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Hinde Group
David Hinde's San Francisco family office writes $250K–$1M checks into early-stage enterprise software, leveraging an Oracle-acquired operator network.
Hinde Group
David Hinde founded the Hinde Group after the 2010 acquisition of his enterprise resource planning firm by Oracle. The family office, based in San Francisco, invests the founder's personal capital with a practitioner's lens on business-to-business software. Hinde served as CEO of the acquired company and later held product leadership roles at Oracle, experiences that shaped the office's hands-on investment model. Hinde Group deploys capital primarily through direct seed and Series A equity investments in enterprise technology. The office targets business-to-business SaaS, FinTech infrastructure, AI/ML tooling, digital health platforms, and climate technology. Check sizes range from $250,000 to $1 million, and the office reserves follow-on capacity for breakout portfolio positions. The family office has backed companies such as Front, the shared inbox platform, and Lattice, the people management software firm. The geographic focus is the San Francisco Bay Area, with opportunistic investments in New York and London. The office operates as a lean entity with David Hinde as the sole disclosed investment decision-maker. Hinde Group does not take outside capital and does not operate a fund structure—all commitments come from Hinde's balance sheet. The office participates in a curated network of operator-angel syndicates but does not manage external limited partner relationships. The Hinde Group's structural distinction is its operator-led, customer-advisory posture. Hinde personally facilitates enterprise introductions for portfolio companies, leveraging relationships from his Oracle tenure and board networks. This converts the family office from a passive LP into a de facto go-to-market engine for pre-revenue enterprise startups.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
David Hinde
Founder & Managing Principal
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Hinde Group?
David Hinde, the founder and managing principal, makes all investment decisions. He operated an enterprise software company that Oracle acquired in 2010 and later held product leadership roles at Oracle. The office has not publicly named any additional investment partners or associates.
How does Hinde Group source proprietary deal flow?
The office sources through David Hinde's network of former Oracle colleagues, portfolio founder referrals, and operator-angel syndicates in the Bay Area. Hinde does not operate a scout program or publish inbound application channels. The sourcing model depends on the founder's two-decade enterprise software network.
Is Hinde Group structured as a single family office or does it operate more like a venture firm?
Hinde Group is a single family office investing Hinde's personal capital. It does not raise funds, charge management fees, or accept external limited partners. While its check sizes and stage focus resemble an angel syndicate, the legal structure is a family office balance-sheet investor.
Does Hinde Group participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The office focuses on direct equity investments in operating companies. Public records do not indicate a fund-of-funds program, nor documented limited partner commitments to external venture capital firms. Co-investment alongside Bay Area seed funds occurs on a deal-by-deal basis.
What investment stages does Hinde Group typically target?
Hinde Group concentrates on seed and Series A rounds, occasionally participating in pre-seed financings for founders within its network. The office has written initial checks as small as $250,000 and follows on selectively in later rounds for top-performing portfolio companies.
Which sectors does Hinde Group explicitly avoid?
The office has not disclosed a formal exclusions list. Based on its public portfolio, Hinde Group avoids consumer social, hardware-intensive deep tech, life sciences, and capital-intensive infrastructure projects. Investments cluster in capital-efficient software businesses with enterprise go-to-market motions.
Where does the underlying wealth come from?
The wealth originates from David Hinde's 2010 sale of his enterprise resource planning software company to Oracle. The exact acquisition price was not publicly disclosed. Hinde's subsequent product leadership roles at Oracle contributed to the asset base before transitioning to full-time principal investing.
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