Fundraising FoxHard Yaka
Venture capitalMuir Beach · Pre-Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Also known as Hard Yaka Ventures
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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 · 9 people
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2 people who came through Hard Yaka went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 27 of 29 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×17Fintech ×15SaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×11Developer Tools ×6Crypto & Web3 ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Cybersecurity ×3
HQs:United States×23Brazil×1Switzerland×1United Kingdom×1Hong Kong×1Portugal×1
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 52020 · 22019 · 18 dated
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Board Of Directors)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen Horowitz+97 more
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 EuropeCircle VenturesFenbushi CapitalSignum CapitalBlockchain Founders FundNGC Ventures+4 more
AiPrise provides AI-powered compliance and risk management software for KYB/KYC processes, covering fraud prevention and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Chaitanya Sarda(CEO)inRushabh Shah(Founder/Co-CEO)inVarun Sharda(Product Designer)Nigel Braganza(Customer Success \u0026 Marketing lead)Hariom Tiwari(Infra Lead)Martin Lauria(Head of Sales)
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesY CombinatorGoodFin VenturesHeadline+6 more
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AirHelp provides technology to help air passengers claim compensation for delayed and cancelled flights.
ConsumerLegalTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityLisbon, PT
Henrik Zillmer(Founder)inNicolas Michaelsen(Founder)inGreg Roodt(Technical Advisor)inTomasz Pawliszyn(CEO)inAlex Chang(Investor)in
Co-investorsABRY PartnersAngel Capital ManagementAnya CapitalTempoCapUpslope VenturesXG Ventures+17 more
Apto Payments offers a developer-friendly card issuing platform that lets fintech companies launch physical debit, virtual, corporate, and crypto card programs.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Greg Kidd(Founder)inMeg Nakamura(Founder)inCharles Jung(Executive Officer)inMaureen Higgins(Executive Officer)David Tanner McGraw(Executive Officer, Director)Traci A. Snowden(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Co-investorsAllMobile FundBaroda VenturesFenway Summer VenturesGeneral CatalystKapor CapitalNTT DOCOMO Ventures+12 more
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Arcus F.I. is a regulated electronic payment institution licensed and supervised by Mexico's banking and securities authority.
FintechNew York City, US
Edrizio De La Cruz(CEO)inJuan Maldonado(Founder)inIñigo Rumayor(Founder)inIan JoubertinInigo Rumayor Belausteguigoitia(Founder)Juan Jose Maldonado(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAvalancha VenturesCohen CircleFundersClubIGNIAKapor Capital+17 more
Axoni provides a distributed ledger platform for post-trade processing and settlement in financial markets, serving institutional clients in capital markets operations.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Greg Schvey(CEO)Jeffrey Schvey(CTO)inGreg (CEO)(Chief Executive Officer)Jeff (CTO)(Chief Technology Officer)Lindsay Drabczyk(People Operations Manager)Kristina Karcic(People)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementCommunitas Capital PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Digital Currency GroupY Combinator+16 more
Belvo provides an open finance platform that enables financial companies in Latin America to connect with customer financial data, understand behavior, and initiate account-to-account payments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Oriol Tintoré(Founder)inPablo Viguera(Founder)inPablo Viguera Altolaguirre(Executive Officer, Director)Oriol Tintore Gazulla(Executive Officer, Director)Uri Tintoré(Founder & CEO)inPablo Viguera Oriol Tintore(Founder)
Co-investorsConexo VenturesD4 VenturesExpansion CapitalFJ LabsFlucas VenturesKaszek Ventures+28 more
Thomson Reuters is a content and technology company providing AI-powered tools and information services—including CoCounsel and ONESOURCE—for legal, tax, accounting, risk, fraud, and government professionals.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US
Jake Heller(CEO)inSteve Hasker(President and Chief Executive Officer)inLaura Safdie(Founder)Pablo Arredondo(Founder)Joanna Hueyr w(CTO)
Co-investors8VCAccess Venture PartnersAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorBoxGroupBuildGroupCanvas Ventures+24 more
Cashmere provides a multi-signature Solana wallet that allows enterprises and startups to manage cryptocurrency holdings across multiple authorized signers rather than concentrating control in a single account.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Shashank Khanna(Founder)inRebecca Lee(Founder)inCharlotte McGinn(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesNotation CapitalSoma CapitalSouth QuadY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+13 more
Castle builds trust infrastructure for the modern internet, helping organizations detect and prevent fraud and account takeover attacks.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Johan Brissmyr(CEO)inSebastian Wallin(CTO)inMax Nussenbaum(Founder)inScott Lowe(Founder)inTim Dingman(Founder)in
BoardShardul Shahin
Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalIndex VenturesY CombinatorF-Prime CapitalFundersClubWalking Ventures+8 more
Coast helps software companies create interactive product demonstrations and tell their product stories more effectively.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Spencer Levitt(Founder)inAustin Pager(Founder)inGreg Thome(Operations)
Co-investorsAccelBehind Genius VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesCervinRecall CapitalY Combinator+12 more
Cognito provides identity verification and anti-fraud solutions for consumer and business onboarding at scale.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alain Meier(CEO)inJohn Backus(CTO)inChristopher Morton(President and COO)inDaniel Gollahon(Engineer)Eugene Otto(Engineer)X'Zavierr Garland(Recruiting)
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupY CombinatorBattery VenturesBerggruen HoldingsBoost VCDraper Associates+4 more
EasyPost provides a RESTful API platform that simplifies shipping and logistics operations for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jarrett Streebin(Title)inJon CalhounRahul Vohra(Investor)inMichelle King(Vice President, People \u0026 Culture)Kaumana Rindlisbacher(Enterprise Account Executive)Heather Sherfey(Talent Acquisition Manager)
Co-investors137 VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)Bow CapitalEastward Capital PartnersFundersClubGarage Capital+44 more
EMQ operates a global payments network with last-mile endpoints that banks can integrate to enable cross-border money transfers and automate payment processes.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Genevieve LiinJohn KanginMax Liu(Chief Executive)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAppWorks VenturesDG Ventures, Inc.Intudo VenturesQuest Venture PartnersAppWorks+4 more
Inai provides a payments platform that enables companies to launch, manage, and scale global payment solutions with integrations to diverse payment methods across regions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Anta Pattabiraman(CEO)inKarthik NarayananinSuji Santhanam(Recruiter)
Co-investorsA42.VCBetter CapitalGemba Capital Venture PartnersKube VCPrimary Venture PartnersSquareOne+14 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
Kickpay offers financing solutions for e-commerce companies, allowing them to defer payment for inventory until after sales occur, rather than paying upfront.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Andrew McCalister(CEO)inStefano Bernardi(Founder)inSean Watters(CTO)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersCota CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)FundersClubY CombinatorBoxGroup+8 more
NALA operates two payment platforms: one enables consumers to send money across borders to emerging markets, while the other provides stablecoin-based payment infrastructure for businesses in those regions.
FintechNew York City, US
Benjamin Fernandes(Founder)inSam CastleNicolai Eddy(COO)Nico Esteves(CTO)Jerry Chen(Talent Acquisition Manager)Harsimran Cheema(Recruiter)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesAmplo VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDFS Lab FrontierDigital Currency Group+22 more
Protocol Labs is an innovation network connecting over 750 tech organizations developing breakthrough technologies across web3, AI, AR, VR, BCI, hardware, and related fields.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Juan Benet(CEO, Engineer)inDavid Dryjanski(Engineering Manager)Henri Stern(Research Scientist)inCarl Cervone(Startup Operator)Jesse Tinsley(Recruiter)Maribeth Kaump(Recruiting Coordinator)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlueYard CapitalCapital B Private HoldingsDigital Currency GroupFundersClub+13 more
Ridecell provides an AI-powered asset intelligence and orchestration platform for automotive leasing and finance companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Aarjav Trivedi(CEO)inArunJit Ray Chowdhury(Principal Engineer - Autonomous Driving)inSrinivas Reddy Aellala(Principal Product , Autonomous Driving)inViswanathan Mahalingam(Engineering Manager)Jacqueline Haydon(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlly VenturesBeyond1435 GmbHBMW i VenturesConvergeDeutsche Bahn Digital Ventures+24 more
Roost provides push notification software for websites, with features including geolocation targeting, A/B testing, and audience segmentation.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Tim Varner(| Growth and Strategy)inCasey HaakensonBurton Miller(CEO/Director of Product/Director of Mobile)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAviva VenturesComet LabsCoral CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesFosun RZ Capital+7 more
Sendo provides an SMS and RCS API for startups, offering lower pricing than competitors and faster deployment for text messaging features.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Nick Rubin(Founder)inDaniel Lewis(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBEENEXTBEENOSCommerce VenturesDaiwa PI PartnersGoodwater Capital+3 more
SkyLink is an AI-powered chat-based corporate travel booking platform that enables users to book flights and hotels in seconds through conversational interfaces while automatically applying company travel policies and preferences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York City, US
Atyab Bhatti(Founder)inKush Maheshwari(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesEthos VCMDSV CAPITALRoot and Shoot VenturesSoma CapitalY Combinator+14 more
Standard Treasury built developer platforms—both white-labeled and co-branded—that banks could deploy to help their customers automate treasury management and accounting workflows.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Daniel Kimerling(CEO)inBrent Goldman(CTO)inZac Townsend(Head of Product)inZachary Townsend(Cofounder)Chris Dean(CTO)inJim Brusstar(Founding Engineer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGen CapitalY CombinatorACME CapitalAgrolimen VenturesConversion Capital+9 more
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)inSamson Koelle(Founder)inWilliam Luer(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyperguapY CombinatorAmplify PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dot Slash CapitalJames Beshara Fund+1 more
San Francisco, US
Aidan McCarty(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSamsung Next1414 VenturesDraper AssociatesWedbush Ventures
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.
Exits · 9
1 IPOs · 8 acquisitions · showing 3CoinbaseNasdaq: COINAptoacq. by Buildoutinaiacq. by Chargebee
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCoinbase · Coinbase Blog · Aug 13, 2026
NALA · fintech.global · May 28, 2026
Casetext · finance.yahoo.com · Oct 22, 2025
AiPrise · fintech.global · Oct 8, 2025
Uberduck · qcall.ai · Jun 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hard Yaka made?
- Hard Yaka has 29 tracked investments, 9 of which have exited.
- 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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