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

Shuyao Kong

Venture Partner

Christopher Maree

Research Partner

Roshun Patel

Partner

Julian Rachman

Venture Partner

Kevin Rowney

Venture Partner

Rodney Yesep

Partner

Past deals in Trading Platform

Theo

Seed Round in 2025
Theo operates as a trading infrastructure platform.

Spicenet

Seed Round in 2024
Spicenet is a technology company specializing in the development of a custom-built application rollup, designed to enhance trading experiences. This rollup, constructed using the Sovereign SDK stack, facilitates ultra-fast, reliable, and efficient transaction processing, thereby providing traders with an advanced decentralized and verifiable trading environment.

Monkey Tilt

Series A in 2024
Monkey Tilt is a technology company that operates a crypto fantasy sports platform, offering users a unique blend of traditional casino games, sports betting, poker, and cryptocurrency-based gambling experiences. It aims to provide an engaging, social, and lifestyle-integrated entertainment experience for its users.

Variational Research

Seed Round in 2024
Variational Research operates a decentralized liquidity network that facilitates the trading and clearing of bilateral derivatives through automation. The company functions as a global algorithmic market maker, primarily focusing on digital assets. By partnering with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and financial institutions, Variational Research specializes in creating quantitative systematic strategies. This approach allows clients to access liquidity in both traditional and decentralized derivatives markets, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their trading operations.

TrueX

Seed Round in 2024
TrueX is a non-custodial, stablecoin-native exchange that represents the next stage in crypto markets.

Raven

Seed Round in 2024
Raven is a next generation algorithmic high-frequency trading firm that is focused on long-lasting partnerships and building the future of digital finance.

Mezo

Series A in 2024
Mezo is a bitcoin economic layer network that provides fast and cheap bitcoin transactions to hold tokens while earning yield.

Midas

Seed Round in 2024
Midas is a cryptocurrency application that enables users to sell and invest in various cryptocurrencies and tokens. In addition to facilitating transactions, Midas has developed a tokenization protocol platform that allows for the tokenization of real-world assets. This platform issues tokenized assets as permissionless tokens, which are securely held in segregated accounts managed by institutional custodians. By ensuring transparency in settlement processes, Midas supports lending and borrowing activities on decentralized finance (DeFi) money markets, enhancing the accessibility and functionality of digital assets for its customers.

Monkey Tilt

Venture Round in 2024
Monkey Tilt is a technology company that operates a crypto fantasy sports platform, offering users a unique blend of traditional casino games, sports betting, poker, and cryptocurrency-based gambling experiences. It aims to provide an engaging, social, and lifestyle-integrated entertainment experience for its users.

Nonco

Seed Round in 2023
Nonco is a digital asset brokerage firm aimed at professional and financial investors. The company provides a robust platform that facilitates institutional digital asset brokerage services, including electronic spot trading and dedicated trading chat for obtaining quotes. By offering a wide range of market options and investment opportunities, Nonco enables organizations to engage in transactions with speed, security, and transparency.

MYX

Seed Round in 2023
MYX is a decentralized derivative exchange that "uses intelligent rates and exposure hedging mechanisms to ensure protocol stability and provide sustainable high returns" through a peer-to-pool-to-peer paradigm.

Elixir

Series A in 2023
Elixir is a decentralized protocol that facilitates algorithmic market-making across both centralized and decentralized exchanges. It is designed to enhance composability for integrations, allowing retail users to engage in market-making activities and potentially earn profits. Additionally, Elixir provides projects and trading venues with access to active market-making services for their trading pairs, thus promoting liquidity and efficiency in the market. The protocol emphasizes computational security, ensuring that transactions and market activities are conducted safely and reliably.

Hiive

Series A in 2023
Hiive is a brokerage firm that facilitates trading of shares and vested options in privately-held, venture-backed companies. It operates a digital platform that connects buyers and sellers, providing transparency and streamlined transactions in the typically opaque private market. Hiive is registered with FINRA and offers its services through Hiive Markets Limited.

GRVT

Seed Round in 2023
GRVT is an institutional-grade self-custody derivatives trading platform that focuses on eliminating counterparty risk while enhancing trading efficiency. The platform incorporates innovative ZK-powered volition technology, which separates exchange and custody functions, allowing clients to maintain full control of their assets. GRVT offers a range of trading options, including request-for-quote (RFQ) and central limit order book (CLOB) mechanisms for futures and perpetual contracts. Additionally, the platform prioritizes privacy-enabled trading and features a robust Know Your Customer (KYC) process, ensuring compliance and security for its users. With high transaction throughput, GRVT is designed to meet the needs of sophisticated traders in the derivatives market.

Vertex Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Vertex Protocol is a decentralized FX trading platform.

CoinStats

Seed Round in 2022
CoinStats is a portfolio management platform designed for tracking and managing a diverse range of cryptocurrencies, including traditional assets, decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The platform supports over 8000 coins and integrates with 300 exchanges, allowing users to automatically sync their wallets and exchanges for real-time updates. CoinStats also enables trading and swapping capabilities, enhancing user engagement with their investments. Additionally, the platform includes features for setting custom alerts, such as price limits and market cap notifications, facilitating proactive portfolio management. Through its mobile application, CoinStats provides users with an effective tool for monitoring their cryptocurrency investments seamlessly.

Overnight

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Overnight Finance is an asset management protocol designed to deliver passive yield products primarily for conservative stablecoin investors. The company employs delta-neutral strategies to create its flagship stablecoin, USD+, which is supported by a carefully curated DeFi portfolio aimed at maintaining maximum liquidity and minimizing risk, even over short time frames. USD+ can be exchanged for USDC upon the owner's request, providing a secured asset backed by reserves in short-term US Treasuries and fiat currencies. By offering these innovative financial solutions, Overnight Finance aims to enhance investment returns while prioritizing safety and stability for its users.

AscendEX

Series B in 2021
AscendEX is a global operator of digital asset exchanges catering to a diverse clientele, including both retail and institutional investors. The company has developed a comprehensive trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies. Its offerings include access to financial derivatives, cash trading, margin trading, and later-stage leveraged trading on a variety of tokens. This robust platform enhances liquidity provision and presents growth opportunities within the cryptocurrency ecosystem for its users.

CoinList

Series A in 2021
CoinList is a leading platform in the digital finance sector, focused on facilitating the launch and growth of innovative digital assets. The company provides a comprehensive token distribution service that connects blockchain projects with potential investors prior to their asset listings on other exchanges. CoinList supports various stages of crypto investment, including token sales, distribution, trading, lending, staking, and access to decentralized finance opportunities. Users can trade and store a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ether, through its mobile app and website, CoinList.co. The platform caters to a diverse clientele, including validators, miners, founders, CEOs, and crypto enthusiasts, ensuring they have access to new tokens and crypto-specific services. CoinList's mission is to be the most trusted brand in digital finance while expanding access for early adopters and fostering innovation within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Wintermute

Series B in 2021
Wintermute Corporation, established in 2017, is a global leader in algorithmic trading and liquidity provision for digital assets. It facilitates over-the-counter (OTC) trading of 350+ tokens, providing liquidity across 80+ centralized and decentralized exchanges with an average daily trading volume exceeding $5 billion. Wintermute's expertise lies in pioneering decentralized finance (DeFi) trading and powering liquidity across the digital asset ecosystem. Its investment arm, Wintermute Ventures, backs early-stage Web3 projects, focusing on long-term growth and strategic relationships. Since 2020, Wintermute Ventures has invested in over 100 projects, prioritizing decentralized ownership and aligning investments with its vision of a decentralized future.
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