# Haymaker

> Haymaker is a VC fund in New York backing B2B, FinTech and Marketing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haymaker-pr
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/haymakerpr
- Website: http://haymaker.co

Haymaker is a New York-based PR firm that works with top-tier technology companies, including Grubhub, Handy, Uptake, SeatGeek, and Mark43.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |
| Journalism | 1 | 33% |
| Public Relations | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| France | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| J.J. Colao | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-j-colao |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brightflow AI | Brightflow AI is a financial intelligence company that provides small business owners with forecasting and financing tools. The platform enables users to monitor the cash flow on their Shopify and Amazon stores. Brightflow AI was founded by Jeffrey Priebe and Robbie Bhathal in 2019 and is based in Walnut, California. | $15M | Series A | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| Rosaly | Rosaly gives you the ability to manage advance payment requests automatically and provide your staff with a financial management tool without having any negative effects on your cash flow.Rosaly is a fintech with real social effect that helps businesses improve the financial well-being of their employees by providing on-demand pay, budgetmanagement, and education through an app. Rosaly was started by Arbia Smiti at the end of 2019. | $7.5M | Seed | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| Qwoted | Qwoted is a free platform that helps journalists connect and collaborate with subject matter experts (and the PRs who represent them) when they're working on a story. Within our private network, you can pose a question, review multiple pitches, and mute conversations when you have what you need. Qwoted automatically creates a portfolio of yourwork, and you can learn who your audience is, see the reach of your pieces, and measure your impact all within your Qwoted profile. PRs and self-representing sources can also utilize Qwoted to cut through the noise and pitch to reporters with our in-app messaging feature. | $3M | Seed | Jun 21, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bonfire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonfire-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Haymaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haymaker-ventures-c523) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Audeo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audeo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Auxxo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/auxxo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caliber Corporate Advisers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caliber-corporate-advisers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clocktower Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clocktower-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Haymaker invest in?

Haymaker invests primarily in B2B, FinTech and Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Haymaker?

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### Who are the partners at Haymaker?

The team at Haymaker includes J.J. Colao (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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