About HyperGuap
HyperGuap is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of United States. As of Nov 2023, HyperGuap has invested in 20 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Lightship Overall, HyperGuap portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, namely Carta, Public and Anduril. A lot of funds co-invest with HyperGuap, with names like Spearhead sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. HyperGuap has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
HyperGuap's List of Top Investments
HyperGuap has a portfolio of 20 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in Carbon CollectiveTheir portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by HyperGuap:
1. Carta
Software-based equity management solutions. It offers features solutions for valuation, equity planning, transfer agents, electronic securities, scenario modeling, fund administration, portfolio data collection, and more. It offers solutions to multiple sectors including private companies, investors, and public companies. It also offers ESOP management solutions.
Key facts about Carta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.16B
- Employee Count: 2,356 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 137 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Public
Multi-asset investment platform for individuals. It enables investing in stocks, treasuries, bonds, crypto, ETFs, and alternative assets. It allows users to buy and sell shares based on real-time prices. Features tools for accessing historical analysis, tracking investments, referencing news articles for investing, investment thesis, public talks, live news, and more. Application is made available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Public
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $421M
- Employee Count: 880 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Accel, Atlant Ventures and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 03, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Anduril
Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains. It develops integrated platforms that enhance situational awareness, real-time decision-making, and operational effectiveness for defense and security applications. It delivers a range of autonomous systems and software-defined defense infrastructure, including surveillance systems, unmanned platforms, and command-and-control technologies designed to operate in complex and contested environments. Its solutions support modern military needs such as border security, force protection, and multi-domain mission coordination.
Key facts about Anduril
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Costa Mesa (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $11.3B
- Employee Count: 6,214 as on Nov 12, 2025
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Avitas Capital and 80 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, May 13, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Rainbow
Mobile wallet for cryptocurrencies. It also provides an online marketplace for trading NFT. It is an online marketplace for users to sell, manage and purchase digital assets through games.
Key facts about Rainbow
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $21M
- Employee Count: 318 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Broadhaven Ventures, Seek Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. ALT
App-based platform for investment in stocks and alternative assets. The company provides an investment platform, in-depth trend data, real-time tracking, pricing alerts, and other services.
Key facts about ALT
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $106M
- Employee Count: 179 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: First Round Capital, Fifth Down Capital and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 21, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
HyperGuap's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
HyperGuap has invested in 20 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in micro1 and most recent follow-on round was in Lightship.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
HyperGuap's Investments by Stage
HyperGuap has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.3M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $23M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $75M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HyperGuap's Investments by Sector
HyperGuap has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Transportation and Logistics Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 19 Tech companies, 12 Consumer (B2C) companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HyperGuap's Investments by Geography
HyperGuap has made most investments in United States (5), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 5 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HyperGuap's recent investments
HyperGuap has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by HyperGuap:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 14, 2023 | United States | Series B | 2181 | [+7] | |
Aug 06, 2023 | United States | Seed | 8293 | [+3] | |
Jun 07, 2023 | United States | Seed | 3734 | [+13] | |
Feb 23, 2023 | United States | Seed | 5347 | [+5] | |
Jul 12, 2022 | United States | Series A | 2371 | [+4] |
Unicorns in HyperGuap's Portfolio
HyperGuap has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Public, Anduril and Carta. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Public. It became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before HyperGuap first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in HyperGuap's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Multi-asset investment platform for individuals | 2019 | New York City | Series D | {yfqqcr | ||
75 | Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains | 2017 | Costa Mesa | Series H | xmvheha | ||
85 | Software-based equity management solutions | 2012 | San Francisco | Series G | ykgilyf |
Team profile of HyperGuap
HyperGuap has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. HyperGuap's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of HyperGuap
Over the past 5 years, 90 investors have co-invested in HyperGuap's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before HyperGuap: First Round Capital, Seven Seven Six and 21 others have invested in rounds before HyperGuap. There is 1 company where First Round Capital has invested before HyperGuap and 1 company where Seven Seven Six has invested before HyperGuap.
- Top Co-investors of HyperGuap: 43 investors entered a company along with HyperGuap. These include investors like Spearhead (1 company).
- Invested after HyperGuap: A total of 24 investors have invested in HyperGuap's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Atalaya Capital Management (1 company), Companyon Ventures (1 company) and Motley Fool Ventures (1 company).
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