Who we are
Hike Ventures is a San Francisco based venture capital investing in seed-stage applied AI start-ups that utilize AI to solve well defined problems in ways that traditional software has not yet been able to accomplish. Hike offers access to a unique network of Japanese and South Korean corporations and VCs in Silicon Valley, giving its portfolio start-ups the opportunity to source partnership, licensing, and investment deals. Hike only invests in teams of domain experts developing tech with global applications.
Current UAM
<25M
Sectors
AI/ML
Stages
Seed
Regions
East Asia and Southeast Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America
Countries
Canada, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, UK, US
Founding / General Partners
Mikihiro Yatsuda, Taka Shoji
Why are we taking the Beyond The Billion Pledge?
Our team consists of two Asians and one female. The majority of our founders are also people of color. Three of our portfolio companies have at least one female co-founders. Since our firms are relatively early to show you the performance but we strongly believe that our portfolio companies with diversity will bring exceptional returns.