Haystack is a venture capital firm. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Hadrian, Betterview, Moxie, Nominal, Oboe and Soma Energy, 21 companies in all.
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Who to pitch at Haystack
Haystack portfolio companies (21)
- Hadrian
- Betterview
- Moxie
- Nominal
- Oboe
- Soma Energy
- Blockit AI
- EraDrive
- alphaXiv
- Canvas Medical
- ConductorAI
- Kinetic Automation
- Blumen Systems
- Ferme d’hiver
- Homer Logistics
- Meadow Memorials
- Neion Bio
- Camboticket
- Elsa Fertility
- Lexica
- Layup Parts
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About Haystack
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, Hardware and Healthcare, and focus areas AI Applications, Biotech, Generative AI and Logistics; known deals cluster at Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed.
Of the 5 people on file at Haystack, Semil Shah (General Partner) and Aashay Sanghvi (Partner) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Haystack shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Haystack Australia, Boulton & Watt and Founders Fund.
Frequently asked questions
What is Haystack?
Haystack is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 21 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Haystack invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Hardware and Healthcare; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Biotech, Generative AI and Logistics. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Haystack invest at?
The known deals of Haystack include Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Haystack?
2 of the 5 people on file at Haystack are listed as contacts for the firm. All 5 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Haystack?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 5 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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