High-Tech Gründerfonds (Germany)

Homebrew is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Satya Patel, a former product executive at Twitter, and Hunter Walk, a former director of product management at Google focused on YouTube, both of whom built Homebrew around the conviction that their combined backgrounds as operators at defining consumer and enterprise internet companies gave them unusual insight into what great early-stage companies look and feel like before most investors would recognize their potential. The firm has grown to manage more than $500 million in assets under management across multiple fund vehicles and invests with initial checks from $1 million to $3 million at pre-seed and seed stages in enterprise software, consumer technology, and fintech companies. Homebrew is known for its founder-forward approach, its transparent communication about its investment thesis and portfolio through the partners' prolific writing and speaking, and its commitment to investing in founders across diverse backgrounds. Portfolio companies include Gusto, the payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small businesses; Webflow, the no-code web design and development platform; Chime, the US neobank; Plaid, the financial data connectivity infrastructure company; and Notion, the all-in-one workspace platform. Note: several of these companies (Plaid, Chime, Notion) are primarily associated with other lead investors, and Homebrew's specific investment roles should be independently verified. Beyond its original investments, the portfolio includes dozens of pre-seed and seed stage consumer, enterprise, and fintech companies.