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Hawke Ventures

Hawke Ventures, based in California, backs commerce and marketplace startups at Pre-Seed and Seed, writing $25k to $100k checks and can lead rounds.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed

Check size$25K to $100K

Leads roundsYes

FocusMarketplaces

Latest fundn/a

Investing team2 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Hawke Ventures

2 people on the investing team, 1 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Erik HubermanGeneral Partner (also Co-founder & CEO, Hawke Media)He is a writer and thought leader in marketing and e-commerce.

Mara ChabenPrincipalShe began her career at Summit, co-founded and sold ZenStop, and volunteers at Imerman Angels.

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Writes $25K to $100K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Does not invest inAnything outside of ecommerce enablement, martech and adtech. We are heavily focused on any tech in a brand's tech stack so it can have overlap with fintech, logistics, supply chain, etc.

Notable investments

PostscriptChord CommerceFairing

In their words

Home - Hawke VenturesWe Are Hawke Ventures Hawke Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that invests in Commerce Tech, MarTech, and AdTech. About Us Our Advantage 2025 Scroll downhawkeventures.com

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Questions

What stage does Hawke Ventures invest in?

Hawke Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Hawke Ventures invest?

Hawke Ventures reports checks of $25K to $100K.

Does Hawke Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Hawke Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Hawke Ventures?

Erik Huberman (General Partner (also Co-founder & CEO, Hawke Media)).

Is Hawke Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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