Hive Ventures

Hive Ventures is a venture capital investment firm established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups, particularly those led by Armenian entrepreneurs. Hive Ventures aims to foster the global Armenian tech ecosystem by partnering with startups worldwide, from Silicon Valley to Armenia. The firm provides not only financial backing but also operational guidance and access to a network of experienced talent and advisors, facilitating the growth of innovative companies. Additionally, Hive Ventures is committed to promoting entrepreneurship among emerging founders through various events and workshops, thereby supporting the next generation of innovators.

Brad Lu

Venture Partner

39 past transactions

TrustLogix

Seed Round in 2025
TrustLogix streamlines digital transformation by simplifying enterprise data security and privacy. Its unified platform centralizes observability and facilitates fine-grained access control enforcement across diverse clouds and data platforms.

Blast

Seed Round in 2024
Blast is a virtual reality game that produces virtual content with VFX and game engine experts and animation enthusiasts.

minirecord

Series A in 2023
Platform/Metaverse (AR/VR) music album and music content planning/sales

Giantstep

Series B in 2021
Giantstep is a studio which provides digital media and visual media production services such as feature films and commercials to clients.

CloudWalk

Series C in 2021
CloudWalk, Inc. is a financial services company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2013. It operates an open payment cloud platform designed to support various payment methods on a single device, catering to acquirers, payment service providers, and sub-acquirers globally. The platform is versatile, certified for multiple brands, and facilitates both debit and credit transactions through various terminals. CloudWalk also owns the InfinitePay and Jim.com brands, offering a comprehensive portfolio that includes digital banking, loans, online sales, digital wallets, and payment terminals. By integrating artificial intelligence into its product offerings, CloudWalk aims to enhance efficiency and user experience, making financial management simpler and more accessible for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. Additionally, the company provides consulting services, training, and support to ensure the success of payment operations for its clients.

InShare Services

Seed Round in 2021
InShare Services specializes in providing tailored risk management solutions for the Sharing Economy, particularly focusing on the final mile delivery sector. Founded by industry veterans with extensive experience in insurance and risk management, the company aims to address the unique challenges faced by operators in this space. InShare's platform enhances the claims experience, ensuring that vehicles are quickly returned to service while offering tools for risk management. Additionally, it recognizes and rewards operators with proven safety records, thereby supporting their success in the competitive final mile delivery market.

PayEngine

Seed Round in 2021
PayEngine facilitates payments integration for vertical SaaS companies, empowering them to maintain control over payment processes, secure higher revenue splits, and offer superior operational support to their merchants.

Supertone

Corporate Round in 2021
Supertone is an AI audio company specializing in voice separation and synthesis. It aims to enable anyone to speak and be heard in diverse, expressive voices across various content sectors.

Krisp

Series A in 2020
Krisp is a technology company that offers an AI-powered application designed to enhance remote communication by eliminating background noise and ensuring clear audio quality during calls and meetings. The app is compatible with all conferencing and recording platforms, allowing users to take calls from any location without concerns about privacy or environmental noise. Krisp's advanced technology not only cancels unwanted sounds but also recovers lost audio packets during network transfers, transforming low-bitrate audio into high-definition quality. This makes it particularly beneficial for contact centers, telecommunications, and critical communications, enabling existing audio devices to deliver enhanced communication experiences.

Embry Tech

Angel Round in 2020
Embry Tech, Inc. is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in innovative health technology. It has developed a smart shoe insole equipped with a built-in scale designed for automated weight tracking. This sophisticated insole measures body weight and generates personalized alerts for weight changes based on comprehensive activity analysis. Furthermore, the product offers users tailored coaching on nutrition, physical activity, and healthy habits through a mobile application, enhancing their wellness journey. Embry Tech’s patent-pending platform aims to assist consumer brands in exploring new opportunities in the wellness market by integrating wearable sensors into their product offerings.

Glide Health

Seed Round in 2020
Glide Health is a health technology company that develops intelligent financial solutions aimed at enhancing revenue and cash flow for healthcare organizations. Utilizing proprietary AI and machine learning technology, Glide Health's platform integrates operations across healthcare entities, offering targeted guidance to improve revenue cycle management. The Glide Intelligence platform generates predictive analytics and actionable recommendations, facilitating key processes such as patient registration, prior authorization, claim submission, denial management, and collections. By providing real-time analysis of financial and clinical data, Glide Health enables healthcare providers to gain greater visibility into their financial health through advanced forecasting of metrics like revenue and accounts receivable. In addition, Glide Mobile Health, a component of the company's offerings, serves as a comprehensive mobile solution, allowing patients and healthcare professionals to access and manage medical records securely from various devices. This ensures effective collaboration in patient care and enhances the overall quality of healthcare delivery, while also reducing costs through improved integration and coordination of health information management systems.

Vineti

Series C in 2020
Vineti, Inc. is a technology company focused on advancing the development and delivery of personalized therapies, particularly in the realm of cell and gene treatments for serious conditions like cancer. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Vineti offers a cloud-based platform known as the Personalized Therapy Management (PTM) platform. This platform integrates various aspects of the therapeutic supply chain, including operations, manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance, to streamline and automate processes. It addresses critical challenges faced by patients, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and regulatory bodies in the commercialization of personalized medicine. By enhancing supply chain orchestration and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, Vineti aims to expand patient access to innovative therapies. The company also maintains regional offices in Bethesda, Maryland, and Yerevan, Armenia.

Expper Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Expper Technologies, Inc. is an industry-leading health-tech company creating a state-of-the-art innovation called Robin the Robot. Robin is a therapeutic tool that aims to revolutionize the healthcare industry and change the way care is being delivered. By developing cutting-edge technologies, the company aims to positively impact people's lives, provide a better experience for the patients and care providers, and improve the quality of care.

RetentionForce

Pre Seed Round in 2019
RetentionForce is a comprehensive marketing software solution tailored for small and medium-sized businesses aiming to enhance customer loyalty and retention. The platform utilizes advanced conversational technologies, including chatbots on Facebook Messenger, to facilitate engagement with clients through various tools such as loyalty and referral programs, customer reviews and feedback collection, and SMS marketing. Designed to simplify marketing efforts, RetentionForce minimizes manual tasks with its automated features and pre-designed content templates, making it accessible for businesses reliant on repeat customers. The software integrates ten distinct tools that work cohesively to support both online and offline operations, allowing users to customize their marketing approach by selecting specific features or adopting the entire suite for sustained growth. With scalable plans starting from a free option, RetentionForce provides solutions suitable for every stage of a business’s development.

Altizon Systems

Series A in 2019
Altizon Systems is an industrial Internet of Things and artificial intelligence platform provider that helps enterprises transform operations by connecting industrial assets, ingesting and analyzing time‑series sensor data, and delivering predictive maintenance, operational intelligence, and new business models. Its Datonis platform offers edge computing, in‑stream analytics, a development framework, and deep‑learning capabilities, enabling rapid integration of diverse equipment and deployment of ready‑to‑go applications across manufacturing, smart grid, and connected health sectors. The company serves more than 100 global customers and is recognized by Gartner, Forrester, and BCG for its technology leadership. Altizon’s solutions support asset performance management, smart manufacturing, and digital transformation for industries such as automotive, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and energy.

StayTuned

Seed Round in 2019
StayTuned Digital, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in providing content delivery services for content creators and high-growth e-commerce brands, particularly those utilizing Shopify. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to enhance growth by facilitating platform integrations, executing content marketing strategies, and analyzing performance across various content types and channels. With a focus on supporting e-commerce brands, StayTuned aims to empower its clients to achieve accelerated growth in a competitive market.

Krisp

Seed Round in 2018
Krisp is a technology company that offers an AI-powered application designed to enhance remote communication by eliminating background noise and ensuring clear audio quality during calls and meetings. The app is compatible with all conferencing and recording platforms, allowing users to take calls from any location without concerns about privacy or environmental noise. Krisp's advanced technology not only cancels unwanted sounds but also recovers lost audio packets during network transfers, transforming low-bitrate audio into high-definition quality. This makes it particularly beneficial for contact centers, telecommunications, and critical communications, enabling existing audio devices to deliver enhanced communication experiences.

Embodied

Series A in 2018
Embodied, Inc. is a robotics company based in Pasadena, California, specializing in the development of personal companion robots aimed at enhancing care and wellness. Founded in 2016 and formerly known as CareBots, Inc., the company has created Moxie, an interactive robot designed for children that promotes social, emotional, and cognitive development through play-based learning. Drawing on over 14 years of research in socially assistive robotics from the University of Southern California and extensive experience in consumer robotics, Embodied combines advanced artificial intelligence with engaging storytelling and animation techniques. The company's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families by providing life-like, interactive robots that serve as motivators, coaches, and companions, empowering users to improve their own well-being.

ServiceTitan

Series C in 2018
ServiceTitan is a cloud-based software provider for field service businesses, offering tools to streamline operations, enhance customer service, and drive growth. Its platform caters to industries such as HVAC, plumbing, electrician services, and more in the United States and Canada.

OurMenu

Seed Round in 2018
OurMenu is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in online food ordering services for restaurants. The company offers a user-friendly platform that allows customers to scan a QR code at their table, browse digital menus, and place orders directly without the need for a waiter. This process enables patrons to select their meals and make payments through secure, encrypted transactions, streamlining the dining experience and reducing wait times. OurMenu plans to charge restaurants a monthly fee for its services while also aggregating menu choice data to provide valuable insights for restaurant owners. This innovative approach aims to enhance convenience for diners and improve operational efficiency for restaurants.

Inapptics

Seed Round in 2017
Inapptics is a mobile analytics platform that assists app developers in analyzing user behavior within their applications. By aggregating user interaction data, Inapptics creates visual flows and heat maps that illustrate user actions on each screen, including taps and navigation patterns. The platform automatically detects crashes and provides a replay of the events leading to the crash, along with suggestions for resolution. Inapptics simplifies integration with its SDK, requiring just a single line of code and a mere two minutes for setup. This efficiency enables mobile application developers, UX designers, product managers, and marketers to gain valuable insights into user engagement and improve the overall user experience.

TruU

Seed Round in 2017
TruU, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in identity and access management solutions, focusing on enhancing security through innovative methods. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, TruU develops a continuous-learning platform that utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate users based on their behavior, interactions, and biometrics. The platform employs a security model known as Continuous Adaptive Trust, which continuously validates user identity and access in real-time, rather than solely at the point of login. This approach not only eliminates the need for traditional usernames and passwords but also enhances security by using biometric and behavioral signatures. TruU's solutions are deployed by Fortune 500 companies to reduce fraud and improve operational efficiency, providing a passwordless login experience for various applications and securing access to physical assets such as buildings and restricted areas. The company aims to lower identity management costs while significantly improving the cybersecurity posture of enterprises.

Streamable

Seed Round in 2017
Streamable is an internet video streaming company that specializes in providing a platform designed to simplify video hosting for bloggers and publishers. The company's technology enables users to share and embed video albums while offering features to adjust video viewability settings. By streamlining the video sharing process, Streamable empowers content creators to effectively post and disseminate their videos, enhancing their online presence and engagement.

Pixel Labs

Funding Round in 2017
Pixel Labs is a media technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in hyperlocal content discovery, operating in 40 US cities with a focus on delivering news and information down to a 0.2-mile radius. The company uses machine learning and AI to transform raw data into automated stories, producing thousands of hyperlocal articles monthly. Pixel Labs' platform also tags and contextualizes content from various partner publications, adding precise location data and other metadata. Its technology, known as Atlas, analyzes vast amounts of unstructured data to identify and validate the most relevant signals, creating local stories and videos through a blend of editorial input, machine learning, and data science. The company's partners include major entities like ABC, Yahoo Search, MSN, Eventbrite, Uber, CBS, Advance Digital, Zumper, and McClatchy. Pixel Labs has a team of 28 employees and has attracted investments from notable firms such as Greylock, Rakuten, Disney, Social Capital, CRV, Innovation Endeavors, and Joi Ito.

Abaka

Seed Round in 2017
Abaka, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing a mobile application designed to enhance patient care by integrating clinical and financial aspects of healthcare. Founded in 2013, Abaka's platform allows healthcare providers to deliver an electronic personal health record service, facilitating better navigation of treatment plans and financial responsibilities for patients. Utilizing machine learning technology, the application estimates costs for various medical procedures, enabling patients to view estimates and make payments efficiently. Additionally, Abaka offers digital tools aimed at optimizing healthcare providers' operations and improving the overall patient-provider relationship.

Collectly

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2016, Collectly specializes in debt recovery software for businesses. Its flagship product automatically tracks overdue payments, communicates with customers via email or chat, and facilitates direct payment receipts. Collectly also offers solutions tailored to healthcare organizations, helping them automate revenue cycle operations, boost patient collection rates, and enhance the patient financial experience.

Embodied

Seed Round in 2016
Embodied, Inc. is a robotics company based in Pasadena, California, specializing in the development of personal companion robots aimed at enhancing care and wellness. Founded in 2016 and formerly known as CareBots, Inc., the company has created Moxie, an interactive robot designed for children that promotes social, emotional, and cognitive development through play-based learning. Drawing on over 14 years of research in socially assistive robotics from the University of Southern California and extensive experience in consumer robotics, Embodied combines advanced artificial intelligence with engaging storytelling and animation techniques. The company's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families by providing life-like, interactive robots that serve as motivators, coaches, and companions, empowering users to improve their own well-being.

Circa

Angel Round in 2016
Circa is the event marketing platform built for demand gen and field marketing teams. We help sales and marketing teams work on events, everywhere and every way their customers gather.

Bazillion Beings

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Bazillion Beings, established in 2013 and headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia, specializes in creating independent, user-interactive AI bots called Lifos. These Lifos mimic simple applications, engaging users on various platforms such as web, devices, and social media. They curate online content, provide news digests, facilitate multiplayer games, shop online, and perform other tasks based on user preferences. The company's unique approach involves allowing these bots to self-monetize through subscription fees, ads, and commissions, with successful bots being cloned and improved upon for better performance. Bazillion Beings employs machine learning to adapt its bot population to different micro-communities and demographics, maximizing value for users, creators, and API providers.

ARMACAD

Seed Round in 2016
ARMACAD operates an online platform that connects universities and academic institutions with students worldwide. It offers advanced search options for scholarships, grants, conferences, and other academic opportunities.

IntelinAir

Seed Round in 2016
IntelinAir is an aerial imagery analytics company focused on agriculture, delivering actionable intelligence from aerial data to help farmers and agricultural retailers improve efficiency, yields, and profitability. The company offers a crop intelligence and analytics platform that provides whole-field views, field prioritization, and timely monitoring to support data-driven decisions all season long. Its solutions enable users to assess current conditions, protect yield potential, and identify sustainability opportunities, while hardware and software tools support precise data collection and analysis from unmanned aerial vehicles.

Altizon Systems

Series A in 2016
Altizon Systems is an industrial Internet of Things and artificial intelligence platform provider that helps enterprises transform operations by connecting industrial assets, ingesting and analyzing time‑series sensor data, and delivering predictive maintenance, operational intelligence, and new business models. Its Datonis platform offers edge computing, in‑stream analytics, a development framework, and deep‑learning capabilities, enabling rapid integration of diverse equipment and deployment of ready‑to‑go applications across manufacturing, smart grid, and connected health sectors. The company serves more than 100 global customers and is recognized by Gartner, Forrester, and BCG for its technology leadership. Altizon’s solutions support asset performance management, smart manufacturing, and digital transformation for industries such as automotive, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and energy.

Wakie

Seed Round in 2015
Wakie develops mobile applications that facilitate voice-based social interactions, including wake-up calls, by connecting users through a global community. The platform allows individuals to initiate conversations on various topics, customize profiles with nicknames, and engage in private voice chats with others, offering a pseudonymous and safe environment for companionship and support. Originally launched in 2011 in Russia with a Russian-language wake-up app, the service has expanded to an international user base and provides an alternative to traditional alarms by enabling human-powered wake-up calls through peer participation.

CodeSignal

Seed Round in 2015
CodeSignal is a cloud-based skills platform that helps organizations discover, assess, and develop technical talent. It provides custom tests aligned with interview processes and assessments that test more than data structures and algorithms, enabling employers to screen engineers more effectively. The platform also supports AI-powered learning solutions and strives to broaden access to opportunities by tapping into underrepresented candidate pools, helping teams save engineering resources and increase speed-to-hire. Used by major companies and learners worldwide, CodeSignal has powered millions of skills evaluations and supports both hiring and development initiatives across tech, finance, and other industries.

News Deeply

Seed Round in 2015
News Deeply, Inc. is a media and technology company established in 2012 and based in New York, New York. It specializes in developing online platforms and user-centric projects that enhance public engagement and facilitate informed discussions on complex global issues. The company offers a news and media platform that combines news coverage, live events, information design, and social participation, catering to audiences interested in critical topics. Additionally, News Deeply creates educational content for U.S. teachers and collaborates with think tanks, institutions, and private sector partners to ideate and implement custom projects. Among its notable initiatives is Syria Deeply, an independent digital media project focused on storytelling related to global crises.

Discotech

Seed Round in 2014
Discotech provides a mobile platform that helps users discover nightlife venues, reserve guest lists, book tables, and purchase tickets for nightclubs, concerts, and festivals in the United States. Founded in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, the service connects users directly with venues to streamline admissions and seating while giving venues a way to manage reservations and inventory. The platform addresses fragmentation and inefficiencies in the nightlife industry by offering a unified app for planning events, accessing guest lists, and obtaining entry, including VIP experiences through the app.

News Deeply

Seed Round in 2014
News Deeply, Inc. is a media and technology company established in 2012 and based in New York, New York. It specializes in developing online platforms and user-centric projects that enhance public engagement and facilitate informed discussions on complex global issues. The company offers a news and media platform that combines news coverage, live events, information design, and social participation, catering to audiences interested in critical topics. Additionally, News Deeply creates educational content for U.S. teachers and collaborates with think tanks, institutions, and private sector partners to ideate and implement custom projects. Among its notable initiatives is Syria Deeply, an independent digital media project focused on storytelling related to global crises.

Discotech

Seed Round in 2014
Discotech provides a mobile platform that helps users discover nightlife venues, reserve guest lists, book tables, and purchase tickets for nightclubs, concerts, and festivals in the United States. Founded in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, the service connects users directly with venues to streamline admissions and seating while giving venues a way to manage reservations and inventory. The platform addresses fragmentation and inefficiencies in the nightlife industry by offering a unified app for planning events, accessing guest lists, and obtaining entry, including VIP experiences through the app.

Lionsharp Voiceboard

Seed Round in 2013
Lionsharp is an emerging startup focused on revolutionizing presentations through its innovative product, Voiceboard. This application enhances audience engagement by integrating interactive media, allowing users to control presentations via various methods such as clickers, Nod rings, or mobile devices. Voiceboard enables users to seamlessly incorporate web-based content, including social media updates and live market data, directly into their slides. Additionally, its interactive map feature allows presenters to transport their audience to different locations in real time, while the capability to showcase 3D models adds an impressive visual element to presentations. Lionsharp's vision is to transform how individuals interact with technology, breaking the constraints of traditional presentation methods and leveraging the potential of voice and gesture control for more expressive communication.
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