Ed Roman

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Ed Roman is a Managing Director at Hack VC and was a CEO at HackHands. He attended Cornell University.

Investor Profile

Ed Roman has backed more than 16 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 6% of its total and boasts 3 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States.
Strong thematic focus on Software, Internet, Developer APIs.

Stage Focus

Seed (63%)
Series A (13%)
Series Unknown (13%)
Pre Seed (6%)
Series B (6%)

Country Focus

United States (100%)

Industry Focus

Software
Internet
Developer Apis
Social Media
Cryptocurrency
Video
Travel
Blogging Platforms
Developer Platform
Developer Tools

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Who does Ed Roman frequently co-invest with?

Caladan

Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore

Co-Investments: 1

FJ Labs

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 1

Shima Capital

North America, NA - Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, San Juan

Co-Investments: 1

500 Global

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 2

Base Ventures

North America, California, United States, Berkeley

Co-Investments: 1

Atlas Venture

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge

Co-Investments: 1

Y Combinator

North America, California, United States, Mountain View

Co-Investments: 2

Surge

Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore

Co-Investments: 2

Script Capital

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

Andreessen Horowitz

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Ed Roman often collaborate with?

Guillermo Rauch

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 2

Ma Ko

North America, California, United States, Los Altos

Shared Deals: 2

Daniel Nadler

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge

Shared Deals: 1

Forrest Browning

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Cecilia Li

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Naval Ravikant

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 3

Jaynti Kanani

Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru

Shared Deals: 1

Stanford Liu

Asia, South Korea

Shared Deals: 1

Alexander Pack

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Salil Deshpande

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Ed Roman?

Affine

Miami, Florida, United States

Affine is a Web3 protocol and dApp that helps users automate their savings and grow their crypto holdings by getting rid of high fees.

CryptocurrencyInternetSoftwareWeb3

Pre SeedFeb 16, 2022

Amount Raised: $1,800,000

Hashnode

Dover, Delaware, United States

Hashnode is the easiest way to start a developer blog on a personal domain for free and connect with the readers through the dev community!

Blogging PlatformsDeveloper APIsDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsOnline ForumsSocial MediaSoftware

Series AAug 18, 2021

Amount Raised: $6,700,000

Lyte

San Francisco, California, United States

Lyte is a technology platform that makes it easy for fans to buy, sell, and exchange tickets to live events.

Event ManagementEventsInternetSocial MediaTicketing

Series BJan 10, 2021

Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Hashnode

Dover, Delaware, United States

Hashnode is the easiest way to start a developer blog on a personal domain for free and connect with the readers through the dev community!

Blogging PlatformsDeveloper APIsDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsOnline ForumsSocial MediaSoftware

SeedDec 15, 2020

Amount Raised: $2,100,000

Kinside

Claremont, California, United States

Powering the $648b care economy.

Child CareInformation ServicesInformation Technology

SeedAug 20, 2018

Amount Raised: $1,300,000

o1Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

o1Labs is a blockchain technology company building tooling and software that leverages zero knowledge cryptography.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyOpen SourceSoftware

SeedMay 10, 2018

Amount Raised: $3,500,000

Peer5

Palo Alto, California, United States

Peer5 operates the world’s largest peer-to-peer (p2p) content delivery network.

VideoVideo Streaming

SeedMar 31, 2017

Amount Raised: $2,500,000

Boon + Gable

San Francisco, California, United States

Boon + Gable is a virtual personal shopper that provides users with recommended items through the mail on a monthly basis.

AppsE-CommerceInternetShopping

SeedJun 27, 2016

Amount Raised: $2,500,000

Holidog

New York, New York, United States

Holidog specializes in the fields of pet sitting, pet boarding, pet walking, giftbox, pet media, and startups.

Consumer GoodsOnline PortalsPetTravel

Series UnknownSep 8, 2015

uMake

San Francisco, California, United States

uMake offers an application that enables iPad users to create designs in 3D form.

3D TechnologyiOSMobile AppsSoftwareVideoVirtual Reality

SeedSep 1, 2015

Amount Raised: $700,000

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