# Bruce Hack

> Bruce Hack is a seed investor at Surf Air (New York) backing Gaming, Apps and SaaS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Surf Air](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/surf-air)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucehack

Bruce Hack is a seed investor at Surf Air in New York focused on Gaming and Apps. Bruce Hack is based out of New York, New York, and is theFounder and CEO of BLH Venture, LLC . Bruce previously worked at PowerUP Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PWUPU) as a Executive Chairman. Bruce Hack attended the University of Chicago.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Video | 1 | 20% |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Israel | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integrated Reality Labs | Integrated Reality Labs (IRL Inc.) builds integrated reality (IR) games and tools that enhance play in the real world. Our patent pending Integrated Reality Technology Platform leverages UWB, bluetooth + mobile location services & other device sensors to power all of IRL’s products, starting with SLAP. SLAP is a mobile app that digitallytransforms IRL games - like Assassin, HvZ, Capture the Flag, Manhunt & Tag - making them more fun and easier to play anytime, anywhere, and with anyone.IRL inc is in the process of using the IRTP to empower end users to create, share, and monetize their own mobile powered real world games... a la the Roblox if IRL Games. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Furious Corp | Furious Corp offers media companies that sells advertising broader and deeper visibility into their advertising business and to provide the tools to optimize sales, operational efficiency, and productivity of businesses. PROPHET connects the disparate systems and data that powers its users’ ad businesses and works hand in hand with them to enableunified yield optimization across all channels, formats, and clients to continually optimize their advertising portfolio.PROPHET is a horizontal SaaS platform which automates the ingestion and normalization of its users’ data into a common structure, providing them with visuals giving visibility into inventories, sales, and audiences. The company offers its users with pre-deployment planning to post-deployment training and support services. Training and support is divided into two categories namely, virtual and in-person learning. Virtual learning offers the advantages of live instructions without the expense and time associated with travel. In-person instructor lead classroom style learning.Furious Corp is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2014 by Hillel Rom and Ashley Swartz. |  | Seed | May 20, 2015 |  |
| Story2 | Story2 is a provider of a platform used to expand speaking, writing, and collaboration through online storytelling. Its platform uses the power of storytelling to expand writing confidence and persistence in college admissions, job search, and on the job by replacing empty words with vibrant, personal stories and writing that enable students toovercome the hurdles of the college admissions process as well as receive scholarships. | $2.7M | Seed | Apr 01, 2015 |  |
| Overwolf | Overwolf is a software platform that builds and develops gaming apps for gamers and creators. The company's mission is to provide value for every gamer in every game by helping third-party developers. Working with passionate creators, venture-backed startups, and large corporates, Overwolf helps developers unlock new game features that improvegame experiences and support the game publishers. Overwolf's partners include Intel, OP.GG, NVIDIA, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Riot Games, Logitech, and many others. | $5.3M |  | Sep 16, 2013 |  |
| Seekeasy | Seekeasy is building specialized, AI-powered social media search to help people find what to do, where to go and what to buy. We leverage LLMs to tap into creators' sense of culture and trends - the pulse on what's happening (and what's not) - and their authentic visual content. |  | Seed |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Broad Street Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broad-street-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dorm Room Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dorm-room-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Laconia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laconia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Marker](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marker) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New York Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nielsen Innovate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nielsen-innovate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Surf Air

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

Surf Air is the nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private air travel membership, providing frequent regional business and leisure travelers with a sophisticated and hassle-free air travel experience that saves valuable time and money.The company operates Pilatus PC-12s in executive interior configuration to and from convenient airports in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, and Truckee Lake Tahoe, with service to additional locations to follow.Prospective members can take advantage of pricing as low as $1,599 per month prior to September 1, at which point membership prices will increase as part of the new service offering. Membership options include Individual, Friends & Family, Group, and Business Memberships.

5 contacts available at Surf Air.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Hack | Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-hack |
| Sudhin Shahani | Co-founder, CEO, and Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sudhin-shahani |
| David Anderman | Chief Legal Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-anderman |
| Deanna White | Chief Administrative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deanna-white-9218 |
| Ido Gruberger | Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ido-gruberger-ef74 |

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## FAQ

### What does Bruce Hack invest in?

Bruce Hack invests primarily in Gaming, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bruce Hack last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bruce Hack closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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