Hard Yaka
Venture capitalMuir Beach · Pre-Seed–Series B · 6 people tracked
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 · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 2 of 3 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×1Cybersecurity ×1Deep Tech ×1Fintech ×1GovTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×2Switzerland×1
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSan Francisco, US
Megumi Nakamura(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Hwa(Executive Officer)
BoardGreg Kidd(Director)
Board seatGreg Robert Kidd· per SEC Form D · $31M raise · filed May 2022
Arf operates a regulated liquidity and settlement platform that provides short-term working capital and on/off-ramp infrastructure for licensed cross-border payment companies, using real-world-asset-based and attested digital assets such as stablecoins.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Ahmet ÖzcanAli NalbantBerhan KongelKazım Ozyılmaz
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalFenbushi CapitalSignum CapitalBlockchain Founders FundCircle Ventures+2 more
Indicio builds identity infrastructure based on verifiable credentials and authenticated biometrics, letting organizations verify a person or document once and reuse cryptographic proof across ecosystems.
CybersecurityDeep TechGovTechSeattle, US
Frances Donegan-Ryan(Founder)
Co-investorsBlack Mountain Investment GroupK Street CapitalSwan Venture FundTCP Venture Capital37 AngelsAlliance of Angels
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 companiesFrequently asked questions
- 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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