# Joe Robinson

> Joe Robinson is co-founder and CEO of Hummingbird, a platform for financial-crime investigations and compliance operations. Previously a product leader at Square and a risk and data science executive at Circle, he also founded the Designers + Geeks community. His public work emphasizes usable enterprise tools, collaboration, and accountable AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Hummingbird
- **Organizations:** Hummingbird, Designers + Geeks, Circle, Square, Brightcove, IDEO.org, ACAMS Northern California Chapter, West Coast AML, Live Music SF, Silicon Valley NewTech
- **Education:** BBA in Information Systems Analysis & Design, Marketing, and Management / Human Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Hummingbird., Founded Designers + Geeks; his LinkedIn profile records more than 300 events and nearly 50,000 tickets sold across five cities., Helped design and build Square’s first merchant dashboard.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Entered technology at Brightcove; held product marketing responsibilities.
- **2010** — Founded Designers + Geeks.
- **2011** — Joined Square; worked on merchant products including Dashboard and Online Stores.
- **Before 2017** — Worked at Circle, initially in product and later as VP of Risk & Data Science.
- **2016** — Consulted with IDEO.org during an interlude that included travel in Europe and running conferences.
- **2017** — Began his co-founder and CEO role at Hummingbird, as listed on his public career profiles.
- **2019-2023** — Served on the board of ACAMS Northern California Chapter.
- **2021** — Hummingbird announced a $30 million Series B led by Battery Ventures.
- **2024** — Hummingbird acquired LogicLoop.
- **2025** — Discussed Hummingbird’s expanded screening and transaction-monitoring capabilities.
- **2026** — Hummingbird announced Research and Review Agents for compliance work.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Hummingbird.
- Founded Designers + Geeks; his LinkedIn profile records more than 300 events and nearly 50,000 tickets sold across five cities.
- Helped design and build Square’s first merchant dashboard.
- Led Hummingbird through its announced $30 million Series B in December 2021 and LogicLoop acquisition in September 2024.
- Holds an ACAMS anti-money laundering specialist certification, according to his LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Hummingbird announced Research and Review Agents, available within its platform and via API.
- **2025-11** — Listed as a speaker on re-engineering investigations for an AI-powered world at Transform Finance.
- **2025-09** — Discussed new customer screening and transaction monitoring capabilities with Jason Mikula.
- **2024-09** — Hummingbird announced its acquisition of LogicLoop.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hummingbird.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephlrobinson/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15