# HLK Ventures

> HLK Ventures is a VC fund in St Louis backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St Louis, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hughesleahykarlovic/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/hlkagency
- Website: http://www.hlkagency.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlkagency

HLK Ventures is a VC fund in St Louis focused on FinTech and Financial Services. HLK Ventures is the startup investment group within HLK, a digital marketing agency. We invest capital and marketing services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Applications | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alison Berry | Partner & Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-berry-82fa |
| Eric Karlovic | Partner & Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-karlovic-b653 |
| Greg Litwicki | Director of Studio Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-litwicki |
| Patrick Keefe | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-keefe-2 |
| Sarah Wilson | Senior Media Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-wilson-7b59 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kashin | Kashin (YC S22) is Square with working capital for micro-merchants in LATAM. We control risk with collaborative credit scoring and our vision is to become the primary financial platform for the masses. Before Kashin, the founders led the largest regional Uber competitor and grew it from 0 to $50m in annual revenue. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 03, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [99 Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/99-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Check Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-check-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FunFair Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/funfair-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Leonis Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonis-investissement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mora Financial](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mora-financial) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HLK Ventures invest in?

HLK Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Consumer Applications startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Peru. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact HLK Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at HLK Ventures?

The team at HLK Ventures includes Alison Berry (Partner & Chief Operating Officer), Eric Karlovic (Partner & Chief Executive Officer) and Greg Litwicki (Director of Studio Services). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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