Homebrew

Venture capital firm
Burlingame, California, USAFounded 2013homebrew.coSee connections →

Pre-seed and seed venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups across the Americas.

At a glance

Homebrew appears in 3 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is Enterprise Software, and its most recent tracked deal was Tolan's $30M round (Oct 19, 2026). It co-invests most often with Accel, BoxGroup and Conviction. ValueAddVC also tracks 4 funds managed by Homebrew.

Strategy

Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Sectors
FintechHealthcareAIClimate TechInfrastructure
Geographies
USABurlingame, California, USA
Check size
$100K–$500K

Recent changes

  1. Oct 19, 2026Invested in Tolan (venture, $30M) TechCrunch
  2. Oct 13, 2026Invested in Scuba ($34M) SiliconANGLE
  3. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Pre-Seed, Seed homebrew.co
  4. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Fintech, Healthcare, AI, Climate Tech, Infrastructure homebrew.co
  5. Sep 5, 2026Check size updated: $100K–$500K homebrew.co
Earlier changes (4)
  1. Jan 1, 2018New fund: Homebrew Fund III ($90M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  2. Jan 1, 2015New fund: Homebrew Fund Opp Fund ($35M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  3. Jan 1, 2015New fund: Homebrew Fund II ($50M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  4. Jan 1, 2013New fund: Homebrew Fund I ($35M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

4
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Homebrew Fund III2018$90MFlagship
As of 2018Value Add VC funds tracker
Homebrew Fund II2015$50MFlagship
As of 2015Value Add VC funds tracker
Homebrew Fund Opp Fund2015$35MFlagship
As of 2015Value Add VC funds tracker
Homebrew Fund I2013$35MFlagship
As of 2013Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

13 total

Recent Investment Activity

3

Track record: led 0 and participated in 3 of 3 tracked venture rounds · 2 in the last 12 months

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Oct 19, 2026TolanventureParticipated$30M$268M (est., PitchBook)
Union Square VenturesunverifiedKhosla VenturesunverifiedHomebrewunverified
TechCrunch
Oct 13, 2026Scubafunding roundParticipated$34M—
AccelLeadunverifiedIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)LeadunverifiedBoxGroupunverifiedConvictionunverifiedHomebrewunverifiedScribble Venturesunverified
Pulse story
Scubafunding roundParticipated$34M—
AccelLeadunverifiedIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)LeadunverifiedBoxGroupunverifiedConvictionunverifiedHomebrewunverifiedScribble Venturesunverified
SiliconANGLE

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Fintech
3 · 23%
Aerospace
2 · 15%
Software
2 · 15%
Enterprise SaaS
1 · 8%
Defense
1 · 8%
Consumer
1 · 8%
Developer tools
1 · 8%

Co-Investors

12

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overlapping sector, stage or region

Homebrew FAQ

How large are Homebrew's funds?

Homebrew funds Value Add tracks include Homebrew Fund III ($90M, 2018); Homebrew Fund II ($50M, 2015); Homebrew Fund Opp Fund ($35M, 2015); Homebrew Fund I ($35M, 2013), out of 4 Homebrew funds tracked in total.

What companies has Homebrew invested in?

Homebrew's portfolio includes Tolan, Scuba, Shield AI, Ambrook, Arthur AI, Plaid, and 7 more tracked companies.

Who does Homebrew co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Homebrew most often invests alongside BoxGroup (4 shared deals), Andreessen Horowitz (2 shared deals), CapitalX (2 shared deals), Spark Capital (2 shared deals), SV Angel (2 shared deals).

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