Homebrew

What is Homebrew?

Homebrew is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, focusing on empowering mission-driven founders with capital, counsel, and commitment. They specialize in early-stage investments, ranging from $50,000 to $250,000, with a sweet spot of around $100,000.

Homebrew's assets under management are approximately $90 million, which they deploy across various sectors including Software (SaaS, Web Marketplace), Media, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech, A.I. and Big Data, HealthTech, Blockchain, Cloud Services, Developer Tools, Future Of Work, Medical Devices, Robotics, Real Estate, Healthcare, Mobile, and more.

They have a preference for investing in Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, and have a particular interest in Latin America markets as well as Pre-seed opportunities. Homebrew values building durable, meaningful companies that use technology to create substantive change, unleash new markets, and transform industries.

Their approach emphasizes a small number of investments to maximize impact and support startups in achieving clear product/market fit, building a stellar team, defining a vibrant culture, developing robust go-to-market strategies, and facilitating access to further capital. The firm's ethos is evident in their commitment to go beyond just providing funds by deeply engaging with founders to increase the probability, velocity, and scale of startup success.

Homebrew's investment philosophy is centered on solving large, urgent, and valuable problems by partnering with startups as early as possible, and supporting them extensively throughout their journey.