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Hack VC is a crypto-native venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, investing in early-stage Web3 infrastructure, DeFi, and AI/blockchain integration. Managing $425 million across a $200 million seed fund and a $150 million venture fund, the firm has invested in over 100 deals and seeded dozens of unicorns since 2014. Managing Partners include Alexander Pack, formerly of Dragonfly and Bain Capital, and co-founder Ed Roman, an angel investor with over 250 deals. The team also features partners like Roshun Patel, ex-VP DeFi at Genesis Global Trading, and Sean Brown, who led product at UMA Protocol. Beyond capital, Hack VC builds the Web3 ecosystem through hack.labs() for R&D and hack.summit(), its 130,000+ strong developer community.
Hack Capital Ventures has raised $8.5M across 3 funding rounds.
Hack Capital Ventures has raised $8.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Hack Capital Ventures has raised $8.5M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $7.5M CTO.ai - Seed in November 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2019 | $7.5M Seed | Slack Fund, Tiger Global | Jonathan Bixby, Pallasite Ventures, Panache Ventures | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $750K Seed | — | Emerald Technology Ventures, Illuminate Ventures, Inovia Capital, N49p Ventures, Panache Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, Radical Ventures, Saltagen Ventures, Kevin Swan, Rudy Gadre | Announced |
| Nov 29, 2017 | $250K Venture Round | Vanbex Capital | — | Announced |
Hack Capital Ventures has raised $8.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Hack Capital Ventures's investors include Slack Fund, Tiger Global, Jonathan Bixby, Pallasite Ventures, Panache Ventures, Emerald Technology Ventures, Illuminate Ventures, iNovia Capital, N49P Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, Radical Ventures, Saltagen Ventures.
Hack VC is a web3 venture capital firm that partners on- and off-chain with early-stage hackers building decentralized internet infrastructure.[1][2][6] Its mission centers on fueling transformative blockchain technologies through seed investments, with a philosophy emphasizing rigorous diligence, hands-on technical support via its in-house Hack.Labs platform, and a hyper-focus on crypto infrastructure like scalability, security, and usability to drive mainstream adoption.[2][3] Key sectors include blockchain protocols (e.g., EigenLayer for restaking, Berachain for DeFi, AltLayer for rollups), decentralized computing, data privacy, logistics, and messaging.[1][2] With ~$425M in assets under management after raising a $150M opportunity fund in a bear market, Hack VC significantly impacts the startup ecosystem by advising over 100 web3 projects, providing liquidity, staking, and open-source contributions to accelerate growth amid crypto cycles.[2][4]
Founded in 2021, Hack VC emerged from the passion of co-founders like Alex Pack, who seeded hundreds of web3 startups before launching the firm to target early-stage infrastructure plays.[2][3] Managing Partners Ed Roman and Alex Pack lead a team of blockchain engineers, quantitative researchers, and partners including Christopher Maree, Sean Brown, Roshun Patel, and others, blending deep crypto expertise with operational roles like COO Daniel Bulaevsky.[3] The firm's focus evolved from broad web3 seeding to specialized infrastructure investments, mirroring early internet challenges in the 1990s, bolstered by milestones like the $150M fundraise and portfolio wins in EigenLayer, Berachain, and AltLayer—demonstrating resilience through market downturns.[2]
Hack VC rides the web3 infrastructure wave, investing in solutions for blockchain scalability (e.g., rollups, restaking) and security amid rising demand for decentralized finance, data privacy, and computing—critical as crypto funding rebounds post-downturn.[1][2][4] Timing is ideal in 2026, with market forces like enterprise blockchain adoption, DeFi growth, and Cosmos/Ethereum ecosystems favoring diverse applications in logistics, fintech, and messaging.[1][2] The firm influences the ecosystem by nurturing "hackers" at seed stages, fostering open-source innovation, and bridging on/off-chain worlds to enable mainstream internet evolution.[6]
Hack VC is poised to expand its ~$425M war chest into next-gen protocols as web3 matures toward scalability and real-world utility.[2] Trends like AI-blockchain convergence, regulatory clarity, and layer-1/2 proliferation will shape its trajectory, amplifying influence through Hack.Labs' technical edge.[2] Expect deeper portfolio integrations in DeFi and enterprise tools, solidifying its role as a crypto-native powerhouse—transforming hacker visions into the internet's decentralized backbone, much like its early bets redefined web3 resilience.[1][2]
