# Hoak & Co.

> Hoak & Co. is a VC fund in Dallas backing Automotive, Auto Insurance and Human Resources. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Hoak & Co. is a holding company that seeks to invest its capital in public and private securities as well as with other funds and investment vehicles. The firm's objective is to achieve superior investment returns through long-term capital appreciation created primarily through investments in management buyouts, growth capital, industryconsolidations, recapitalizations, private equity placements, and other public or private equity-related securities.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Auto Insurance | 1 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mecho | Mecho is an on-demand auto repair and maintenance platform for individuals and businesses in Africa. | $2.2M | Seed | Feb 09, 2022 |  |
| Work Shield | Work Shield is a full-service independent solution for reporting, investigating, and resolving harassment and discrimination in the workplace. | $4.1M | Series A | Jun 25, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cathexis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathexis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ingressive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingressive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silver Squid](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silver-squid) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tekedia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekedia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UNCOVERED FUND](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uncovered-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hoak & Co. invest in?

Hoak & Co. invests primarily in Automotive, Auto Insurance and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hoak & Co. last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hoak & Co. closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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