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Paul Hsu

Investor

Investor at Decasonic

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Founder, CEO, and sole general partner of Decasonic. Previously an early-stage VC on Sand Hill Road and a senior executive at Zynga focused on virtual consumer economies and digital assets; investing in blockchain and Web3 since 2013. Holds a BA from Yale University.

Experience

  1. DecasonicFounder and CEOcurrent2018 — present
  2. AnomalyDirector - Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. ScenarioDirector - Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. Forum3.comDirector - Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  5. Distinct Possibility StudiosDirector - Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  6. KIKI WorldDirector - Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  7. TestMachineDirector - Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
  8. World Business ChicagoDirector - Board Of Directors2022 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
  9. HomepolishChief Operating Officer2017 — 2018New York, New York
  10. Fancy.comChief Operating Officer2015 — 2017New York, New York
  11. ZyngaBusiness Operations | Product | Growth2009 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  12. NeoCarta VenturesVenture Capital Investor | Advisor2000 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Merrill LynchTechnology Mergers and Acquisitions | Retailing Corporate Finance1997 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Yale UniversityBA - Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Skills & more

Strategy77Management18Strategy Development1Strategic Planning1Leadership1Creator Economy1Venture CapitalConsumer Internet8Startups6GamingArtificial Intelligence (AI)1Engineering
+12 moreCommerceFinancial AnalysisProduct DevelopmentStart-upsPaymentsMixed RealityEntrepreneurshipProduct StudioMetaverseGrowth ManagementEconomic DevelopmentCorporate Development
  • Series 65 — FINRA

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Colleagues at Decasonic

Abdul Al Ali
Venture Investor at Decasonic
Allister Lam
Venture Partner at Decasonic
Ayanna Tan
Growth Marketing Manager at Decasonic
Eugene Tsai
Venture Data Analyst at Decasonic
Justin Patel
Venture Investor at Decasonic
Saad Altamari
AI Operations Manager at Decasonic

Frequently asked questions

Where does Paul Hsu work?
Paul Hsu is Investor at Decasonic.
What check size does Paul Hsu write?
Paul Hsu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended Yale University619

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Shared employers

Also worked at World Business Chicago3

Lauren DenshamPartner, Head of Portfolio Services & Impact at Energize VenturesKevin WillerVenture Partner at Chicago VenturesAndy ZoppManaging Partner at Cleveland Avenue

Also worked at Zynga60

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesLinus LiangFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalNiha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURES

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Also worked at Merrill Lynch435

Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundAftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at Revolution

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