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Hack VC

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 26 people tracked

Also known as HACK VC MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Hack VC combines venture investing with an in-house R&D operation called hack.labs(). This arm is staffed by engineers and quant traders and runs on the firm's own tech platform, making the firm an early user of the products it builds. Its capabilities span on-chain crypto network participation, a venture studio focused on incubating new companies, and a dedicated research division. The emphasis on crypto network participation and technical, quant-driven capabilities signals a focus on crypto and deep technology investments backed by hands-on engineering and research.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$3M
HQ
Palo Alto, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$822.8M
Tracked investments
198

Team · 26 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 76 of 198 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×51Fintech ×33AI & Machine Learning ×27Data & Infrastructure ×20Developer Tools ×20SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×9Cloud Computing ×6

HQs:United States×31Costa Rica×1France×1United Kingdom×1Nigeria×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 21 portfolio companies
62%
solo founders
13 of 21 mapped founding teams
85%
repeat founders
of 13 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×132 founders×74+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history

Goldman Sachs ×2Uber ×2

Investments · 198 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 72023 · 12022 · 12021 · 22016 · 12015 · 116 dated

DeepSourcedeepsource.comin𝕏✓ verified

DeepSource provides developer tools for code quality and security.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sanket Saurav(Co-founder & CEO)inJai Pradeesh(Co-founder, President)in

Co-investorsFundersClubEssence Venture Capital645 VenturesY Combinator

Eclipseeclipse.builders𝕏✓ verified

Eclipse is a Layer 2 blockchain network for Ethereum that runs the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), combining Solana's execution speed with Ethereum's liquidity to support high-throughput decentralized applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Neel Somani(Founder)Vijay Chetty(CEO)Terry Chung(Head of Strategy)Ben Livshits(CTO)

Co-investorsDBAFenbushi CapitalMaven 11OKX VenturesPlaceholderPolychain Capital+5 more

Eclipseeclipse.xyz𝕏✓ verified

Eclipse builds an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) as its execution environment, combining Solana's high-throughput execution with Ethereum's liquidity and security.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Neel Somani(Founder)Vijay Chetty(CEO)Ben Livshits(CTO)

Co-investorsDBAFenbushi CapitalMaven 11OKX VenturesPlaceholderPolychain Capital+5 more

Fhenixfhenix.ioin𝕏✓ verified

Fhenix is a blockchain research and development company building FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) infrastructure that lets developers run confidential computation on encrypted data in EVM-compatible smart contracts.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Guy Itzhaki(Founder & CEO)inGuy Zyskind(Founder)in

Co-investorsCollider VenturesGSRMulticoin CapitalNode CapitalAmber GroupMH Ventures+14 more

Orderfulorderful.comin𝕏✓ verified

Orderful provides technology for instant electronic data interchange (EDI) connectivity between trading partners, replacing traditional one-by-one connection setups with immediate, always-current integrations for any transaction type.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Erik Kiser(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGregoire Lehmann(Director)Daniel Ward(Director)David Ulevitch(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzElefundPathbreaker VenturesAnorak VenturesCalm VenturesGaingels+6 more

pharospharosnetwork.xyzin𝕏✓ verified

Pharos is a Layer-1 blockchain for real-world asset finance and AI agents, using modular architecture, deep-parallel execution, and dual VM (EVM + WASM) to provide sub-second finality and high throughput.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Alex Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlow TradersFactionGenerative VenturesMH Ventures

Pharospharos.xyzin𝕏✓ verified

Pharos is a blockchain platform that provides modular infrastructure for real-time, compliant finance onchain, combining institutional-grade financial products with AI agent integration.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Alex Zhang(Founder)inWish Wu(Founder)

Co-investorsFlow TradersChainlinkSNZ Holding

Superstatesuperstate.comin𝕏✓ verified

Superstate builds tokenization infrastructure that puts securities such as private funds, mutual funds, ETFs, and company shares onchain, connecting them with crypto capital markets for 24/7 trading and DeFi use.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US

Robert Leshner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Jim Hiltner(Co-founder & Head of Business Development)inDean Swennumson(Co-founder & Head of Operations)inJon Walch(Head of Engineering)inEmily Coleman(Head of Marketing & Communications)inAlex Zozos(General Counsel)in

Co-investorsHaun Ventures1kxArrington CapitalBain Capital CryptoBrevan Howard DigitalBreyer Capital+10 more

TACtac.buildin𝕏✓ verified

TAC is a blockchain protocol and Layer that lets Ethereum/EVM developers deploy their DeFi applications and distribute them to Telegram and TON users, enabling "hybrid dApps" that combine EVM logic with TON UX.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Co-investorsPaper VenturesSymbolic CapitalBITKRAFT VenturesThe Open Platform

Metatech HoldingsDec 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Ciudad De Mexico

Caue Teixeira(Director)Bruno Batavia(Director)Guilherme Rebane(Director)Fernando Martinez Fernandez(Director)

Board seatAlexander Pack· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Dec 2025

0G

A blockchain for AI use cases.

1Money1moneynetwork.comin𝕏

1Money builds a decentralized payment network for stablecoin and tokenized deposit transfers, designed for global financial settlements.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Matt Shroder(Founder)Brian Shroder(Founder)in

Co-investorsA100X VenturesCMT Digital VenturesEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.F-Prime CapitalGenerative VenturesProtagonist+2 more

1Money1money.xyz

Brian Shroder(Founder)in

375ai375.ai𝕏

375ai builds a physical-world data layer for AI, deploying edge nodes on urban infrastructure across America to continuously capture and label multimodal data (video, audio, geometry, environment).

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoT

Co-investors6th Man VenturesEv3 Ventures Llc

375Ai375ai.xyz𝕏

375ai builds a physical-world data layer that captures continuous, labeled multimodal streams (video, audio, geometry, environment) from edge nodes on urban infrastructure across the United States.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechIoT

Across DeFi Seedacross.to𝕏

Across is a blockchain bridge that enables fast token transfers between different blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Hart Lambur(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesParadigmSina HabibianYAP CapitalEspresso Systems

Affinetryalpine.com

Alpine Empower provides cross-border payments, money transfers, and financial solutions for individuals and businesses globally.

Fintech

Co-investorsFJ LabsCoinbase VenturesJump Crypto

Agoraagora.xyz𝕏

Agora builds a governance platform for crypto protocols, enabling onchain community coordination around protocol upgrades and ecosystem funding.

Crypto & Web3GovTech

Yitong Zhang(Founder)Jarrah Kandeh(Founder)inNick van Eck(CEO)

Co-investorsAlephAlphaLab CapitalCaladanDragonflyHaun VenturesInsight Partners+6 more

Alignedaligned.xyz

Mark Mirra(Founder)in

Alloyxalloyx.xyz
Altlayeraltlayer.xyz
AltLayeraltlayer.io𝕏

AltLayer provides infrastructure and autonomous agents for building intelligent applications on decentralized blockchain networks, including services for AI model access, DeFi integration, and rollup deployment.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

BoardBalaji Srinivasan

Co-investorsBankless VenturesBollinger Investment GroupBreyer CapitalIOSG VenturesMoonhill CapitalTRGC+3 more

Amber Groupambergroup.io

Amber Group is a digital assets investment and portfolio management firm that serves institutional and individual investors with trading, liquidity provision, and infrastructure solutions for crypto and Web3 projects.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsBase PartnersCoinbase VenturesDCM VenturesDigital Finance GroupDragonflyFenbushi Capital+5 more

Anchorageanchorage.comin𝕏

Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Diogo Mónica(Co-Founder and President)inNathan McCauley(CEO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta Blockchain+13 more

Archimedesarchimedes.xyz

A leverage protocol using the Ethereum blockchain.

Archimedes 1D498
Asymmetric Labs Metadrop
August Digitalaugustdigital.xyz

An institutional-grade crypto platform.

Avalanche

A Layer 1 protocol with institutional-grade scalability.

Axisaxis.toin𝕏

Axis provides risk-managed yield generation on USD, Bitcoin, and gold holdings, using delta-neutral arbitrage strategies to deliver returns without market volatility exposure.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechFintech

Chris Kim(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Jimmy Xue(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)Changsung Kim(Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer)Justin Im(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Ashwin Khosa(Chief Strategy Officer)

Co-investorsMaven 11

Babylonbabylonlabs.ioin𝕏

Babylon Labs develops trustless infrastructure that enables Bitcoin to be used as collateral in decentralized finance and through a Bitcoin staking protocol for blockchain validation.

Crypto & Web3

Fisher Yu(Founder)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundCastle Island VenturesIOSG Ventures+3 more

Babylonbabylon.xyz
Beraberachain.com𝕏

Berachain is a Layer 1 blockchain network built around a Proof of Liquidity mechanism that directs block reward emissions as non-dilutive growth capital to ecosystem applications in exchange for revenue sharing with the network and tokenholders.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Smokey the Bera(Founder)

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalArrington CapitalBorderless VentureCaladanCVP NoLimitHash3 Capital+11 more

Berachain

A high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK with a novel Proof of Liquidity consensus.

Co-investorsBorderless VentureHypersphere VenturesMorgan CrestOKX Ventures

Berachain Eeb82
Bitwavebitwave.xyz

A leading enterprise solution for crypto tax, accounting and compliance.

Amy Kalnoki(Founder)in

Bitwave 9C0Ef
Block Street

Trading and lending infrastructure for tokenized equities.

Blocknativeblocknative.io

Allows users to access best-in-class observability on chain.

Co-investorsRho Ventures

Blocknative 859Cc
Blockstreetblockstreet.xyzin𝕏
Bybit Fintech Limited
Cegacega.xyz

Building the next evolution in DeFi derivatives focused on exotic options.

Co-investorsPantera CapitalAlameda ResearchCoinbase VenturesDragonflyRobot Ventures

Chateauchateau.xyz

Connects DeFi users with institutional-grade RWAs.

Chatwootchatwoot.comin𝕏

Chatwoot is an open-source customer communication platform that enables businesses to manage customer interactions across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Pranav Raj(Founder)inSojan Jose(Founder)inNithin

Co-investorsY Combinator

Coindcx

Co-investorsB Capital Group

Conduitconduit.appin

Conduit provides AI agents for hospitality brands that handle guest communication across email, WhatsApp, OTAs, social channels, and phone calls, and automate internal operations across a company's existing tools.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Cole R.(Founder)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementUnpopular VenturesY CombinatorPi LabsAltos VenturesBankless Ventures+8 more

Consensysconsensys.ioin𝕏

Consensys builds a vertically integrated platform for decentralized finance, offering consumer wallet applications, developer infrastructure, blockchain APIs, and protocol-level software that manage the full onchain transaction lifecycle.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFort Worth, US

Joseph Lubin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsArcane GroupArgonautic VenturesBR CapitalCoinbase VenturesDragonflyDVC+17 more

Consensys 96Dca
CoW Protocolcowprotocol.xyzin

Helps users find the lowest price for trades across exchanges and aggregators.

Co-investorsConsenSys Mesh

Cowlarcowlar.comSep 2016Defunct

Cowlar makes wearable monitoring devices that attach to dairy cows' necks to track temperature, activity, and behavior, providing farmers with alerts and recommendations to improve reproduction rates, detect disease, increase milk yield, and prevent theft.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningMemphis, US

Umer Adnan(Founder/President & CEO)inUmer Ilyas(Founder)Hussam Jawed(Director)

BoardChris Carr(Director)

Co-investorsY Combinator

Crusoe

Designs, builds, and operates sustainable, high-performance computing infrastructure for AI.

Crusoe Energycrusoe.aiin𝕏

Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnergyDenver, US

Cully Cavness(Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer)inChase Lochmiller(Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAdvaita CapitalAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAvenir Growth Capital+33 more

Crusoe Energy Systems Inc
Decryptdecrypt.xyz

A web3 media company and creative studio.

Delvdelv.xyz
Demox Labsdemoxlabs.xyzin𝕏Mar 2022

Crypto company building privacy-preserving public blockchain products, with the stated aim of improving global payments.

Walnut Creek, US

Barron Caster(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Marshall(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsArctic DigitalCoinbase VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)

Dexteritydexterity.xyz

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Pachydermacq. by HPE

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hack VC made?
Hack VC has 124 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Hack VC invest at?
Hack VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Hack VC's typical check size?
Hack VC typically writes checks of $3M.
What sectors does Hack VC focus on?
Hack VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech.
Where is Hack VC located?
Hack VC is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Does Hack VC lead rounds?
Hack VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Hack VC co-invest with?
Hack VC most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly, IOSG Ventures, among 193 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

ZK, AI & Web3 Infra: The Future of Blockchain | Rodney Yesep, Hack VC

Global Blockchain Show · Rodney Yesep

For Forbes: Ed Roman, Managing Partner at Hack VC

Christer Holloman · Ed Roman

Hack Summit 2024: Opening speech by Ed Roman (Hack VC)

Hack Summit · Ed Roman

DeFi Decoded with Featured Guest, Rodney Yesep, partner at Hack VC

Ninepoint Partners · Rodney Yesep

Blockchain's Broken Plumbing - Ed Roman Hack VC.mp4 | Videos & Movies on Vimeo

Campden Wealth · Ed Roman · vimeo.com

hack.summit("blockchain") 2018 - Ed Roman, hack.summit() founder, Managing Director of Hack VC

Hack VC · Ed Roman

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Co-investors · 136

Pantera Capital

Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm that pioneered early crypto funds in the U.S., offering exposure through venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens.

$5M – $100M
Paradigm

Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.

$1M – $100M
Robot Ventures

Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded and led by Robert Leshner (Compound) and Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), who actively run major DeFi companies while managing the fund, giving founders direct access to operators at the center of on-chain markets. The fund specializes in backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become marquee names, leveraging deep quant research expertise to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that many generalist VCs struggle to understand.

$100K – $1M
Dragonfly

Dragonfly is a crypto-focused investment firm comprising Dragonfly Ventures, Dragonfly Liquid, and Metastable, an early crypto hedge fund it acquired. It invests in and researches blockchain, tokens, and crypto companies.

$3M – $30M
Multicoin Capital

Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.

Both backed · 8
$1M – $50M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
ParaFi Capital

ParaFi Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm operating across public and private markets, focused on financial technology and capital markets innovation, including digital assets.

Polychain Capital

Polychain is an investment firm that actively manages portfolios of blockchain-based digital assets, aiming to deliver strong returns for its investors.

$100K – $10M
Electric Capital

Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.

$1M – $20M
CoinFund

CoinFund is a crypto-focused investment firm that backs and partners with companies building open, decentralized technology across finance, infrastructure, and AI.

$6M – $10M
Nascent

Nascent is a crypto-focused investment firm that builds, invests in, and competes across open markets and permissionless technologies, deploying both venture and liquid strategies as active participants in the crypto ecosystem.

Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
124 more co-investors

Union Square Ventures (USV)Blockchain CapitalA.Capital VenturesVariant FundLightspeed Venture PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesSV AngelDCVC (Data Collective)ArchetypeBain Capital CryptoRedpoint VenturesSound VenturesSlow VenturesFundersClubAbstract VenturesRibbit CapitalOyster VenturesSolana VenturesDivergenceUnderscore VCNIVMysten LabsCastle Island Venturesgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)Navitas CapitalSequoia CapitalCraft VenturesTechstarsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Uncork CapitalFirst Round CapitalKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesKrakenNorwest Venture PartnersDST GlobalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalEniac VenturesSOSVGoat CapitalRRE VenturesLiquid VenturesBling CapitalUpHonest CapitalPioneerSciFi VCPrecursor VenturesSignalFireScale Venture PartnersKapor CapitalFloodgateMeritech Capital PartnersResolute VenturesPractical Venture CapitalAcrew CapitalSierra VenturesSoma CapitalCrosslink CapitalTrinity VenturesTrajectory Ventures2048 VenturesAccompliceUncorrelated VenturesArray Ventures Management LlcCowboy VenturesStandard Capital7percent VenturesLatitud Ventures468 CapitalTransmedia CapitalPolygonMosaic VenturesRecursive VenturesJackson Square VenturesCP VenturesUP PartnersHelium-3 VenturesBasis Set VenturesSeed Club VenturesVoyager CapitalHighbury HoldingsScalar CapitalThink+ Ventures Management, LlcRefactor CapitalLCXFifty YearsTrucks VC1984 Ventures Management, LlcCorrelation VenturesForum VenturesLAUNCHub VenturesAdjacent Ventures LlcThe Alchemy FundFYRFLY Venture PartnersCoalition OperatorsAlchemy VenturesBootstrapLabsVOLT CAPITALPortage VenturesMusha VenturesTola CapitalPage One VenturesCambrian Asset ManagementXAngeNKM CapitalFrialeMarathon Venture CapitalVenture Guides Management, L.P.Mechanism CapitalPTC PolymarketAlbum VCNext Frontier CapitalSemantic Ventures10X CapitalCloudflare, Inc.Clearstone Venture PartnersSurface VenturesTwenty Two VenturesWave CapitalMATR VenturesC3 VenturesBridge LatamFormless Capital

Firms observed investing alongside Hack VC, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Hack VC's recorded portfolio.

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