Hack VC
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Hack VC is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage web3, crypto, and AI startups, with focus areas including decentralized infrastructure, DeFi, privacy-preserving technologies, and cryptography. Its team combines investing, research, and quantitative trading expertise across on-chain and traditional markets.
Also known as Hack VC · Hack VC Management, LLC
Founders & leadership
Investors · 14
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Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$55M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2021–2023
- $55MSeries BJan 2023 · 2 sources
Carlyle (lead), Brighteye Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst Fund, Marathon Venture Capital, Osage University Partners, Paladin Capital Group
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AApr 2021Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Hack VC is a thesis-driven venture capital firm that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company formation. Its stated investment focus covers crypto, artificial intelligence, and other frontier technologies, framed around companies building what the firm describes as the future of the Internet.
The firm's website is organized around sections for its team, portfolio, published insights, and a data room, alongside a newsletter subscription that segments audiences into limited partners (distinguishing qualified purchasers from non-qualified purchasers), venture capitalists, founders, developers, and job seekers. The legal entity identified in the site footer is Hack VC Management, LLC.
Business model
Hack VC operates as a venture capital firm, deploying capital into early-stage companies. Its newsletter audience segmentation distinguishes limited partners by qualified-purchaser status, indicating capital is raised from LPs into managed funds.
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Market position
Positions itself as a thesis-driven, earliest-stage investor concentrated on crypto, AI, and frontier technologies.
Go-to-market
Early-stage founders building in crypto, AI, and other frontier technology sectors, and limited partners who commit capital to the firm's funds.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
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▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Hackhack.vc · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Hack VC do?
- Hack VC is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing at the earliest stages in crypto, AI, and frontier technology founders.
- Who founded Hack VC?
- Hack VC was founded by Alex, Ed.
- Who are Hack VC's investors?
- Hack VC's investors include Circle Ventures, Evolution VC Partners, Nimble Partners, Serafund, Uncorrelated Ventures, Web3com Ventures, Brighteye Ventures, Marathon Venture Capital and 4 more.
- How much funding has Hack VC raised?
- Hack VC has disclosed $55M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.






