Homebrew
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Homebrew is a hands-on, founder-friendly seed-stage fund created by Hunter Walk and Satya Patel to invest in the "bottom-up economy." Homebrew has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.
- Total investments:
- 209
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 15%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Homebrew invests in
Stages Homebrew invests in
Countries Homebrew invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.6M–$10M
- Series A
- $8M–$26M
- Series B
- $18M–$56M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 49 (23%)
- Artificial Intelligence 32 (15%)
- Information Technology 22 (11%)
- Financial Services 19 (9%)
- Internet 18 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 92 (44%)
- Series A 62 (30%)
- Series B 18 (9%)
- Pre-Seed 8 (4%)
- Funding Round 6 (3%)
Country
- United States 130 (62%)
- Mexico 3 (1%)
- Brazil 2 (1%)
- Canada 2 (1%)
- Colombia 2 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Beth Scheer
Head of Talent
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Head of Talent | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Hunter Walk
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
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Maria Gioia
Director of Operations
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Director of Operations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Mike McQuaid
Project Leader and Maintainer
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Project Leader and Maintainer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Satya Patel
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 42 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Saris AI is an artificial intelligence company that builds agent-based workflow automation systems for financial institutions, particularly banks and credit unions. The company develops AI “agents” that handle back-office operations such as lending workflows, document processing, compliance checks, data extraction, and internal operational tasks.Its platform integrates directly with existing banking systems like core banking software and loan origination systems, allowing institutions to automate processes without replacing their current infrastructure. The system is designed to reduce manual workload by executing multi-step workflows such as data validation, case handling, and administrative processing while keeping humans in control of approvals and oversight.Saris AI focuses on improving operational efficiency by reducing processing costs and increasing output capacity through automation of repetitive and rules-based tasks. The company positions its technology as a way for financial institutions to streamline operations, improve compliance tracking, and enhance customer service responsiveness. | $28.8M / Series A / May 28, 2026 | |
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Slang.ai is a digital phone concierge that answers questions, takes reservations, and satisfies callers. | $28M / Series B / Feb 24, 2026 | |
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Archimetis provides an AI-powered operational reasoning system for complex industrial facilities. The platform applies industrial AI and agent-based reasoning to help energy, chemical, pharma, and refinery operators predict failures and optimize processes in real time. Archimetis analyzes plant data from planning to execution to support faster,higher-confidence operational decisions. The system is designed for refineries and process manufacturing environments seeking to reduce downtime and improve throughput. Archimetis also offers demos and implementation support for refinery and process manufacturing teams. | $11.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 11, 2026 | |
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VillageSQL is a drop-in MySQL fork which provides AI-native features directly inside MySQL | Seed / Feb 04, 2026 | |
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VillageSQL is a drop-in MySQL fork which provides AI-native features directly inside MySQL | $35M / Series A / Feb 04, 2026 | |
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Clarity Pediatrics is reimagining pediatric chronic care, starting with ADHD. Nearly 10% of American children are diagnosed with ADHD, and for parents it can feel impossible to get the right care. We are building a virtual pediatric ADHD clinic that delivers trusted care to all families. Our new clinical model is tech-enabled, backed by the bestscience, and has the potential to deliver exceptional health outcomes to transform a child’s trajectory. | $14.5M / Series A / Dec 17, 2025 | |
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Numbi is building the AI-powered G&A engine for Latin American businesses | Pre-Seed / Dec 01, 2025 | |
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Datacurve Providing code data validated by engineers, allowing you to design the most competent model or application | $15M / Series A / Oct 09, 2025 | |
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Bluejay is the platform for AI agent quality assurance. Reducing development processes from days to minutes, preventing performance regressions, and identifying issues before entering production. | $4M / Seed / Aug 27, 2025 | |
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Scrunch AI is a platform that empowers businesses to understand and optimize their presence in AI search. | $15M / Series A / Jul 22, 2025 | |
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FAQ
What does Homebrew invest in?
Homebrew invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 209 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Homebrew's check size?
Homebrew typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$10M at Seed, $8M–$26M at Series A and $18M–$56M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Homebrew participates in.
How do I contact Homebrew?
Public channels for Homebrew include X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Homebrew?
The team at Homebrew includes Beth Scheer (Head of Talent), Hunter Walk (Partner) and Maria Gioia (Director of Operations). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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