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Leo Polovets

Co-Founder & General Partner · Humba Ventures

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Notable Deals: Mashgin ($1.5B), Placer ($1.5B), Veho ($1.5B), Hightouch ($1.2B), CloudTrucks ($850M), Scalyr (acq.), Dusty Robotics, Vetcove

Focus Areas: Deep Tech Defense Climate Robotics Biotech

About

2nd engineer at LinkedIn (2003). Previously at Google and Factual. Co-founded Susa Ventures (over $750M AUM combined with Humba). Author of 'Coding VC' blog — one of the most widely-read VC blogs. Math and programming competition accolades. Thesis: engineering-first evaluation of deep tech startups. Angel track record includes Mashgin ($1.5B), Placer ($1.5B), Veho ($1.5B), Hightouch ($1.2B), CloudTrucks ($850M).

Career

RoleOrganizationYearsOutcome
Co-Founder & GP Humba Ventures 2022–present
Co-Founder & GP Susa Ventures 2013–present
Software Engineer Factual 2009–2013
Software Engineer Google 2006–2009
2nd Engineer LinkedIn 2003–2006 Employee #2

Education

UCLA — BS Computer Science

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Generated 2026-03-10 05:07 · Person dossier for Humba Ventures