# Magnus Hillestad

> Magnus Hillestad is a seed investor backing Internet and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magnushillestad/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MHillestad
- Website: https://x.com/MHillestad

Magnus Hillestad is a seed investor in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Internet and Software. Magnus Kongsli Hillestad is based out of Oakland, California and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sanity. Magnus previously worked at EQT Partners as a Director. Magnus Kongsli Hillestad attended the Norwegian School of Economics.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Agentic AI | 1 | 25% |
| Developer Tools | 1 | 25% |
| Data Integration | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Norway | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Breyta | Breyta is a workflow runtime built for coding agents. Draft fast in the CLI, then run versioned, reliable workflows at scale. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Mar 21, 2022 | https://breyta.io |
| Orbit | Orbit grows and measures community across any platform . | $15M | Series A | Mar 01, 2021 | https://orbit.love/ |
| Orbit | Grow and measure your community across any platform with Orbit, mission control for your community. | $4M | Seed | Dec 02, 2020 | https://orbit.love/ |
| Orbit | Orbit grows and measures community across any platform . | $4M | Seed | Dec 02, 2020 | https://orbit.love/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Harrison Metal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harrison-metal-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coatue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coatue) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Magnus Hillestad invest in?

Magnus Hillestad invests primarily in Internet, Software and Agentic AI startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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.

### What is Magnus Hillestad's check size?

Magnus Hillestad typically joins rounds of $4M–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Magnus Hillestad participates in.

### How do I contact Magnus Hillestad?

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### When did Magnus Hillestad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Magnus Hillestad closed in Mar 2022. 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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