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Pier 88 Investment Partners

71 Stevenson Street, Suite 825, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States

Overview

Hedge fund investing in innovative technology companies before they are deemed strategic assets and acquired

Total investments
6
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
0

Sector focus

  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • Bedrock Security

    Participated · Series A · Nov 2025

    Bedrock Data delivers continuous, context-driven security and governance across private cloud, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and AI environments using its patented Metadata Lake and Serverless Outpost architecture. The platform autonomously discovers and classifies data in place at petabyte scale across structured, semi-structured and unstructured datasets and assigns Impact Scores to help prioritize critical datastores. Bedrock maps entitlements, lineage and access patterns to visualize who (including service accounts and AI agents) can access sensitive data and automates tagging, masking and access controls within connected platforms like Snowflake. Recent product activity includes an ArgusAI integration with Snowflake Cortex AI and delivering Bedrock capabilities within Snowflake Horizon. Bedrock describes an API-first design that enables natural-language policy enforcement, automated remediation and integration with existing enterprise systems. The company cites deployment by global leaders in technology, finance, healthcare and biotech.

  • HydroBlok

    Led · Series A · Jun 2025

    HydroBlok produces lightweight, 100% waterproof, mold‑proof construction panels intended to replace traditional drywall and sheathing with a high‑performance composite. Its HydroBlok One board integrates insulation and eliminates redundant layers, positioning the product as a disruptive alternative to gypsum board and OSB. Based on early feedback and internal tests, the company reports it can reduce material and labor costs by up to 30% and accelerate build times by as much as 50%. HydroBlok is targeting manufacturing expansion in the US, nationwide distribution, and continued R&D for next‑generation products. CEO and co‑founder Colin House highlighted rapid traction and strong builder enthusiasm as validation of the product’s market fit.

  • BlueFlag Security

    Participated · Seed · Mar 2024

    BlueFlag Security develops security solutions for AI-driven systems, focusing on protecting AI models and data pipelines. Its platform helps enterprises detect vulnerabilities, monitor model behavior, and ensure safe deployment of AI applications. The company raised $28 million in a Series A to accelerate its product roadmap and expand adoption. BlueFlag plans to use the capital to scale product development and support customers as organizations build AI security frameworks. The article does not disclose revenue, user metrics, year of founding, or location. No additional operating metrics were provided.

  • Hammerspace

    Participated · Equity · Jul 2023

    Hammerspace’s Data Orchestration System makes unstructured enterprise data a global resource so teams can access, activate, and monetize data without interrupting user access. The platform dynamically orchestrates data across multiple vendors and operators without creating silos, enabling AI, machine learning, analytics, and other applications. It is hardware-agnostic and connects users to data and applications on vendor data centers and public clouds including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Seagate Lyve Cloud. Launched in 2018, Hammerspace works with customers such as Blue Origin, the National Science Foundation, and Royal Caribbean Group. The company plans to expand its technology and customer-service teams to support more customers in activating and monetizing unstructured data. Hammerspace positions unstructured data as a driver of product innovation, operational efficiency, and new revenue streams in the AI-driven Next Data Cycle.

  • HappyCo

    Participated · Equity · Jan 2022

    HappyCo is a real estate software company that develops mobile and cloud solutions to enable real-time operations data for property managers, asset managers, lenders and investors. Its core product is a residential operations platform offering condition assessment and workflow tools with in-unit data on over 3.5 million rental homes. The suite supplies underwriting information to lenders, investors and asset managers and empowers property managers with real-time operational tools and reporting. Current customers include Freddie Mac; lenders such as Walker & Dunlop, Berkadia, and Greystone; investors including CA Ventures and Maxus Properties; and property managers such as Cushman & Wakefield and AMC. The company intends to use the newly raised funds to expand its platform and add new services. Founded in Australia in 2011 and based in San Francisco and Adelaide, HappyCo positions itself as a data provider for rental housing operations. HappyCo builds mobile and cloud solutions to enable real-time property operations, including tools for inspecting, managing and monitoring residential properties and commercial facilities. The platform is used to manage more than 1.2 million units and counts customers such as Airbnb, Softbank/Fortress and Vicinity Centres. Founded in Adelaide in 2011 and based in San Francisco since 2012, the company serves a global customer base with particular activity in the Asia‑Pacific region. HappyCo completed the third and final tranche of its Series A in March 2018 and intends to use the proceeds to expand R&D operations in Australia and the U.S. and to build out its support team to sustain its Asia‑Pacific customer base. The article does not provide additional financial metrics beyond the fundraising and units under management. HappyCo is a San Francisco-based provider of a SaaS mobile inspection platform for real-time operations management of residential properties, commercial facilities and enterprise workforces. Led by CEO Jindou Lee, the company’s flagship product, Happy Inspector, is used by thousands of companies and has facilitated more than 1.3 million inspections and more than 20 million inspection photos. The company completed a $7.5M Series A funding round in May 2016. HappyCo intends to use the funds to expand its engineering and sales teams, continue increasing its customer base, enter new verticals and add to its product suite. The capital is intended to accelerate product development and sales growth across existing and new markets.

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