also provides post-purchase communications and branded tracking options.
Key facts about Scurri
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Maidenhead (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $19.9M
- Employee Count: 54 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Episode 1 Ventures, SOSV and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Chorus.ai
Conversational intelligence platform for sales. It is built on scoring sales calls using speech recognition and NLP algorithms. Clients can score each call against playbook and sales best practices, so sales managers can have a view of their team. Its sales dialer enables to place calls, record activities, and take call notes from within Salesforce. It has clients such as Zoom, Adobe, DocuSign, etc.
Key facts about Chorus.ai
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 90 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: Georgian, Redpoint Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Sama
Provider of data annotation, validation, and model evaluation services for AI. The company delivers human-verified annotation for computer vision, NLP, and multimodal AI. It designs data workflows aligned to model architecture and production goals. The company offers labeling for vision, multimodal, and sensor data, built for accuracy.
Key facts about Sama
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $84.8M
- Employee Count: 4,348 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, First Ascent Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Iterate
Enterprise AI application platform providing low-code development tools. It is a platform that offers a low-code development platform, Interplay, that enables enterprises to rapidly build and scale AI solutions with speed and confidence. The companys platform is designed to deliver privacy-first AI, automating end-to-end analytics implementation for web apps.
Key facts about Iterate
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.3M
- Employee Count: 1 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Red Giraffe Advisors, Haatch and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 12, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Haatch's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Haatch has invested in 213 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 17 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 59 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 34 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in TOGL and most recent follow-on round was in Happl.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 32 | 2 | 34 |
2025 | 54 | 5 | 59 |
2024 | 39 | 3 | 42 |
2023 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2022 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2021 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Haatch's Investments by Stage
Haatch has made 159 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.72M, 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.65M, 4 investments in Series B stage, 1 investment in Series C stage and 1 investment in Series D stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 159 |
Series A | 7 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Haatch's Investments by Sector
Haatch has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, FinTech, Consumer and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 182 Tech companies, 163 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 147 Software companies and at least 101 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 129 |
Vertical SaaS | 41 |
FinTech | 24 |
Consumer | 19 |
High Tech | 19 |
Others | 120 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Haatch's Investments by Geography
Haatch has made most investments in United Kingdom (132), followed by United States where it has made 17 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 132 |
United States | 17 |
Ireland | 5 |
Germany | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Haatch's recent investments
Haatch has made 34 investments in 2026 so far. TOGL and YardOps are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Haatch:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 22, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5220 | ||
Aug 03, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5581 | - | |
Jul 29, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5529 | ||
Jul 14, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7162 | [+7] | |
2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7035 | - |
Unicorns in Haatch's Portfolio
Haatch has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Bob. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Bob which became a unicorn in 2021, 2 years before Haatch first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Haatch's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Provider of integrated software for managing workforce payroll and finance | 2015 | London | Series E | jgagfzo |
Acquired companies in Haatch's Portfolio
10 companies from Haatch's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Irida Labs in May 2026 by Renesas Electronics for $*****.Here are Haatch's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 07, 2026 | 2025 | Seed | 3652 | |
Jan 20, 2026 | Feb 16, 2026 | Seed | 7710 | |
Sep 30, 2025 | - | - | 6516 | |
Jun 03, 2025 | Apr 15, 2021 | Series A | 8016 | |
Jun 26, 2024 | 2020 | Seed | 3612 |
Team profile of Haatch
Haatch has a team of 25 members including 11 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom and Montenegro. Haatch's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Haatch:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Oxford | - | ||
Partner | Montenegro | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - |
Co-investors of Haatch
Over the past 13 years, 374 investors have co-invested in Haatch's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Haatch: Techstars, Battery Ventures and 90 others have invested in rounds before Haatch. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Haatch and 1 company where Battery Ventures has invested before Haatch.
- Top Co-investors of Haatch: 158 investors entered a company along with Haatch. These include investors like Portfolio Ventures (6 companies).
- Invested after Haatch: A total of 124 investors have invested in Haatch's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Enterprise Ireland (2 companies), Pembroke VCT (2 companies) and Begin Capital (2 companies).
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