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Hummingbird Ventures

VC Firm·Antwerp, Belgium·~$500M AUM

Hummingbird Ventures is a global early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Barend Van den Brande, with offices in Antwerp, London, and Istanbul. The firm backs outlier founders at the seed stage with a conviction-driven approach, often concentrating up to 25% of a fund in a single company. Its portfolio of 80+ companies spans fintech, biotech, AI/ML, and developer tools, with notable investments including Deliveroo, Kraken, and BillionToOne.

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AI/MLFintechBiotechHealthcareDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDeep Tech
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Olix

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Computer Hardware·Seed

Olix Computing is a London-based startup developing the Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU), a new type of AI accelerator that uses photonics rather than traditional GPU architecture for AI inference. The company integrates photonics with an SRAM-based memory architecture, which it claims can outperform high-bandwidth memory systems in efficiency, throughput per watt, and overall cost. Originally registered as Flux Corp Ltd in March 2024, the company rebranded to Olix Computing. Founded by 25-year-old serial entrepreneur James Dacombe, who also runs brain-monitoring company CoMind, Olix has grown to over 70 employees and plans to ship its first products by 2027. Valued at over $1B.