Ed Roman
InvestorManaging Director at Hack VC
San Francisco, California
Writes $5M β $10M checks Β· typically $7.5M
About
Ed Roman is Managing Director at Hack VC, a seed-stage venture firm, where he invests in enterprise SaaS, marketplaces, and software infrastructure, and he also runs the Hack VC syndicate on AngelList. He previously led innovation at Pluralsight following its acquisition of HackHands, where he was CEO, and earlier founded and led Ghostfire Games, developer of the Wii title Rage of the Gladiator. Roman also founded hack.summit(), a virtual programmer conference with more than 80,000 attendees, created the Java community site TheServerSide (acquired by Precise Software), and authored the Java book Mastering EJB.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3SaaS
Experience
- Hack VCCo-Foundercurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- hack.summit()Foundercurrent2014 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- AngelListStartup Investor and Syndicate Leadcurrent2010 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NodeSourceBoard Observer2015 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- PluralsightBoard Observer2015 β 2018
- HackHandsCEO2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Ghostfire GamesCEO2008 β 2013
- Capital FactoryMentor2010
- Zeitgeist GamesAustin Studio Director2007 β 2008
- InfospaceProducer and Game Developer2006 β 2007
- The Middleware CompanyCEO1998 β 2003
- TrilogySoftware Engineer1997 β 1998
Education
- Cornell UniversityBS, Computer Science1994 β 1998
Skills & more
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ProgrammingVenture CapitalStrategyWeb DevelopmentCloud ComputingMarketingSoftware EngineeringKicking AssBusiness PlanningLatin DanceVideo GamesProject ManagementFrom Ed's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Alto PharmacyCanvaPluralsightRipple LabsStandard.aiWeave
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Colleagues at Hack VC
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Network13
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Investors connected to Ed in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ed Roman work?
- Ed Roman is Managing Director at Hack VC.
- What does Ed Roman invest in?
- Ed Roman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, SaaS.
- What check size does Ed Roman write?
- Ed Roman typically writes checks of $5M β $10M.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
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Shared employers
Also worked at NodeSource2
Also worked at HackHands1
Also worked at Capital Factory20
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