# HL Ventures

> HL Ventures is a VC fund in Mountain View backing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mountain View, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hlventures23/
- Website: https://www.hlv.vc/

HL Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm that seeks to invest in early-stage. The firm focuses on the mobility ecosystem. It is a corporate venture capital arm of HL Mando.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Solar | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lincode | Setting the standard for precision in manufacturing.Lincode is an AI-driven technology company specializing in advanced machine vision and defect detection for automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing. Our patent-pending AI platform leverages pre-trained models to solve complex defect detection challenges, reducing data requirementsand enabling rapid, high-accuracy deployment.With on-premise edge AI deployments, we ensure real-time, low-latency processing, eliminating reliance on the cloud and enhancing production efficiency. Our solutions seamlessly integrate with existing machine vision systems, cutting costs while improving defect detection—especially for subtle flaws like porosity in automotive components.At Lincode, we deliver scalable, cost-effective AI solutions that redefine quality control, helping manufacturers save time, reduce waste, and improve productivity. Trusted by industry leaders in automotive, aerospace, electronics, or packaging our solutions are proven to deliver results where it matters most—on the factory floor. Our system is built to suite the business requirements well without the need of additional rules or programming. With a few simple to use configurations manufacturers can set their quality tolerances per defect or per camera and work with both automation or non automated inspections seamlessly. | $4M | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Swift Solar | Swift Solar is a company focused on developing advanced solar technology. The company's core innovation is perovskite solar cells, designed to be more efficient and affordable than traditional solar panels. Swift Solar emphasizes domestic manufacturing and abundant raw materials to ensure scalability. | $27M | Series A | Jun 12, 2024 |  |
| Bump | Bump is an AI-powered analytics-driven platform that helps creators receive and manage microadvances for their businesses. It also helps in tracking and collecting lost revenue, determining qualification for micro-financing, and booking personalized live sessions directly with entertainment industry executives to let creators eliminate traditionalbarriers faced while receiving requisite resources. | $3M | Seed | Apr 23, 2024 |  |
| NLX | NLX enables organizations to build and manage next generation conversational experiences - personalized conversations that are automated, integrated, measurable, highly scalable and available anytime and anywhere. | $12M | Series A | Feb 26, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlueScopeX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluescopex) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capitalize VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalize-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cercano Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cercano-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HL Ventures invest in?

HL Ventures invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 HL Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for HL Ventures closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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