Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
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Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) is an American software and web focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. Its founders include John Hummer and Ann Winblad.[1] The firm was an early investor in Napster, the first popular file sharing service, and in several internet firms that failed during the dot-com bubble.
History
First decade (1989–1999)
Ann Winblad started Hummer Winblad Venture Partners with former professional basketball player John Hummer after selling her company Open Systems and serving as a consultant to Microsoft, Apple Computer, and IBM.[2] The company originally focused on raising money from pension funds and investing in software companies.[3] In 1999 Bill Gates invested in the company's venture fund.[4] In her book The Kingmakers, reporter Karen Southwick wrote that Hummer Winblad Venture Partners "may not be among the super tier of VC firms, but it certainly gets just about as much publicity."[5]
Napster and the dot-com bubble (2000–2014)
In 2000 Hummer Winblad led a US$15 million round of funding for Napster while the internet company was being sued by the Recording Industry Association of America.[6] The Economist noted that this investment was unusual for a company that previously had been "notably more risk-averse than most Silicon Valley rivals towards Internet investments."[7] In 2001 several of the company's investments ended in company bankruptcies or closures, including Pets.com, Homes.com, eHow, and Rival Networks.[8] In 2006 Hummer Winblad Venture Partners settled a lawsuit brought by EMI Group and Universal Music Group after Napster's bankruptcy.[9]
Rebranding as HWVP (2015–)
In 2015 Hummer Winblad Venture Partners rebranded as HWVP.[10] The next year, for the first time, it raised a fund without Ann Winblad or John Hummer listed among the general partners.[11] As of 2019[update], its investments include Ace Metrix, Aria Systems, and NuoDB.[12][13]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Southwick, Karen (2001). The Kingmakers: Venture Capital and the Money Behind the Net. Wiley. p. 178. ISBN 9780471395201.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Richtel, Matt (May 23, 2000). "Napster Has a New Interim Chief and Gets a $15 Million Investment". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hummer's Napster bummer". The Economist. August 10, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wingfield, Nick (April 16, 2001). "Hummer Winblad Is Awash In a Sea of Dot-Com Debris". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Menn, Joseph (December 13, 2006). "Financiers agree to settle Napster suit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Loizos, Connie (April 6, 2015). "Hummer Winblad Reboots". StrictlyVC. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Primack, Dan (March 4, 2016). "Term Sheet -- Friday, March 4". Fortune. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Han, Anthony (May 29, 2012). "Ace Metrix Raises $8M For Smarter TV Ad Testing". TechCrunch.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clark, Jack (February 26, 2014). "NuoDB slurps European cash for database expansion". The Register.
