HPA is excited to share that Handspring Health, an HPA portfolio company, has announced $19 million in Series B financing led by RPS Ventures, with participation from new investor Angelini Ventures and continued backing from returning investors HPA, Cobalt Ventures, NextView Ventures, nvp capital, Cornucopian Capital, and others. This financing brings Handspring’s total capital raised […]
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HPA is excited to announce its follow-on investment in Digit’s $3M Seed Round, bringing total funding to $6.3M. This round was led by Tech Square Ventures, with participation from Barrel Ventures and Service Provider Capital, and continued support from Assembly Ventures and Grand Ventures. HPA previously co-led the company’s pre-seed round that was announced in […]
HPA is pleased to share that Chowbus, an HPA portfolio company, has announced an $81M financing round led by Prysm Capital and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Dutchess, Fika, and Avid Bank. HPA has supported Chowbus since its Series Seed investment in 2019, and we are excited to see the company reach this important […]
HPA is pleased to announce its participation in the $3 million seed funding round for Cydelphi, the pioneering AI-native Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) platform company. The round was led by Glasswing Ventures, with additional participation from Blu Ventures and Merlin Ventures. Cydelphi is addressing a critical and rapidly expanding pain point in enterprise […]
HPA is proud to announce that Simple Mills, an HPA portfolio company and leading clean-label food brand, has been named the 2025 Venture Capital Portfolio Company of the Year by the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA). This honor recognizes Simple Mills’ exceptional growth, purpose-driven leadership, and transformative impact on both the food industry and Chicago’s innovation […]
HPA is excited to celebrate a major milestone for our portfolio company Better Trucks, which has received a strategic investment from Uber Freight alongside an expanded commercial partnership. This collaboration strengthens Uber Freight’s end-to-end logistics capabilities while accelerating Better Trucks’ growth as a next-generation last-mile carrier. Traditional parcel networks continue to face mounting pressure as […]
HPA is excited to announce its participation in Iris Finance $6.2 million Seed round co-led by Glasswing Ventures and Founder Collective, with participation from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Barrel Ventures, Rosecliff, and others. Physical product businesses face mounting financial pressure, with cash flow mismanagement contributing to most small business failures and many […]
HPA is excited to announce its investment in Empirical Security’s $12 million Seed Round alongside Costanoa. The round also saw participation from DNX Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, and strategic investors Jonathan Cran, founder of Intrigue (acquired by Google/Mandiant), Wade Baker, creator of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report and founder of The Cyentia Institute, and […]
HPA is excited to announce its investment in Moonnox’s $2 million Seed Round alongside M25, with participation from Early Light Ventures and Service Provider Capital. This investment leverages HPA’s operating expertise in AI to support Moonnox. Moonnox is an AI-native platform designed for professional services firms to streamline their delivery processes by enabling the creation […]
