Hard Yaka
Venture capitalMuir Beach · Pre-Seed–Series B · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Hard Yaka invests around the principle of 'fair access'—the belief that everyone deserves universal access to fundamental services across payments, communications, and digital identity. The firm targets themes including individual ownership, financial inclusion, and regulatory compliance, backing companies working on payments, digital identity, and banking so that people can control their money, credentials, and communications.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 4 of 6 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Fintech ×2SaaS ×2Creator Economy ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Cybersecurity ×1
HQs:United States×4Switzerland×1
Investments · 6 tracked
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Arf operates a liquidity platform for licensed financial institutions in the cross-border payments sector, offering on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure and settling with real-world-asset-based digital assets such as stablecoins.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSZug, CH
Ahmet ÖzcaninAli NalbantBerhan KongelinKazım Ozyılmazin
Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeFenbushi CapitalSignum CapitalBlockchain Founders FundCircle VenturesNGC Ventures+3 more
Indicio is a technology company focused on decentralized identity and verifiable credential solutions, offering products and services built on distributed ledger and network infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSeattle, US
Frances Donegan-Ryan(Founder)inHeather C. Dahl(Chief Executive Officer)inKen Ebert(Chief Technical Officer)inHelen Garneau(Chief Marketing Officer)inRichard Samuelson(Chief Financial Officer)Scott Harris(Chief Operations Officer)in
Co-investorsBlack Mountain Investment Group37 AngelsK Street CapitalSwan Venture FundTCP Venture CapitalAlliance of Angels
Indicio is a forecasting and scenario planning platform that lets companies apply multivariate models incorporating external market, economic, and consumer data to their internal forecasts, with automated model building, backtesting, and driver explainability.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Frans Andersen(Co-Founder & CEO)inDavid(Co-Founder)Daniel(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBackstage AB37 AngelsAlliance of AngelsSwan Venture Fund
Uberduck provides AI-powered text-to-speech, voice cloning, and music generation tools for creators, musicians, and marketers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSeattle, US
Zach Ocean(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyperguapY Combinator
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Shift Financial · kalkinemedia.com · Aug 26, 2026
Uberduck · qcall.ai · Jun 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hard Yaka made?
- Hard Yaka has 6 tracked investments.
- What stage does Hard Yaka invest at?
- Hard Yaka invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Hard Yaka focus on?
- Hard Yaka focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where is Hard Yaka located?
- Hard Yaka is headquartered in Muir Beach, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBeyond the Hype with Greg Kidd of Hard Yaka Ventures
Olyn · Greg Kidd
r/cotinetwork - Watch COTI CEO Shahaf Bar-Geffen and Greg Kidd, Hard Yaka co-founder and former CRO of Ripple, hosting a LIVE webinar
Greg Kidd · reddit.com
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