Hack VC Fund III | 2018 VC Fund

Hack VC

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Singapore
Switzerland
Canada
Israel
Cayman Islands

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

Crypto
Web3
DeFi
Infrastructure
Layer 1 Protocols
AI x Crypto
DePIN
Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Modular Blockchains

About
Hack VC is a San Francisco-based crypto VC focused on early-stage infrastructure. Their focus spans DeFi, infrastructure, Layer 1 protocols, AI x crypto, DePIN, zero-knowledge proofs, and modular blockchains across the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Switzerland, Canada, Israel, and Cayman Islands. The firm supports crypto-native founders from Pre-Seed through Series A.

Min check size: $250K
Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

Hack VC is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across crypto, Web3, DeFi, infrastructure, Layer 1 protocols, AI x crypto, DePIN, zero-knowledge proofs, and modular blockchains sectors. They invest as one of the most active early-stage crypto VCs globally with a focus on infrastructure and emerging technical primitives. The firm differentiates itself through its high investment velocity with 60+ investments per fund cycle, dedicated focus on crypto infrastructure and AI x crypto convergence, and operator-investor expertise from founder Ed Roman's prior Hack Reactor success.

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Manager's Experience

Ed Roman (Managing Partner) founded Hack VC bringing operator-investor expertise from his prior role as Co-Founder and CEO of Hack Reactor (immersive coding bootcamp acquired by Galvanize); he has built Hack VC into one of the most active early-stage crypto VCs globally with high investment velocity. The firm has deployed across multiple funds with dedicated focus on crypto infrastructure, AI x crypto convergence, and emerging technical primitives.