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Rob Hadick

General Partner

Dragonfly
SeedSeries ASeries BSecurityInfrastructureScalingMEV

Investment Thesis

Investing in crypto infrastructure and security at Dragonfly. Focuses on foundational technology that makes crypto safer and more scalable.

What Excites Them

Crypto security infrastructure, scalability solutions, MEV mitigation, projects that make crypto safer for institutional and retail participants.

What They Pass On

Single-chain plays without broader vision

How to Pitch

Rob has a security-first mindset from his military cyber background. Show you take security seriously — audit processes, threat models, defensive design. He values founders who think about attack vectors from day one.

Notable Writing

Cross-Chain Futureessay

The future is multi-chain, and bridging infrastructure will be worth as much as the chains themselves.

Dragonfly: The Bridge Trilemmaresearch

Cross-chain bridges must choose between trustlessness, extensibility, and generalizability.

Dragonfly's Thesis on DeFi Insuranceblog

On-chain insurance protocols are critical missing infrastructure for DeFi maturation.

Podcast Appearances

Cross-Chain FutureBankless
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Background

General Partner at Dragonfly. Previously at Coatue Management and Army Cyber Command (US military cybersecurity). Unique background combining institutional investing, cybersecurity, and crypto. Brings security-first perspective to crypto investing.

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