# Adam Hayes

> Adam Hayes is a startup investor at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of Wisconsin-Madison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-wisconsin-madison)
- Location: Madison, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahayes4/

Adam Hayes is a startup investor at University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison. Adam Hayes, CFA is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies financial technology in society. His work includes several published journal articles on Bitcoin valuation, cryptocurrency networks, and blockchain. Adam also teaches two courses for the UNic MSc program in digital currencies. Before becoming an academic, Adam workedon Wall Street for over 12 years as a derivatives trader and in private wealth management. He also founded a blockchain-related start-up in 2014 using a colored coin scheme to create counterfeit-proof certificates of authenticity for luxury items.

## About University of Wisconsin-Madison

VC Fund · Madison, United States

In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America’s great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities. Many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research andpublic service.The university traces its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.

5 contacts available at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Hayes | Researcher | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-hayes-4116 |
| Allen Huang | Distinguished Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-huang |
| F. Fleming Crim | John E. Willard and Hilldale Professor Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-fleming-crim |
| Jacques Galipeau | Director, UW Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (UW-PACT) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacques-galipeau |
| J. Michael Collins | Associate Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-collins-11 |

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