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Hard Yaka

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Hard Yaka is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$3.0B

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

FinTech-focused fund with a specialization in payments, crypto innovation, and marketplaces.

How Hard Yaka invests

Hard Yaka is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other.

Hard Yaka typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $3B in assets under management.

Hard Yaka has backed 2 companies in our records, including Ripple, Coinbase.

Meet the Team

JH

Jun Hiraga

Partner

CL

Chris Lewis

Operating Partner

CB

Carolyn B

Director of Operations

MS

Margaret Slemmer

Chief Operating Officer

AR

Anya Rekhtman

Senior Accounting Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

RI

Ripple

Crypto
CO

Coinbase

Trading Platforms
How to pitch Hard Yaka
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jun Hiraga, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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