Investment Thesis
Co-founder of Hack VC, focused on deep tech and infrastructure in crypto. Brings a Silicon Valley tech investor perspective to blockchain investing.
What Excites Them
Deep tech in crypto, zero-knowledge proofs, novel consensus mechanisms, infrastructure that enables new application categories.
What They Pass On
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How to Pitch
Ed comes from traditional tech investing and values strong technical teams above all. Show deep technical moats and explain why your team is uniquely positioned. He likes founders who have built things before.
Key Frameworks
ZK Application Landscape
Mapping zero-knowledge proof applications across scaling (rollups), privacy, and verifiable computation.
Notable Writing
Decentralized physical infrastructure will coordinate hardware deployment at global scale.
Zero knowledge proofs are the most important cryptographic breakthrough for blockchain scaling.
Podcast Appearances
Key Quotes
“Zero knowledge proofs are the most important cryptographic breakthrough for scaling.”
— Hack VC
Background
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Hack VC. Previously founded The Combine, a startup accelerator. Long career in Silicon Valley tech investing and entrepreneurship. Known for pattern-matching from decades of tech investing experience.