Ed Roman
@ed_roman
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Co-Founder (2017–2025) Hack VC Founder (2014-2025) hack.summit() CEO (2014-2015) HackHands CEO (2008-2012 Ghostfire Games CEO (2000-2003) TheServerSide
San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2009
Congrats to Nexus on their new fund! I’ve been collaborating with Abhishek and their team for years and they’re great people who work very hard for their founders.
Excited to continue partnering with ambitious builders at inception, seed, and series A to help build the next-generation product-first companies! Grateful to our founders and LPs for our partnership, and so many friends of the firm for our collaborations over the years! 🙏
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We’re happy to support the @keoneHD @intern and the rest of @monad team day 1! We’re also happy to be doing so with ZERO FEES till the end of the year!
GMonad! We are proud to support the @Monad launch of $MON Mainnet, now available for trading on @truemarketsco with ZERO FEES until the end of the year 💜 True Markets is the best place to buy, sell, and hold $MON on Day 1. Download and start trading now👇
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Check out the video below - https://t.co/YfQScAe0ko pushing the boundaries of AI human-computer interaction. Super excited for their $40m Series B from CRV, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and others. [disclosure: I'm a seed investor]
tavus.io
Tavus introduces PALs: AI humans that remember, empathize, and grow with you. They move fluidly between chat, voice, and video, making AI finally feel human.
The interface of the future is human. We’ve raised a $40M Series B from CRV, Scale, Sequoia, and YC to teach machines the art of being human, so that using a computer feels like talking to a friend or a coworker. And today, I’m excited for y’all to meet the PALs: a new
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Really proud to have backed this amazing team. Congrats on the announcement!
Big news: We’re thrilled to officially announce CUE Labs, the company behind CUE, founded by creator @mpvl_ and @_myitcv. CUE Labs provides the stewardship and resources accelerating CUE's open source development and ensuring its long-term future. https://t.co/ywJpw6eyhM
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1/ Today we’re announcing https://t.co/J4sPoVZbBe, an AI-powered ad platform built around a radical idea: Ads should be generated in real time. The result is advertising that feels like magic and outperforms traditional ads by 3x.
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Congrats to Deel on their latest financing round. The hustle and work ethic of these founders was palpable way back when I joined their seed round, and they still have that level of energy today. Nicely done.
Deel has raised $300M at a $17.3B valuation We started about 6 years ago, struggling to even make $10K. I've never shared this before because of how embarrassing our start was. The story of how we went from $1K to $1B and the advice I'd give to my younger self:
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Today, we’re incredibly proud to announce SlopeScore, the first cash flow score specifically built for the complexities of SMB lending. What started out as internal tooling is now available to fintechs, lenders, and banks.
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Congrats to OpenPhone / Quo on their new brand and raise! I've been floored by their consistency of growth over the years. Nicely done and grateful to have backed you.
This will be my last day as a Co-Founder of @OpenPhone. Because starting today, OpenPhone is rebranding to Quo. Oh, and we've raised $105 million in growth financing to help businesses never lose a customer again. You probably have a lot of questions, so let me break down what's
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I am extremely proud to announce that the 1Money Team has obtained 34 U.S. Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) and a Class F Digital Asset Business license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, allowing us to conduct regulated financial activities in both the U.S. and globally.
1Money is proud to announce we have obtained a comprehensive suite of financial licenses across multiple jurisdictions, including: ✅ 34 Money Transmitter Licenses (USA) ✅ F Class, Digital Asset Business License (Bermuda) This remarkable accomplishment permits the company to
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I'd like to congratulate @statsig and @vijayeraji on their $1.1B exit to OpenAI. As an early investor in @statsig 4 years ago, it's been a privilege witnessing the team's execution. This exit is a testament to their work ethic and value of their platform.
techcrunch.com
OpenAI is bringing on the founder of Statsig as its CTO of Applications, and making changes to other leadership roles at the company.
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🎉 Edition 32 of my newsletter, The Funding, is live! Many thanks to @ed_roman, @MikeBucella, @cosmo_jiang, @diogomonica, @JedBreed, @Ray_L1D, @richwgalvin, @jackbplatts and Ravi Kaza for sharing insights 🙌 https://t.co/i98CMSKw37
theblock.co
Digital asset treasury or DAT deals are booming — but where does that leave general crypto startup funding?
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🚀 Big milestone: 1Money Network TestNet is now LIVE Today, we publicly launched the 1Money Network TestNet along with our new Developer Portal. Be the first to check out the world’s first Layer 1 protocol purpose-built for Web3 payments. 💡 Why this matters: - No native gas
developer.1moneynetwork.com
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1/ Hack VC is so excited to announce that we’ll be hosting hack.summit(“Seoul”) on Sept 22 during @kbwofficial at Josun Palace. We’re bringing together top founders, KOLs, and market movers. If you’re in Seoul and want REAL alpha, this is where you’ll find it—a high-signal,
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Interested in learning about Robotics, AI, and crypto? Join me on August 5th at the RoboCon event in San Francisco where I'll be speaking!
Ever seen Robots, ETH core devs, and deep-tech VCs in the same room? RoboCon, powered by @PrismaXai, co-hosted with @ethereumhouseSF, @vana, and @theBBFund is about to make it happen. Sponsored by: @SentientAGI, @openmind_agi, and @CambrianNetwork Approval only seats, get
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Hack VC is pumped to re-launch the Proof of Work newsletter — now with a fresh spin for the Crypto × AI era. Readers will get monthly updates and intel straight from the top projects building in the space. 💫What shipped in the last month 💫What’s live 💫What insiders are
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My job as a founder isn’t to tell smart people what to do. It’s to hire them, clear their path, and protect their time. When you micromanage as a founder, you become your own bottleneck.
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🚨MAJOR EVENT ALERT🚨 BASS SBC 2025 Registration is LIVE!! Don’t miss this 🔥 event on Aug 3 during SBC Week, hosted by SBA! Dive into blockchain infra, L1/L2, crypto AI, DeFi, stablecoin, RWA, payment with keynotes, panels, and fireside chats from top minds in the space. 🎤
luma.com
We are excited to share the upcoming Blockchain Application Stanford Summit on August 3rd at Berkeley during SBC. This event is made possible by the generous…
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Today marks the TGE for one of the most ambitious L2 projects to date. Eclipse is bringing Solana-speed UX to Ethereum-scale liquidity, and we’re proud to have led its Series A. 🧵 Why we backed Eclipse early:
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