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HackVentures operates as a platform dedicated to accelerating innovation within the climate and food technology sectors. It achieves this by fostering vibrant communities and organizing flagship events like the HackSummit, alongside specialized platforms such as ClimateHack and FoodHack. The company’s approach centers on creating a dynamic ecosystem that connects founders with essential capital, valuable insights, and strategic partners, driving progress in hard tech solutions.
The organization's foundational efforts trace back to 2019, when the HackSummit first launched, marking the start of a concerted effort by the team behind HackVentures. This initiative emerged from the critical understanding that rapid acceleration was needed to support founders transforming bold ideas into scalable solutions for global challenges. The team observed a growing need for concentrated efforts to rebuild essential physical and economic assets in an increasingly complex and constrained global environment.
HackVentures primarily serves founders, operators, and investors within climate and food hard tech, along with broader ecosystem builders. Its overarching vision is to empower these innovators, enabling them to move faster in solving humanity’s most pressing challenges. By fostering connections and providing resources, HackVentures aims to cultivate a collaborative environment that collectively works towards a more sustainable and resilient future for the planet and its inhabitants.
HackVentures has 1 tracked investment across 1 company. The latest tracked deal is $6.0M Seed in MeliBio in March 2022.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2022 | MeliBio | $6.0M Seed | Astanor Ventures | Alumni Ventures, Angel Investor, BIG Idea Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Climate Capital, Collaborative Fund, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Darco Capital, Divergent Capital, Double Down, DST Global, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Menlo Ventures, Partners Resolute, Rajan Anandan, Scribble Ventures, Shrug Capital, SOSV, WEB Smith, Techstars, Todd And Rahul's Angel Fund, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gluck, Balaji Srinivasan, Casey Neistat, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, JEN Rubio Butterfield, John Legend, Kevin Love, Kevin Weil, Lebron James, Ligaya Tichy, Mark Chou, Mark Cuban, Moshe Lifschitz, Peter Hunn, Sahin Boydas, TIM Ferriss, Zach Segal, Bascom Ventures, Midnight Venture Partners, Skyview Capital, XRC Labs |