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Hummingbird
Hummingbird, led by Joe Robinson, builds AI orchestration software that compliance teams at Grasshopper Bank and BHG Financial use to file SARs faster.
Hummingbird
Hummingbird is an SEC-registered investment adviser in SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE, registered since 2023. It provides investment advice to clients.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Principals
Joe Robinson
Co-founder & CEO
Jesse Reiss
Co-founder & CTO
Ryan Gerard
Co-founder & Principal Engineer
Matt Van Busrkirk
Co-founder & CEO, Regulatory
Michael Brown
Chief Financial Officer
Eric LaBadie
SVP of Growth
Jon Snell
SVP of Strategic Sales
Courtney Chuang
VP of Marketing
Chris Stasonis
VP of Engineering
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What does Hummingbird actually do for compliance teams?
It is an orchestration platform that unifies customer screening, transaction monitoring, case investigations and regulatory filing into one interface. The system sits on top of a bank or fintech's existing data warehouse and third-party tools, pulling identity data, alerts and prior case history into a 360-degree customer view. The firm's flagship output is a patented automated reporting engine that drafts, formats and submits Suspicious Activity Reports, Currency Transaction Reports and their international equivalents.
Is Hummingbird a software vendor or a financial-services firm?
Hummingbird is a software company — specifically a RegTech provider — selling an AI-powered compliance platform to financial institutions. It is not a family office, fund manager, or regulated financial entity. The firm's revenue is generated through software licensing, not investment management, so it does not report AUM or capital deployment.
Who founded Hummingbird and what is their background?
The firm was co-founded by Joe Robinson, Jesse Reiss, Ryan Gerard and Matt Van Busrkirk. Its own framing describes the team as 'technologists and former regulators' who encountered the limitations of legacy compliance tools firsthand. Van Busrkirk holds the title CEO, Regulatory, suggesting a dedicated stream for engagement with supervisory authorities and standard-setting bodies.
Which financial institutions use Hummingbird?
Public customer testimonials name Grasshopper Bank (a digital commercial bank) and BHG Financial (a provider of lending and cards to professionals) as active users. The firm also cites a senior compliance manager at an unnamed leading BNPL provider. Beyond these, no full client list is published.
How does Hummingbird integrate with a bank's existing technology stack?
Through a suite of more than 50 pre-built integrations that cover core banking systems, third-party data sources and productivity tools. Hummingbird positions itself as an orchestration layer that wraps around existing infrastructure rather than demanding a rip-and-replace: clients can add, remove or swap data providers without leaving the platform.
What makes Hummingbird's regulatory reporting different from competitors?
Hummingbird holds a patent on its automated regulatory reporting technology, which covers the generation and filing of SARs, STRs and CTRs to Financial Intelligence Units globally. The firm claims its engine is purpose-built to produce 'fast, accurate, and audit-ready' reports, and customer statements from BHG Financial highlight standardization and speed as the primary operational gains.
Has Hummingbird disclosed any capital it manages or deploys?
No. As a software enterprise, Hummingbird does not manage public-market assets, does not deploy investment capital, and has not disclosed any funding rounds publicly. Its AUM is not applicable, and no estimate can be derived from available information.
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