About Hack VC
Hack VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Feb 2026, Hack VC is an active investor, having invested in 252 companies, with 10 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Opinion Overall, Hack VC portfolio has seen 19 unicorns, 4 IPOs and 30 acquisitions including key companies like Mysten Labs, Deel and BlockFi. A lot of funds co-invest with Hack VC, with names like Uncorrelated Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Hack VC has team of 22 people including 11 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Deals in last 12 months
Hack VC's List of Top Investments
Hack VC has a portfolio of 252 companies, including 19 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in ImgnAI and Rome Blockchain.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, United Kingdom and 24 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Hack VC:
1. Canva
Cloud-based collaborative design platform. It enables users to create various digital content, including social media posts, presentations, and videos, through its drag-and-drop editor. The platform provides access to thousands of templates, photos, and fonts, and offers AI-powered tools for users to enhance design abilities. It allows users to edit images for presentations, invitations, posters, flyers, business cards, and more. The platform offers pre-designed templates and effects. It also provides a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and images.
Key facts about Canva
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Surry Hills (Australia)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $589M
- Employee Count: 14,588 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Dragoneer Investment Group, Next Round Capital and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. RentoMojo
Rental platform offering multi-category products on subscription basis. The product catalog includes furniture, appliances, vehicles, fitness, baby products, medical products, and electronics. The company has in-house logistic team and provides the service of installation. It provides features such as free cancellation, free relocation, maintenance, and more. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about RentoMojo
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹272Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $58.4M
- Employee Count: 753 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Bain Capital Ventures, GMO Venture Partners and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Mysten Labs
Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions. Its product portfolio includes an open-source wallet packed with features to help developers access, learn, and transact on the Sui network, Sui Explorer for digging into metrics, searching for transactions, Sui name service to register identity, and more. It also offers digital collectibles called SuiFrens.
Key facts about Mysten Labs
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $336M
- Employee Count: 216 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Apollo Global Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Ripple
Provider of blockchain and digital asset solutions for financial institutions. The company offers payments, custody, and stablecoin solutions. These solutions enable the integration of blockchain and digital assets. The company aims to provide a simple, secure, and compliant way to modernize financial infrastructure.
Key facts about Ripple
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $853M
- Employee Count: 2,026 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Kaplan Group Investments, 27th Street Capital and 101 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Deel
Provider of global payroll, compliance, and human resources solutions. The company offers tools for onboarding, contractor management, and employee record services. It facilitates international payroll processing, tax deductions, and compliance adherence. The company’s platform integrates with existing systems.
Key facts about Deel
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $982M
- Employee Count: 9,222 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Coatue, Emerson Collective and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Oct 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Hack VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hack VC has invested in 252 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 22 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 13 investments, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Opinion and most recent follow-on round was in Donutbrowser.ai.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
2024 | 40 | 6 | 46 |
2023 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
2022 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
2021 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Hack VC's Investments by Stage
Hack VC has made 81 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.26M, 48 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18.6M, 9 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19.7M and 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $28.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 81 |
Series A | 48 |
Series B | 9 |
Series C | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hack VC's Investments by Sector
Hack VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, High Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and Blockchain - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 236 Tech companies, 176 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 127 Software companies and at least 117 companies focusing on Blockchain.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 74 |
High Tech | 70 |
Enterprise Applications | 57 |
FinTech | 56 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 43 |
Others | 72 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hack VC's Investments by Geography
Hack VC has made most investments in United States (89), followed by Singapore where it has made 9 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 89 |
Singapore | 9 |
China | 7 |
Canada | 5 |
Israel | 4 |
Others | 27 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hack VC's recent investments
Hack VC has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Opinion and Opinion Labs.Here are the most recent investments by Hack VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 04, 2026 | China | Series A | 7954 | [+2] | |
Feb 04, 2026 | China | Seed | 9979 | [+2] | |
Nov 04, 2025 | United States | Seed | 3607 | [+7] | |
Oct 09, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1906 | [+6] | |
Oct 09, 2025 | United States | Series B | 7690 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Hack VC's Portfolio
Hack VC has 19 unicorns in its portfolio - Berachain, Jasper AI, Mysten Labs and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Berachain. It became a unicorn in 2024, 1 years after Hack VC first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Hack VC's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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62 | Provider of EVM-compatible blockchain built on Proof-of-Liquidity consensus | 2022 | George Town | Series B | eymnvcp | ||
64 | AI and SaaS-based platform for content creation | 2017 | Austin | Series A | fhzmnid | ||
82 | Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions | 2021 | Palo Alto | Series B | beleutq | ||
67 | Operator of cloud platform providing infrastructure for artificial intelligence workloads | 2018 | Denver | Series E | qlsxktv | ||
48 | Decentralized network platform for Ethereum | 2021 | Palo Alto | Series A | emmbvco |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Hack VC's Portfolio
4 of Hack VC's portfolio companies have become public. Republic got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in May 2025 at marketcap of $330M and Molekule got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of undefined.Here are Hack VC's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 01, 2025 | - | - | 1019 | |
Nov 24, 2021 | - | - | 1899 | |
Nov 11, 2021 | - | - | 3861 | |
Feb 05, 2021 | - | - | 2532 |
Acquired companies in Hack VC's Portfolio
30 companies from Hack VC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were DGraph in Oct 2025 by Istari.Here are Hack VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 23, 2025 | Jul 20, 2022 | Series A | 1696 | |
Sep 04, 2025 | Jun 29, 2023 | Seed | 7703 | |
Aug 07, 2025 | - | - | 4796 | |
Mar 21, 2025 | - | - | 5623 | |
Mar 04, 2025 | - | - | 5749 |
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Team profile of Hack VC
Hack VC has a team of 22 members including 11 Partners, 5 Venture Partners and 2 Principals located in United States, United Arab Emirates and 2 more locations. Hack VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Hack VC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Berlin | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Danville | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | - |
Co-investors of Hack VC
Over the past 9 years, 1211 investors have co-invested in Hack VC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Hack VC: Y Combinator, Polychain and 218 others have invested in rounds before Hack VC. There are 13 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Hack VC and 7 companies where Polychain has invested before Hack VC.
- Top Co-investors of Hack VC: 716 investors entered a company along with Hack VC. These include investors like Uncorrelated Ventures (12 companies).
- Invested after Hack VC: A total of 275 investors have invested in Hack VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sandeep Nailwal (3 companies), FJ Labs (3 companies) and The Arbitrum Foundation (3 companies).
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