Hummingbird Ventures is an Antwerp-founded, London-based venture capital firm that backs unconventional founders globally. Founded in 2012, the firm is known for its contrarian thesis of backing misfit entrepreneurs who operate outside conventional business norms, with early bets on companies including Kraken and Lovable.
Hummingbird invests in founders who are, in the firm's own words, truly misfits and anomalies who have built their own theory of the world. Sector-agnostic in approach, the firm has concentrated historically in consumer tech, crypto and Web3, and AI applications.
The firm backs founders globally with a particular eye for operators in markets underserved by Bay Area capital, believing that unconventional founders can emerge anywhere.
Hummingbird announced $800 million in new funds in March 2026, oversubscribed and closed within a week. The capital includes the firm's first-ever growth fund at approximately $600 million, plus $200 million for earlier-stage investments.
The raise brings Hummingbird's total assets under management to nearly $2 billion. The growth fund marks a deliberate strategic expansion, enabling the firm to back more mature companies and address a structural gap in European late-stage capital, where many scaling companies currently rely on US-based investors to access their next funding rounds.
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