Organization · Venture Studio
Hexa
Hexa is a startup studio that partners with founders to create, fund, and scale software companies, primarily in the B2B SaaS sector. It operates from Brussels and Paris, with a presence in Tel Aviv.
Overview
What Hexa does
What Hexa is
Hexa is a startup studio that partners with founders to create, fund, and scale software companies, primarily in the B2B SaaS sector. It operates from Brussels and Paris, with a presence in Tel Aviv.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Studio
- Founded
- Founded in 2011
- Approximate age
- About 15 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- March 31, 2026
What Venture studio means
A venture studio is an organization that systematically creates new startups by generating or sourcing ideas, validating them, building early products, recruiting founders or operators, providing shared resources, and retaining meaningful equity in the companies it helps create.
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Find Hexa elsewhere
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Capability profile
Hexa as a funder
Investment thesis
Hexa focuses on building companies alongside founders, providing hands-on support throughout the startup journey.
Focus narrative
Hexa invests in early-stage startups across various sectors, including fintech, AI, and the future of work. Their approach involves working closely with founders to develop ideas from inception to operational companies, emphasizing a founder-first model. They provide support in product development, design, strategy, and go-to-market planning.
Value beyond capital
Hexa provides hands-on support in product development, design, strategy, and go-to-market planning to help founders turn their ideas into operational companies.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B
- Regions
- Europe · Fr · Global
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 50
- Recorded notable exits
- Mailjet and Cycle
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include Aircall, a platform for customer conversations; Spendesk, a spend management platform; Front, a shared inbox for customer communication; Swan, which provides embedded banking features; Yousign, an eSignature solution for Europe; Cycle, a product management tool acquired by Atlassian; and Mailjet, a cloud-emailing platform acquired by Mailgun.
Capability profile
Hexa as a program host
Program thesis
Hexa is a multi-stage startup studio focused on building companies alongside founders, providing hands-on support throughout the startup journey.
Focus narrative
Hexa invests in early-stage startups across various sectors, including fintech, AI, and the future of work. Their approach involves working closely with founders to develop ideas from inception to operational companies, emphasizing a founder-first model. They provide support in product development, design, strategy, and go-to-market planning.
Value and support
Hexa offers hands-on support throughout the startup journey, including assistance in product development, design, strategy, and go-to-market planning.
Format and cadence
- Typical duration
- 52 weeks
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Europe · Global
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Notable portfolio companies include Aircall, a platform for customer conversations; Spendesk, a spend management platform; Front, a shared inbox for customer communication; Swan, which provides embedded banking features; Yousign, an eSignature solution for Europe; Cycle, a product management tool acquired by Atlassian; and Mailjet, a cloud-emailing platform acquired by Mailgun.
Common questions
What to know about Hexa
Upseed classifies Hexa under the Venture Studio organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 31, 2026
Known limits
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