# David Heinemeier Hansson

> David Heinemeier Hansson is a seed investor backing Software and Photography. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

David Heinemeier Hansson is a seed investor in Copenhagen focused on Software and Photography. David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails, Co-founder of Basecamp and HEY, best-selling author, Le Mans class-winning racing driver, antitrust advocate, frequent podcast guest, and family man.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Photography | 1 | 100% |
| Photo Editing | 1 | 100% |
| Digital Marketing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JumpStory | One price. One license.25 million images. With JumpStory™ you pay just 25 USD/month for unlimited access to authentic looking photos, videos & vectors that you can use for all commercial purposes – for life! | $995.7K | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 | https://jumpstory.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CVX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cvx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does David Heinemeier Hansson invest in?

David Heinemeier Hansson invests primarily in Software, Photography and Photo Editing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did David Heinemeier Hansson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Heinemeier Hansson closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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