Hummingbird Nest

What Hummingbird Nest does

Hummingbird Nest LLC, operating as Hummingbird Nest Ranch, is a privately held event venue and film-location business situated on a 130-acre estate in the Santa Susana Mountains north of Los Angeles, with its address at 2940 Kuehner Drive, Simi Valley, California. The company operates seven distinct event spaces — the Villa (a 17,000 sq ft Spanish Colonial mansion), Sitting Bull (a 1920s ranch house), Grand Prix (open field, up to 999 guests), Lake Lawn (lakeside setting, 700 guests), The Vineyard (mountaintop barn), Barn (800 guests), and Paradise of Love (outdoor garden) — alongside 14 on-property nightly accommodations including townhomes, casitas, and cottages.

Revenue is generated through three streams: per-event 24-hour site rentals ranging from $12,000 to $34,000 depending on venue and day of week; overnight accommodation bookings at $600 to $1,200 per night; and film/production location rentals leveraging the property's proximity to major LA studios (approximately 40 minutes from Burbank, Santa Clarita, and West LA) with onsite base camp and crew parking. Events are required to use vendors from exclusive approved lists covering catering, florals, rentals, security, valet, and bar services, with minimum expected budgets at certain venues reaching $80,000-$85,000.

The company serves two primary customer segments: wedding couples and private event hosts (including a notable roster of celebrity weddings featured in Vogue, People, New York Times, and The Knot) and film and television production companies. Sales is conducted via dedicated directors per division — Erica Oakley for weddings and events, and Dustin Halpern for filming — using a direct-inquiry model augmented by an Innroad-based online reservation system for accommodations. The business has earned consecutive California Wedding Day awards for Best Outdoor Venue and Best Southern California Venue in 2024 and 2025, and is independently owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding history.

Name

Hummingbird Nest

Legal name

Hummingbird Nest

Website

https://hummingbirdnestranch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hummingbird Nest is a private wedding venue and filming-location business operating a 130-acre estate in the Santa Susana Mountains near Los Angeles, serving couples, private event hosts, and film/TV production companies with seven event spaces and 14 on-site accommodations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Simi Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wedding & Event Venue Rental: The primary revenue stream comes from renting out various event spaces (Villa, Sitting Bull, Grand Prix, Lake Lawn, The Vineyard, Barn, Paradise of Love) for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations. Pricing varies by day of week and venue type, with site fees ranging from $12,000 to $34,000 per 24-hour rental period. Events are required to use vendors from exclusive lists.
2. Overnight Accommodations: 14 on-property nightly accommodations generate revenue from event guests and film crews. Accommodations include townhomes, casitas, and cottages with nightly rates ranging from $600 to $1,200.
3. Film/Production Location Rental: The 130-acre property serves as a filming location for movies, TV shows, and commercial productions. Offers various filming locations including the Villa, Sitting Bull, guest houses, roads, and landscapes. Provides film-friendly amenities including onsite base camp and crew parking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Hummingbird Nest rents multiple event spaces on a 130-acre estate in Simi Valley, California, for weddings, private celebrations, and corporate events on a 24-hour site-fee basis, and licenses the same property as a filming location for movies, TV shows, and commercial productions. It also offers 14 on-property overnight accommodations (townhomes, casitas, cottages) priced per night for event guests and film crews.

Product overview

Hummingbird Nest is a premier wedding venue and filming location in Simi Valley, California, offering multiple distinct event spaces across a 130-acre property in the Santa Susana Mountains. The venue operates on a site-rental model with eight core event spaces: the Villa (17,000 sq ft Spanish Colonial mansion accommodating 300 guests), Sitting Bull (1920s ranch house), Grand Prix (open field for up to 999 guests), Lake Lawn (lakeside setting for 700 guests), The Vineyard (mountaintop barn with vineyards for ~100 guests), Barn (Spanish-style venue for 800 guests), and Paradise of Love (outdoor venue). The property also offers 14 overnight accommodations including townhomes, casitas, and cottages ranging from $600-$1,200/night. Additionally, the ranch provides filming location services with diverse looks from rural to luxurious, including guest houses, outbuildings, roads, and landscapes. The venue requires events to use exclusive vendor lists for catering, rentals, florals, security, and bar services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Villa Event Venue
• Sitting Bull Event Venue
• Grand Prix Event Venue
• Lake Lawn Event Venue
• The Vineyard Event Venue (Q Vineyard)
• Barn Event Venue
• Paradise of Love Event Venue
• Townhome 3-Bedroom Accommodation
• Casita 3-Bedroom Accommodation
• Casita 4-Bedroom Accommodation
• Cottage 2-Bedroom Accommodation
• Filming Location Services

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Catering VendorscoreOthersRequired catering vendors from exclusive approved lists that event hosts must select from when booking venue spaces.
• Floral VendorscoreOthersRequired floral vendors from exclusive approved lists that event hosts must select from when booking venue spaces.
• Event Rental VendorscoreOthersRequired rental vendors (tables, chairs, linens, etc.) from exclusive approved lists that event hosts must use.
• Security VendorscoreOthersRequired security vendors for events, specified by venue as part of rental terms.
• Valet/Bar VendorscoreOthersRequired valet parking and bar service vendors for events, specified by venue.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Saddlerock Ranch: Large vineyard estate in Malibu offering wedding and filming location services with varied landscape settings. Comparable scale (large estate, multiple event spaces, dual wedding/film use) and Southern California geographic overlap.
• The 1909: Topanga Canyon wedding and event venue with on-site lodging and varied natural settings. Comparable boutique estate wedding venue serving the LA luxury wedding market.
• Bella Vista Groves: Southern California estate wedding venue with vineyard and garden settings. Comparable luxury outdoor wedding venue with similar on-property amenities and on-site event-day infrastructure.
• Calamigos Ranch: Luxury wedding and event ranch in Malibu with multiple on-property venues, on-site accommodations, and a long celebrity-wedding track record. Closest direct comparator to Hummingbird Nest's Southern California luxury-ranch event model.
• Madonna Inn: Iconic California landmark property offering weddings, events, and lodging with strong brand recognition. Comparable in its unique destination positioning, multi-venue offering, and on-site accommodations.
• Malibu Rocky Oaks: Luxury mountaintop vineyard wedding estate in Malibu targeting high-end weddings with premium pricing. Directly comparable luxury-wedding positioning in Southern California.
• The Paramour Estate: Historic 1920s Gothic mansion wedding and event venue in Silver Lake/Los Angeles. Comparable high-end wedding venue with distinctive architecture and on-site accommodations.
• The Lodge at Malibou Lake: Lakeside wedding and event venue in the Santa Monica Mountains with on-site lodging. Comparable lakeside/large-estate wedding model in Southern California.

Regional players

• Malibu Creek State Park: Historic film location in the Santa Monica Mountains frequently used for productions. Comparable as a versatile Southern California outdoor filming location, though publicly operated and not a wedding venue.

Broad incumbents

• Ojai Valley Inn: Established luxury resort offering destination weddings, on-site accommodations, and event programming. Comparable luxury wedding destination but at much larger scale and broader resort offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hbnest_events
• Facebookfacebook.com/hummingbirdnestranch
• Instagraminstagram.com/hummingbirdnestevents/?hl=en
• Pinterestpinterest.com/hummingbird_n/welcome-to-hummingbird-nest-ranch/?invite_code=47e52b9b7d744c249e3eb0104eedbfca&sender=673288350450575611
• TikToktiktok.com/place/Hummingbird-Nest-Ranch-22535865218548649?lang=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hummingbirds-nest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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