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Ed Roman

Managing Director, Hack VC

About

Ed Roman is a former engineer and open-source developer who authored a best-selling book on software development and founded companies including HackHands and Ghostfire Games before joining Hack VC. He created hack.summit(), a large-scale virtual developer and blockchain conference that built him a global community of engineers, giving him unusually deep grassroots access to developer talent compared to most investors. Ed Roman is a former engineer and open-source developer who authored a best-selling book on software development and founded companies including HackHands and Ghostfire Games before joining Hack VC. He created hack.summit(), a large-scale virtual developer and blockchain conference that built him a global community of engineers, giving him unusually deep grassroots access to developer talent compared to most investors.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Web3
Crypto
AI
FinTech
SaaS
Devtools

Investment details

Avg check size$5M - $10M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA