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Haystack

Venture Capital

Haystack is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, backing outlier founders at the earliest stages.

Founded 2013 United States San Francisco, United States 7 employees Finance, Financial Services

117

Total Investments

91

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

2

Industries

General Information

Industries Finance, Financial Services

Company Overview

Founded 2013
Employees 7
Location United States San Francisco, United States
Website haystack.vc

Investment Criteria

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About Haystack

Since 2013, Haystack has made approximately 290 pre-seed or seed-stage investments, of which (after proactively marking down our portfolios in 2022), we have over 60 companies valued at $100M+, 16 companies valued at $1B+, and 36 accretive exits to date. Over the past few years, our median initial check size has stabilized around $700K on a median entry post-money valuation of $15M.

Recent Investments (117)

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Company Stage Amount Date
Series A •••••• Dec 2025
Seed •••••• Nov 2025
Seed •••••• Oct 2024
Venture Round •••••• Jul 2024
Series D •••••• Jul 2024
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Pre Seed Round •••••• Feb 2024
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Seed Round •••••• Jan 2024
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Series A •••••• Oct 2023
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Seed •••••• Sep 2023
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Seed Round •••••• Aug 2023

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