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Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Seoul, South Korea
Countries of investment
  • South Korea
  • United States
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom
  • Switzerland
  • Cayman Islands
  • Japan
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
Industries
  • Crypto
  • Web3
  • DeFi
  • GameFi
  • Layer 1 Protocols
  • NFTs
  • Korean Ecosystem
  • Consumer Crypto
About
Hashed is a Seoul-based crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, GameFi, Layer 1 protocols, NFTs, Korean ecosystem, and consumer crypto across South Korea, the United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Cayman Islands, and Japan. The firm supports crypto-native founders from Seed through Series C.
Min check size
$500K
Max check size
$10M
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Investment Thesis

Hashed is a multi-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across crypto, Web3, DeFi, GameFi, Layer 1 protocols, NFTs, Korean ecosystem, and consumer crypto sectors. They invest as the leading Korea-focused crypto VC with deep relationships across the Korean crypto ecosystem and global Web3 protocols. The firm differentiates itself through founder Simon Kim's pioneering Korean crypto VC positioning, $400M+ AUM, dedicated Korean ecosystem builder role, cross-border Korea-US-Asia coverage, and Tier-1 reputation across Asian crypto.
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Co Invest
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Manager's Experience

Simon Kim (Founder & CEO) founded Hashed in 2017 as the pioneering Korea-focused crypto VC; he previously co-founded a Korean blockchain consultancy and brings deep Korean ecosystem relationships across the country's leading crypto founders, developers, and gaming companies. The firm has built $400M+ AUM with dedicated Korean ecosystem builder role and cross-border Korea-US-Asia coverage, becoming one of Asia's most respected crypto VCs through investments in Klaytn, dYdX, The Sandbox, and Axie Infinity.

Hashed Contacts Information

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Team

Simon Kim - Founder & CEO

Edward Tan - Partner

Ryan Kim - Partner

Baek Kim - Investment Partner

Bill Lee - Partner

Brendon Kim - Investment Partner

Portfolio

Axie Infinity

The Sandbox

Klaytn

dYdX

Ethereum

Aptos

Avalanche

Cosmos

Decentraland

Element Finance

Flow

Gnosis

Helium

Klaytn

Mysten Labs

NEAR Protocol

OpenSea

Optimism

Pixels

Polkadot

Render

Sky Mavis

Solana

StarkWare

Sui

Terra

Worldcoin

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