Past, Present, Future

Hartford Lab was officially forged in November of 2012.

While we had political origins, HL quickly progressed into something of a ‘Business Development Accelerator meets Human Venture Capital Firm’.

​By “Human VC”, we refer to the fact that we often structured lower-cost, alternative fee arrangements (e.g. equity, rev share) based on the stage and needs of the companies we worked with.

Over the years, we built out a portfolio of interesting (early-stage) technology companies and functioned as a holistic growth, operational, and advisory vehicle to them; while also providing counsel to the passionate entrepreneurs steering the ships. 

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Hartford Lab has been fortunate to work across a wide variety of industries (e.g. advertising, beauty, biotech, data, decentralized systems, entertainment, hardware, health, IoT/IoE, social networks, VR/AR), with varying business structures (e.g. consumer, enterprise, marketplace, mobile, SaaS), and in different capacities along a spectrum of pre-funded ideas to publicly traded companies.

While we certainly gained a PhD from the school of hard knocks over the years, we've learned a lot and are proud of our work. ​

From our own returns, Hartford Lab then had the resources to begin focusing on the creation of new ventures internally and accelerating research & development.

Now, 8 years in, we are especially excited for the latest chapter.

(1) We continue to fuel our own ventures, and are excited to bring new technologies to market in 2021.

(2) Our media & management division (Winks) has grown into a production company and is actively developing original projects for TV and Film.

(3) Originated out of HL, 8x8 is a 1st check angel fund backing brave founders that are transforming old industries or creating new ones.

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Hartford Lab has continued to bloom into an increasingly dynamic enterprise.

As we look towards the future, we hope this trend continues.

We like to remind ourselves that ​“the future is built" and that it can only be built a 1st time once. We find purpose in trying to play our small part. 

To a beautiful 21st Century!