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Tim Hsia

Investor

Managing Partner at Context Ventures · Board director at Confido

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Founder of Context Ventures and co-founder of VetraFi, a digital banking platform for the military community. Distinguished West Point graduate and former Army officer with advanced degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School. Published writer on military affairs and advisory board member for Service to School and the Marine's Memorial Association.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Board director at ConfidoYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Tim went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Confido's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tim can intro founders to Confido's investors below.

Confido's investors · 14

Barrel VenturesEvanstonBlume VenturesMumbai · $650K – $36M checks · since 2025Breakwater VenturesSeattle · since 2026Context VenturesAuburn · since 2025DeVCBengaluru · $50K – $500K checks · since 2025FootworkSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025LegalTechFort Lauderdale · since 2026MedMountain VenturesSalt Lake City · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Momentum CapitalNewarkThe Fintech FundNew York · $150K – $200K checksTogether FundBangalore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Vicus VenturesNew York · since 2025Watchfire VenturesMontecito · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Confido

KHKara Holinski
Kara HolinskiFounder
JHJustin Hunter
Justin HunterFounder
TH
Trevor HanusExecutive Officer, Director
EW
Emery WagerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. VetraFiBanking For Warfighterscurrent2023 — present
  2. Context VCJanitorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. The MilvetGroundworkercurrent2022 — present
  4. United States Army ReserveArmy Reservescurrent2011 — present
  5. KestrelInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  6. Darksaber LabsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  7. Ironflow AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  8. SailInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  9. DunedainInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. HighGround...Gov Markets Made SimpleInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  11. Confido LegalInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  12. Perspectives Health (YC S25)Investorcurrent2024 — present
  13. Stealth StartupTeammatecurrent2025 — present
  14. AAAIMNorCal Chapter Leadercurrent2023 — present
  15. Software Applications IncorporatedInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  16. Atomic InsightsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  17. Perfect VenueInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  18. FartherInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  19. Luma AIInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  20. SecureframeInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  21. beehiivSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
  22. Media MobilizeFoundercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  23. Council on Foreign RelationsMembercurrent2018 — present
  24. 6AM CitySeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
  25. StartXBuilder2026
  26. SparkLoopSeed Investor2022 — 2023
  27. Proterra IncInvestor2019 — 2021
  28. The HustleSeed Investor2016 — 2021
  29. Morning BrewSeed Investor2017 — 2020
  30. WorkflowSeed Investor2016 — 2017
  31. Pocket™Business Development and Partnerships2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  32. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessCase Writer2014
  33. The New York TimesWriter / Blogger2008 — 2013
  34. The Dish DailyCo-Founder2012 — 2013Stanford, CA
  35. U.S. ArmyInfantry Officer2004 — 2010

Deals · 1

ConfidoBoard seat

via Context Ventures · filed Dec 2025 · $4.5M raise

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

Colleagues at Context Ventures

Beau Higgins
VP (OPlign), Senior Client Partner (The Military Veteran) at Context Ventures
Ben Faw
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures
Camden Snowden
Associate at Context Ventures
Carina Cho
Associate at Context Ventures
Helen King
Chief of Staff at Context Ventures
LeSean Brown
Associate at Context Ventures
Mike Steadman
Founder, Coach, USNA '10 — writing, coaching, and designing categories for underdog military veteran founders and CEOs
Warren Cheng
Venture Partner at Context Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim Hsia?
Founder of Context Ventures and co-founder of VetraFi, a digital banking platform for the military community. Distinguished West Point graduate and former Army officer with advanced degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School. Published writer on military affairs and advisory board member for Service to School and the Marine's Memorial Association.
Where does Tim Hsia work?
Tim Hsia is Managing Partner at Context Ventures and Board director at Confido.
What boards does Tim Hsia sit on?
Tim Hsia holds tracked board seats at Confido.
Where did Tim Hsia go to school?
Tim Hsia studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business; Stanford Law School; United States Military Academy at West Point (Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Engineering & Military History).

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Stanford Law School74

Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)RenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa CapitalMiriam RiveraCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu Ventures

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Also attended United States Military Academy at West Point81

A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelLes CraigInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalRichard ClarkeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Aaron StachelPartner at FirstMile VenturesPatrick HenshawManaging Director at Render CapitalBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures

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Also attended StartX10

James WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesAndrew RadinInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalSimon ChanManaging Partner at FirsthandVCLawrence GentilelloFounder/Board Director at ScreenleapIvan LeeFounder at DatasaurGraham DickFounder at Lygg

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Shared employers

Also worked at VetraFi2

Mike SteadmanFounder, Coach, USNA '10 — writing, coaching, and designing categories for underdog military veteran founders and CEOsCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context Ventures

Also worked at Perspectives Health (YC S25)1

Eshan DosaniCEO/Co-founder at Perspectives Health

Also worked at AAAIM8

Dave LuFounder at Hyphen CapitalJason LinCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike CapitalJay EumFounding Managing Partner at GFT VenturesDominic LauPartner at Ripple VenturesBrenda ChiaChief of Capital Development at Paladin Capital GroupChristine TsaiCEO at 500 Startups Vietnam

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