Hyphen Capital

Emerging manager

Built from this firm's Form D filings. The firm files no SEC adviser report.

Website: https://hyphencap.com
HQ: CA

Hyphen Capital backs Asian American entrepreneurs who were raised to play it safe. It writes checks based on the size and stage of each deal. The firm was founded and is led by Dave Lu, a Silicon Valley veteran who worked at Yahoo!, Apple, eBay, and Cisco before founding Fanpop and Expo. It says it has backed over 100 companies early, including Gamma, Persona, Super.com, and Formation Bio.

01 · Says / Does

Tag	Says	Does
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth	Not enough dated deals
Sectors	AI infra, Consumer	Not enough dated deals
Regions	Not stated	Not enough dated deals

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

02 · Fund history

Fund	Year	Size	Status
Hyphen Capital I, L.P.	2024	$13.01M (Form D)	Open, writing first checks

03 · People across funds

David Lu, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer
Hyphen Capital I, L.P. (Named on Form D)
Dave Lu, Founder & Managing Partner
Hyphen Capital I, L.P. (Team)

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026