What Hummingbird does

Available transaction records characterize Hummingbird as a private venture capital and investment firm that provides capital to technology companies. The disclosed portfolio spans Airwallex, a Melbourne-based fintech; Augustus, a German payments startup building a stablecoin-oriented U.S. bank; microagi, a Munich and Istanbul-based AI and robotics company; and Monumental, an Amsterdam-based construction-robotics company. Hummingbird's disclosed activity includes seed and later-stage private-market investments, providing exposure to companies at different stages of development.

No Hummingbird products, APIs, software platforms, or proprietary technologies are specified. The record does not state fund size, assets under management, portfolio ownership, fee structure, realized returns, or revenue, so the firm's revenue mechanics and margins cannot be assessed. Its observable business activity is investment selection and capital deployment; customer segments, distribution channels, and pricing are not disclosed. Primary.

Name

Hummingbird

Legal name

Hummingbird

Website

https://hummingbird.investments

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hummingbird is a private investment firm that backs technology companies across payments, AI robotics, and construction automation; its disclosed record identifies portfolio investments but no products, fund economics, or revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Investment

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emerging Managers / Seeding Platforms (FSAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Early-stage investment
• Startup funding
• Growth equity
• Portfolio investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Hummingbird is a venture capital and investment firm that deploys capital into early- and growth-stage technology startups. The firm has participated as an investor in multiple funding rounds spanning fintech (Augustus, Airwallex), robotics and AI (microagi), and construction technology (Monumental), co-investing alongside institutional investors such as Tiger Global, Khosla Ventures, and Addition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Atomico: London-headquartered venture capital firm backing ambitious tech founders globally. Highly comparable to Hummingbird as a Europe-based, thesis-driven VC investing across sectors and stages with a similar cross-border investment footprint.
• Anthemis: London-based venture capital and advisory firm specializing in financial services and fintech infrastructure. Directly comparable to Hummingbird's fintech-heavy investment thesis (Augustus, Airwallex) and UK-based operations.
• Hoxton Ventures: London-based early-stage VC backing European tech companies with US expansion potential. Directly comparable as a UK-rooted, small-team, early-stage investor targeting outsized outcomes from European-led companies.
• Earlybird Venture Capital: One of Europe's largest early-stage VC firms with deep German and pan-European presence. Directly comparable to Hummingbird's European, early-stage orientation and German deal exposure (e.g., microagi investment).
• LocalGlobe: London-based seed and early-stage venture firm known for leading rounds in UK and European tech startups. Directly comparable to Hummingbird as a UK-rooted, early-stage lead investor with similar cheque sizes and sector breadth.
• Crane Venture Partners: London-based seed-stage venture firm focused on B2B/enterprise software and deep tech across Europe. Comparable to Hummingbird's enterprise and frontier-tech tilt, including robotics-adjacent bets.
• Connect Ventures: London-based early-stage VC investing in product-led European tech companies. Directly comparable to Hummingbird as a small, focused European seed/Series A investor with similar B2B and infrastructure focus.
• Speedinvest: Vienna-based early-stage venture capital firm investing across European tech with multiple sector-focused funds. Directly comparable to Hummingbird in leading European seed/Series A rounds in fintech, deep tech, and industrial software.

Broad incumbents

• Index Ventures: Major European-founded venture capital firm investing across stages in tech and life sciences. Comparable to Hummingbird as a global, sector-diverse investor with European roots, though at materially larger scale.
• Octopus Ventures: One of the largest UK VCs, part of the Octopus Group, investing across stages and sectors with a B2B fintech and healthtech bias. Comparable as a UK-headquartered VC with broader sector coverage than Hummingbird but similar enterprise-stage orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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