# HAX Growth

> HAX Growth is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Internet of Things and Consumer Electronics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/2996239/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hax_co
- Website: https://hax.co
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haxlr8r/

HAX Growth is an 7-week bootcamp for hardware startups based in downtown San Francisco. Their program is the best-in-class hardware accelerator focused on launching B2C and B2B hardware startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 40% |
| Consumer Electronics | 2 | 40% |
| Toys | 1 | 20% |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KitchBot | KitchBot dishes are not only suitable for cooking steaks, but also dishes like egg dishes, salmon, chicken, and vegetables can be delicious. This is a cooking technique application for the dish, making cooking easier and completing delicious dishes faster. For inquiries, a telephone number is given on their website. |  | Seed | Nov 29, 2017 |  |
| KAMARQ | The world seems to get more efficient and convenient every day. But efficiency and convenience have brought a host of gadgets, appliances and must-have products into their homes. THeir lives are so full of things and information, their're overwhelmed.Since ancient times, the concept of "unfilled space" has been central to theJapanese cultural aesthetic. Space where the imagination can take flight, where the spirit can be refreshed and where the body can be re-energized. At KAMARQ, they want to provide this space to the world.By combining different functions into a single, beautiful form, they want to provide people with the space to discover new freedoms and embark on new journeys. Quite simply, they want to expand their world.They want people to have space to grow, so they can care more about each other, and reach out to friends and loved ones far away. Because when your world expands, the world itself becomes bigger―and better―for all.That's KAMARQ, the first and only IoT venture that produces a new product that combines furniture and IT. | $3.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 23, 2017 |  |
| Pillsy | Pillsy is an enterprise-grade platform for remote patient support and rapid development of connected medication experiences. It is a new smart pill bottle and app that uses behavioral science to support healthy habits around vitamins and medications. It also securely share the pill-taking information with loved ones and to help monitor people.Pillsy was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. |  | Seed | Nov 21, 2017 |  |
| Arovia, Inc. | At Arovia, They have made it their mission to create something you've never seen before. They want to enable you to maximize your mobile content anywhere and everywhere! They will strive to continue making your life more productive, more fun, and more flexible |  | Seed | Oct 02, 2017 |  |
| Smart Lumies | Meet the first physical gaming platform that allows kids to play an unlimited number of games on the same toy. It interacts in many ways, using colors, sounds and sensors. Simple from the outside, easy to use and engaging, it is the perfect tech toy for boosting logical thinking, social and motor skills.Smart Lumies identifies different playertypes in kids, giving them quality content at the right time to boost their skills. With more than 1000 different levels, every child will find their own favorite game. The app observes the user’s playtime and progress to recommend what games to play next to develop new skills continuously. The first product, Smart Lumies Cube, is a technology showcase product. The goal is to validate the idea and provide a significant data source for analytics and future developments. Smart Lumies Cube is the first interactive toy from Smart Lumies for connected interactive play. With the ever-expanding dataset, we’ll be able to move ahead of the competition. The collected data helps us recommend new games to individual users and automated game production powered by AI. Smart Lumies, Inc. was founded by Filip Kovacic Popov and Martina Grgic in 2017. Smart Lumies was part of the biggest hardware accelerator - HAX. |  | Convertible Note | Aug 07, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Luminate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luminate-cd00) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alliance of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-of-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lifull](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifull) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HAX Growth invest in?

HAX Growth invests primarily in Internet of Things, Consumer Electronics and Toys startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did HAX Growth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for HAX Growth closed in Nov 2017. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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