Hummingbird Ventures

Hummingbird Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on supporting high-growth technology companies. The firm partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to foster innovation in the digital media and software sectors. Hummingbird has a notable portfolio that includes companies such as Deliveroo, Showpad, and Kraken, among others. With offices in London, Ghent, and Istanbul, Hummingbird Ventures offers its partners quick access to essential operational resources and strategic advice, leveraging its extensive operational expertise and global network to accelerate startup growth. The firm emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence alongside data-driven decision-making, contributing to a strong internal culture that supports its mission.

Barend Van den Brande

Partner

Lukas Decoster

Legal and Finance

Pamir Gelenbe

Venture Partner

Haya Hanna

Investor

Georges van Hoegaerden

Venture Partner

Firat Ileri

Partner

Kristof De Spiegeleer

Venture Partner

Dominik Vacikar

Associate

Past deals in Belgium

EON Aligner

Series B in 2021
EON Aligner was born from the idea that straightening crooked teeth didn’t need to be difficult. This principle still rests at the core of everything they do. Originally from Minnesota, eon Aligner is now headquartered in Belgium with regional offices in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Soda

Series A in 2021
Soda tells you which data is worth fixing. Soda doesn’t just monitor datasets and send meaningful alerts to the relevant teams. It identifies and prioritizes data issues that are causing your business the most damage, and walks you through a resolution workflow. Unlike infrastructure and applications, data monitoring requires the active involvement of non-technical stakeholders. Soda offers a collaborative platform that helps companies divide the roles and responsibilities. Whether that’s doing row counts so engineers know the data is correct or evaluating if a certain distribution still holds so the data scientists know the data inputs for their model are correct.

Showpad

Series D in 2019
Showpad NV develops and provides sales enablement platform. The company's platform empowers sales and marketing teams to engage buyers by integrating industry training and coaching software with content solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium with additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Portland, Orlando; Munich, Germany, and London.

EON Aligner

Series A in 2016
EON Aligner was born from the idea that straightening crooked teeth didn’t need to be difficult. This principle still rests at the core of everything they do. Originally from Minnesota, eon Aligner is now headquartered in Belgium with regional offices in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Showpad

Series C in 2016
Showpad NV develops and provides sales enablement platform. The company's platform empowers sales and marketing teams to engage buyers by integrating industry training and coaching software with content solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium with additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Portland, Orlando; Munich, Germany, and London.

Showpad

Series B in 2014
Showpad NV develops and provides sales enablement platform. The company's platform empowers sales and marketing teams to engage buyers by integrating industry training and coaching software with content solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium with additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Portland, Orlando; Munich, Germany, and London.

Amplidata

Series D in 2014
Amplidata N.V. offers AmpliStor, an object-based software defined storage solution for enterprise, private cloud, and public cloud implementations in various industries in Belgium and internationally. The company offers Himalaya Service Provider and OEM Edition software, a customizable platform for service provider and OEM-built storage services and solutions; and Himalaya Enterprise Edition software, which provides users with control over their data. It also offers a range of appliances that include the AmpliStor software with servers, as well as controllers and storage nodes connected through a standard switched Ethernet fabric. In addition, the company provides support and professional services for large enterprises, service provides, and distributed government organizations. It offers solutions for cloud services, life sciences, media and entertainment, oil and gas, online applications, digital library, video surveillance, government, and Fortune 500 enterprises. Amplidata N.V. has a strategic partnership with Western Digital Capital. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Lochristi, Belgium with an additional headquarters in Milpitas, California. It also has support centers in the United States, Belgium, and Taiwan. Amplidata N.V. operates as a subsidiary of HGST Netherlands B.V.

Engagor

Series A in 2013
Engagor NV designs and develops Web based social media management tool for marketing and customer service. The company's tool tracks all conversations about brands, products, competitors, and industry. Its clientele include Red Bull, Suzuki, Carlsberg, PWC, AXA, Volvo, Guylian, Johnson & Johnson, Jupiler, and Microsoft. Engagor NV was founded in 2011 and is based in Ghent, Belgium. As of May 21, 2015, Engagor NV operates as a subsidiary of Clarabridge, Inc.

Showpad

Series A in 2013
Showpad NV develops and provides sales enablement platform. The company's platform empowers sales and marketing teams to engage buyers by integrating industry training and coaching software with content solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium with additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Portland, Orlando; Munich, Germany, and London.

Amplidata

Venture Round in 2012
Amplidata N.V. offers AmpliStor, an object-based software defined storage solution for enterprise, private cloud, and public cloud implementations in various industries in Belgium and internationally. The company offers Himalaya Service Provider and OEM Edition software, a customizable platform for service provider and OEM-built storage services and solutions; and Himalaya Enterprise Edition software, which provides users with control over their data. It also offers a range of appliances that include the AmpliStor software with servers, as well as controllers and storage nodes connected through a standard switched Ethernet fabric. In addition, the company provides support and professional services for large enterprises, service provides, and distributed government organizations. It offers solutions for cloud services, life sciences, media and entertainment, oil and gas, online applications, digital library, video surveillance, government, and Fortune 500 enterprises. Amplidata N.V. has a strategic partnership with Western Digital Capital. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Lochristi, Belgium with an additional headquarters in Milpitas, California. It also has support centers in the United States, Belgium, and Taiwan. Amplidata N.V. operates as a subsidiary of HGST Netherlands B.V.

Awingu

Seed Round in 2011
Awingu is a "unified workspace" that gives users secure access to corporate IT resources such as company applications and data. Leveraging the latest web technologies, Awingu provides a new way of delivering IT services: users can work and collaborate using any device with an HTML5 capable browser independent of whether they are in the office, on the road or work from home. IT administrators don’t need to install any client software or company applications on end-user devices. IT resources remain centrally managed and secure at all times. Awingu.com: One Workspace. Any Device. Anywhere.