# Hack VC

> Hack VC is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Blockchain and Software. See 282 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 282
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 24%
- Fund size: $150M
- Last fund: Feb 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackvc/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/angellist
- Website: https://hack-vc.com

Hack VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the cryptocurrency, fintech, and marketplaces sectors. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$16M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$8M |
| Series A | $6M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 55 | 20% |
| Software | 47 | 17% |
| Cryptocurrency | 42 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 30 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 23 | 8% |

175 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 120 | 43% |
| Series A | 45 | 16% |
| Pre-Seed | 20 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 13 | 5% |
| Series B | 10 | 4% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 120 | 43% |
| Singapore | 7 | 2% |
| Canada | 3 | 1% |
| Israel | 3 | 1% |
| Mexico | 3 | 1% |

20 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Pack | Managing Partner | 25 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-pack |
| Ed Roman | Managing Director | 70 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-roman |
| Kevin Rowney | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-rowney |
| Tom Chi | Partner | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-chi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Axis Robotics | Axis Robotics is developing the infrastructure for the global machine economy. Every unique data ID, model, and skill module is registered on the blockchain as verifiable, transferable, and value-accumulating assets. | $12M | Seed | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| THEA-AI | Thea develops AI agents and behavioral analytics systems for decision intelligence in volatile risk markets. The company focuses on autonomous intelligence platforms that apply machine learning, big data, and high-performance computing to support decisions in high-stakes and high-volatility environments. Its solutions transform user and behaviordata into predictive models, enabling real-time risk assessment, pattern detection, and performance optimization. Thea’s behavioral analytics are used to monitor digital ecosystems, detect suspicious or collusive activity, and support user segmentation and retention strategies. The platform is oriented toward risk-driven domains such as gaming and other markets where user behavior and risk exposure must be continuously analyzed. | $8M | Seed | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| Variational | Variational is a decentralized liquidity network for bilateral derivatives that automates the process of trading and clearing end-to-end. | $50M | Series A | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Nava labs | Nava labs is the developer of AI control infrastructure designed to verify and secure the execution of AI agents in financial environments. | $8.3M | Seed | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Opinion Labs | Opinion Labs is a decentralized intelligence platform. It has developed O.LAB which provides financial information and intelligence. Its products encompass prediction and opinion markets. | $20M | Seed | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Donut | Donut is the first crypto agentic browser that uses the finest crypto in-domain model and a swarm of browsing agents. | $15M | Seed | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| Glue | Glue allows users to communicate with colleagues without moving workspaces, channel fatigue, loud alerts, or complicated setup. Glue is headquartered in San Francisco, California and was founded in 2021. | $20M | Series A | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Block Street | Blockstreet is a multichain platform driving USD1 stablecoin adoption, smart contract deployment, and cross-chain DeFi growth tools. | $11.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| 375ai | 375ai operates as a decentralized edge data intelligence network. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Kamino | Kamino Finance is a Solana DeFi protocol for capital-efficient lending, borrowing, and yield generation. | $10M | Series A | Sep 12, 2025 |  |

10 of 282 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 34 deals together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 29 deals together
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund, 26 deals together
- [Soma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soma-capital) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Uncorrelated Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uncorrelated-ventures) — VC Fund, 19 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hack VC invest in?

Hack VC invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 282 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hack VC's check size?

Hack VC typically joins rounds of $2M–$16M at Seed, $1M–$8M at Pre-Seed and $6M–$45M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hack VC participates in.

### How do I contact Hack VC?

Public channels for Hack VC include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Hack VC?

The team at Hack VC includes Alexander Pack (Managing Partner), Ed Roman (Managing Director) and Kevin Rowney (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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