American by choice. South African by birth.

I build and back companies that help people build America: founders, immigrants and families.

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Companies

Work-Bench: Seed-stage venture capital backing enterprise founders. Ellis: A modern immigration law firm. Castle: Keeping homeowners secure and their homes affordable. Auxilia: Business operations, powered by people and AI.

Previously

Experiment Fund: Seed fund for Harvard & MIT founders. Acquired. Background: Harvard (AB), YC (S07), Harvard GSD (MDes), Harvard SEAS (EIR).

Contact

X: @hvgo Email: Hello @ vuur.com Wikipedia: Hugo Van Vuuren

Reading

Reading & Playbooks

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