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Hisham Elhaddad

Investor

Managing Partner at HOF Capital

New York, New York

Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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About

Co-founder and Managing Partner of HOF Capital, leading the firm's capital formation and investment strategy, and helped scale the firm to over $10B in AUM. He has led HOF's investments in companies including Anthropic, Bugatti Rimac, CFS, Crusoe, SpaceX, and xAI, and holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boston University.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3EnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechMobility & TransportationSpace Tech

Experience

  1. HOF CapitalCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentNew York, NY
  2. Valar AtomicsInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  3. BUGATTIInvestor, Board Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. Commonwealth Fusion SystemsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  5. ScienceInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  6. GenLogsInvestor, Board Observercurrent2024 — present
  7. CrusoeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  8. xAIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  9. DatabricksInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  10. NeuralinkInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  11. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  12. Rimac GroupInvestor, Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  13. Varda Space IndustriesInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  14. ExtropicInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  15. Colossal BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  16. Blank StreetInvestor, Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  17. Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  18. BillionToOneInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  19. insitroInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  20. Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorInvestment Associate2014 — 2015

Education

  1. Boston UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  2. Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule – DEODeutsche Reifeprüfung Degree - Abitur

Skills & more

Languages Arabic · English · German

From Hisham's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Boston University204

Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesGil GorenPartner at 83NorthJames LindenbaumCo-founder at HeavybitDave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder CollectiveKatherine OgnibeneOperations Associate at Founder Collective

+ 198 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Valar Atomics8

Abe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpKim-Mai CutlerInvestor at Initialized CapitalStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesJean WeillAssociate at C4 VenturesDoug PhilipponePartner & Co-Founder at SnowpointAbe MurrayGeneral Partner, AlleyCorp at Alley Robotics Ventures

+ 2 more

Also worked at Commonwealth Fusion Systems11

Kike MirallesInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJDan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateTim KrysiekManaging Partner at MassMutual VenturesCarly AndersonPrincipal at Prelude Ventures

+ 5 more

Also worked at BillionToOne6

Shahram Seyedin-NoorFounder + Managing Partner at Civilization Ventures Management, LlcSonia SetayeshInvestment Partner at Civilization Ventures Management, LlcEnis HulliInvestor at 500 Emerging EuropeAkshay RaiInvestor at Premji InvestCasper de ClercqGeneral Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersSwaroop 'Kittu' KolluriFounder & Managing Director at Neotribe Ventures

Also worked at insitro5

Reid HuberPartner at Third Rock VenturesDusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma VenturesVijay PandeGeneral Partner, Andreessen Horowitz at Propagator VenturesTala Al JabriPartner at HOF CapitalAndy TranPrincipal at Matrix Capital Management

Deals · 3

SpaceXLed round

via HOF Capital

xAILed round

via HOF Capital

AnthropicLed round

via HOF Capital

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at HOF Capital

Alexandra Miele
Head of Platform at HOF Capital
Anne-Sophie Schmidt
Investor Relations at HOF Capital
Arooba Khalique
Executive Assistant at HOF Capital
Chris Chism
Chief Financial Officer at HOF Capital
Colin Fitzpatrick
Vice President at HOF Capital
Fady Yacoub
Partner at HOF Capital
Hansae Catlett
General Partner at The MBA Fund
Holly Love
Investor Relations at HOF Capital

Network2

Bryan Frist
Founder and Managing Partner at Friale
Fady Yacoub
Partner at HOF Capital

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