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.
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.
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.
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.
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