Hawke Ventures
Location on request · Invests in US; North America; MENA; Europe; LATAM · Website
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The future of e-commerce and digital marketing is built on specialized technology solutions that empower brands. We back founders who understand marketing and commerce deeply, providing capital plus direct access to thousands of brand customers for validation.
Likely not a fit for
No pure consumer apps, hardware, or sectors outside commerce tech, marketing, and advertising technology
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
2 contacts on file
Portfolio
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