Hack VC

Hack VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that specializes in investing in sectors such as cryptocurrency, fintech, and marketplaces. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the firm focuses on identifying and supporting innovative startups within these industries. Hack VC aims to foster growth and development in emerging technologies, particularly in information technology, software as a service, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence. As a Registered Investment Adviser, the firm is committed to adhering to regulatory standards while seeking promising investment opportunities.

Sean Brown

Research Partner

Christopher Maree

Research Partner

Roshun Patel

Partner

Julian Rachman

Venture Partner

Ed Roman

Managing Director

Rodney Yesep

Partner

Past deals in Ethereum

Semantic Layer

Seed Round in 2024
Semantic Layer improves incentive alignment in dApps, enabling MEV internationalization and sequencing sovereignty.

Aligned Layer

Series A in 2024
Universal Verification Layer for Ethereum using Eigenlayer

Initia Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Initia is a network for 0-to-1 omnichain rollups built by fusing a novel L1 with an interwoven application-specific L2 infrastructure system. The Initia Platform provides product ready rollups that enables teams to build scalable and sovereign systems while eliminating the UX complexities end users face when interacting with a modular multi-chain universe. Initia’s ownership of the full tech stack allows for a suite of chain-level mechanisms that align the economic interests across users, developers, L2 app chains, and the L1. Initia's initial launch products include an all-in-one portal for accessing core tools of the ecosystem, a Omnitia-ecosystem focused wallet for navigating between the L2s, a block explorer that supports InitiaVM transactions and developer tooling, and a Market Minitia that allows users to trade NFTs and create AI-generated NFT collections through prompts.

Demox Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Demox Labs, founded in 2021 and based in Walnut Creek, California, specializes in developing a decentralized oracle protocol that connects smart contracts to various off-chain data sources. The company aims to bridge the gap between web2 and web3, enabling the integration of online data into smart contract development. Its platform transforms any website into an oracle, facilitating efficient data relay across different blockchain networks. Additionally, Demox Labs focuses on creating privacy-preserving wallets for web3 applications, enhancing security for users while improving the overall global payment structure.

Berachain

Series A in 2023
Berachain is a blockchain development company focused on creating an Ethereum-compatible platform designed for financial applications. Its innovative technology allows for the use of staked assets within decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, enhancing on-chain liquidity and capital efficiency. The company employs a proof of liquidity consensus mechanism to ensure sybil resistance, which fosters alignment of network incentives between validators and various projects within its ecosystem. By leveraging staked assets like staked ether, Berachain enables these locked assets to support the network's security while simultaneously facilitating their use in DeFi applications. This approach aims to provide clients with robust blockchain services that promote quality and efficiency in financial transactions.

Archimedes

Seed Round in 2023
Archimedes is a decentralized finance platform founded in 2022 and based in Los Angeles, California. It utilizes the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate a lending and borrowing marketplace that enables users to supply and borrow assets for yield generation. The platform is designed to empower decentralized actively managed funds and allows users to take leveraged positions on leading stablecoin farming protocols. Archimedes aims to enhance the DeFi experience by offering an easy-to-use and interoperable system that incorporates NFTs and other industry practices. Through its innovative approach, the company provides liquidity management solutions by packaging highly leveraged positions as tradable tokens.

Across Protocol

Venture Round in 2022
Across is a cross-chain bridge secured by UMA's optimistic oracle for L2s and rollups. It also optimized for capital efficiency with a single liquidity pool, a competitive relayer landscape, and a no-slippage fee model.

Veridise

Funding Round in 2022
Veridise is a blockchain security company that specializes in identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in various blockchain applications. Founded by a team of experienced researchers, Veridise is renowned for its expertise in auditing Zero-Knowledge Circuits, MetaMask Snaps, smart contracts, and various decentralized finance protocols. The firm employs a hybrid approach that combines traditional auditing methods with automated Web3 security tools, enabling it to uncover critical vulnerabilities that other firms may overlook. In the first half of 2023, Veridise identified over 100 high-severity bugs, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing blockchain security. The company also offers a comprehensive platform for automatically auditing smart contracts, allowing clients to implement formal methods for improved security and correctness in their blockchain projects.

Archimedes

Seed Round in 2022
Archimedes is a decentralized finance platform founded in 2022 and based in Los Angeles, California. It utilizes the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate a lending and borrowing marketplace that enables users to supply and borrow assets for yield generation. The platform is designed to empower decentralized actively managed funds and allows users to take leveraged positions on leading stablecoin farming protocols. Archimedes aims to enhance the DeFi experience by offering an easy-to-use and interoperable system that incorporates NFTs and other industry practices. Through its innovative approach, the company provides liquidity management solutions by packaging highly leveraged positions as tradable tokens.

AscendEX

Series B in 2021
AscendEX is a global operator of digital asset exchanges catering to a wide range of clients, including retail and institutional investors. The company has developed a trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, offering features such as financial derivatives, cash, margin, and leveraged trading on various tokens. This platform enhances liquidity provision and creates growth opportunities within the cryptocurrency ecosystem, making it a versatile tool for investors looking to navigate the digital asset market.

SKALE Labs

Venture Round in 2018
SKALE Labs, founded in 2015 and based in Atherton, California, develops a blockchain scalability platform designed to enhance the performance of decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. The SKALE Network functions as a decentralized, open-source middleware layer that enables high-speed consensus, allowing dApps to execute millions of smart contracts and transactions per second. This innovative protocol addresses the scalability challenges faced by blockchains, particularly those like Ethereum and EOS. By employing a permission-less node network supported by SKALE Mining nodes, the platform optimizes interactions between dApps and various blockchain environments, empowering developers and enhancing the overall efficiency of decentralized applications.
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