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Homebrew

Tier 1 Seed Fund · Seed
A-

Excellent (A-) — Capital Conduct Grade

Homebrew (Hunter Walk and Satya Patel) operates a deliberately small fund with strong founder-relationship reputation. Term-sheet behavior consistently founder-favorable; Hunter Walk's blog and public commentary establish strong founder-friendly philosophy. Pivoted to evergreen structure 2022 — continuous deployment vs. fund cycles.

88
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Term Sheet Honesty
A
Founder-Friendliness
A
Follow-On Discipline
B
Exit Support
B+
Network Quality
A-
/ Public-Record Events

Key events & disclosures.

  • Founded 2013
  • Hunter Walk + Satya Patel partners
  • Evergreen structure 2022
  • Plaid, Chime seed investor

/ Best for

Seed founders prioritizing partner-density and Hunter Walk's documented founder-friendly philosophy.

/ Watch out for

Evergreen structure has reduced check-writing tempo vs. traditional fund-cycle structure. Verify current operating state.