Hustle Fund

Quick read

Hustle Fund is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017, headquartered in San Francisco. It backs founders who demonstrate speed and execution across software, B2B, fintech, and digital health — writing small checks fast and building a diversified portfolio at high volume. The firm also runs Angel Squad, a community that lets individual angels co-invest alongside Hustle Fund from as little as $1,000 per deal.

Key facts

Founded

2017

Founders

Elizabeth Yin, Eric Bahn, Shiyan Koh

Employees

11-50

Sectors

generalist, saas, fintech, healthcare, ai

Website

www.hustlefund.vc

Investment thesis

Hustle Fund backs pre-seed and seed-stage software, B2B, fintech, and digital health founders who demonstrate relentless speed and execution — betting that great founders look like anyone and come from anywhere, and building a diversified portfolio through high deal volume and small initial checks.

Recent activity

• Aug 2026investment
  Hustle Fund was appointed co-manager of Washington DC's $26 million public venture capital program, alongside Lytical Ventures. Partner Haley Bryant leads the firm's role; investments in DC-based early-stage startups began in early 2026. technical.ly
• May 2026press
  Camp Hustle 2026 ran May 11–13 in Northern California, drawing 250+ angels, VCs, emerging fund managers, and family offices for three days of networking and programming. x.com
• Mar 2026fundraise
  Fund IV neared its $50 million target as of March 25, 2026, after fundraising began in March 2025. The fund is designated for seed investments in software startups. venturecapitaljournal.com
• Mar 2026investment
  Hustle Fund participated in a $3.0 million pre-seed round for Catalog, its latest tracked deal per Startup Intros data. startupintros.com
• May 2026press
  Hustle Fund kicked off Camp Hustle 2026 on May 11–13 in Northern California, gathering 250+ angels, VCs, emerging fund managers, and family offices for three days of investor networking. x.com
• Mar 2026fundraise
  Hustle Fund neared its $50M target for Fund IV, which began raising in March 2025 and targets seed investments in software startups, per Venture Capital Journal. pipelineroad.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Hustle Fund's portfolio reached 378 companies as of April 2026, with 18 new investments in the prior 12 months. Most recent disclosed deal was a Seed round participation in Tryclave. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026press
  Elizabeth Yin hosted a webinar with Eric Simons, co-founder and CEO of Bolt.new, covering near-shutdown experiences and early-stage decision-making. Live Q&A format, no prepared script. thefounderplaybook.hustlefund.vc
• Feb 2026press
  Elizabeth Yin appeared as a guest judge on The Pitch podcast across three episodes in February 2026, alongside other early-stage investors. thepitch.show
• Feb 2026press
  General Partner Elizabeth Yin appeared on the podcast 'The Pitch' discussing an AI 3D website builder pitch from PeachWeb. zoominfo.com
• Feb 2026press
  General Partner Eric Bahn appeared on the 'How I Invest with David Weisburd' podcast. zoominfo.com
• Jan 2026investment
  Hustle Fund invested in Sound Games, an entertainment software company, at pre-seed stage. f4.fund

Notable investments

• CatalogPre-Seed ($3.0M)Mar 2026startupintros.com
• Orbital SentryPre-SeedAug 2026tracxn.com
• UniblockSeed ($5.2M)Mar 2026tracxn.com
• CipheroPre-Seed ($2.5M)Dec 2025tracxn.com
• TryclaveSeedApr 2026tracxn.com
• FusepaySeed ($350K)Sep 2025tracxn.com
• Pi-xcelsSeed ($1.7M)2025zoominfo.com
• PropertyScoutPre-Series A ($2.5M)2024zoominfo.com
• Sound GamesPre-SeedJan 2026f4.fund
• Ciphero AI TechnologiesPre-SeedDec 2025f4.fund
• Seoul Beauty ClubPre-Seed2025zoominfo.com
• FusepaySeed2025tracxn.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Elizabeth Yin · Co-Founder & General Partner
  LinkedIn
• Eric Bahn · Co-Founder & General Partner
  LinkedIn
• Shiyan Koh · Co-Founder & Managing Partner
• Haley Bryant · Venture Partner
  LinkedIn

Sources

• Why we said yes to Vinovest | Hustle Fund
• Eric Bahn - General Partner & Co-Founder @ Hustle Fund - Crunchbase
• Elizabeth Yin - Co-Founder & General Partner @ Hustle Fund - Crunchbase
• Hustle Fund - Overview, News & Similar companies | ZoomInfo
• Hustle Fund (@HustleFundVC) / X
• Hustle Fund | LinkedIn
• Haley Bryant - Hustle Fund | LinkedIn
• Eric Bahn - Hustle Fund | LinkedIn
• https://f4.fund/firms/hustle-fund
• https://www.hustlefund.vc/
• https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/hustle-fund/__arxs1lUnXfOLqgntjfJk0bJPTEuV2Ppf4fOx12q15KU
• https://x.com/HustleFundVC/status/2054008449755758768
• https://pipelineroad.com/news/20260325-hustle-fund-nears-50m-goal-for-fund-iv
• https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/hustlefund/__arxs1lUnXfOLqgntjfJk0bJPTEuV2Ppf4fOx12q15KU
• https://thefounderplaybook.hustlefund.vc/p/hustle-fund-promotes-dunky-ai-to-general-partner
• https://www.thepitch.show/guests/elizabeth-yin-hustle-fund/
• https://technical.ly/civics/dc-venture-capital-program-hustle-fund-lytical/
• https://www.venturecapitaljournal.com/hustle-fund-nears-goal-after-year-of-effort/
• https://startupintros.com/orgs/hustle-fund

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