# Hiero

> Hiero is a VC fund in New York backing Software, Compliance and Marketplace. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hierovc
- Website: https://www.hiero.vc

Hiero is a holding company that has developed, invested in, and contributed to dozens of early-stage ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Compliance | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Checkfirst | Checkfirst is the digital authority for manual data capture at scale.Checkfirst uses advanced technology to enable businesses to capture mission critical and verified onsite data at scale. They help businesses stay compliant to new and existing laws, and to drive revenues by increasing conversions. With an AI powered engine, Checkfirst helpspeople capture data faster, process it and ensure there is a useful output through summarising reports, auto-scoring and certificate creation. Tools like Checkfirst have been built to support the shift to a remote world. People and businesses want accurate data to make better purchasing decisions and public companies need to ensure suppliers are compliant. That’s where Checkfirst comes along, with an API first digital tool that allows businesses to build trust between them and their clients through a third-party verification platform. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | May 08, 2024 | https://www.checkfirst.ai |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Notion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notion-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Olisipo Way](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olisipoway) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hiero invest in?

Hiero invests primarily in Software, Compliance and Marketplace startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hiero last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hiero closed in May 2024. 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.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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