Tim Hayden

Tim Hayden is a General Partner at Stadia Ventures based in Kansas City, Missouri, where he leads seed and Series A investments across emerging technology sectors. At Stadia Ventures, which manages over $100 million in assets, he has built a portfolio of more than 20 early-stage companies, including Unbanked, Fabric, and Veryfi. In March 2025, he directed a $5 million seed investment into the artificial intelligence logistics startup LogiFlow and recently became an advisor to the KC Tech Council. Before his venture capital career, he served as Managing Director at the cybersecurity firm ReliaMax, co-founded the crowdfunding platform CrowdChaser, and earned an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Hayden currently focuses on scaling business-to-business software, financial technology, and cybersecurity startups while sharing industry insights as the host of a venture capital podcast reaching over 10,000 listeners.