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Hard Yaka

North America, Nevada, United States, Crystal Bay

Description

Fund investing in teams that revolutionize exchanges between seekers and providers of goods, services, and information.

Investor Profile

Hard Yaka has made 153 investments, with 4 in the past 12 months and 5% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (55%)
  • Series Unknown (18%)
  • Series A (13%)
  • Series B (5%)
  • Pre Seed (5%)
  • Series C (3%)
  • Angel (1%)
  • Initial Coin Offering (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (74%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Spain (3%)
  • Mexico (3%)
  • Hong Kong (3%)
  • France (2%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • Switzerland (1%)
  • Colombia (1%)
  • India (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Fintech
  • Financial Services
  • Blockchain
  • Software
  • Payments
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Mobile
  • Finance
  • Banking
  • Internet
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Hard Yaka frequently co-invest with?

FundersClub
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Fenbushi Capital
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Co-Investments: 4
500 Global
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Kenetic
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Central
Co-Investments: 3
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 9
Digital Currency Group
North America, Connecticut, United States, Stamford
Co-Investments: 5
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
CSC Upshot
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Blockchain.com Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
AltaIR Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Hard Yaka often collaborate with?

MP
North America, Colorado, United States, Aspen
Shared Deals: 2
BD
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 3
CA
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
David Beyer
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
JD
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
BH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
CS
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 1
GK
North America, Nevada, United States, Crystal Bay
Shared Deals: 5
EL
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Shared Deals: 2
AE
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Hard Yaka?

Rain

New York, New York, United States

Rain is a finance company that provides credit card services with technical support for secure transactions to web3 and crypto companies.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)FinTechWeb3
Series AMar 24, 2025
Amount Raised: $24,500,000
Goin

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Goin is a mobile app that helps users improve their financial health through saving, investing and smart shopping tools.

AppsBankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Series AFeb 5, 2025
Emerge

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Emerge is a financial management tool for businesses.

FinanceFinancial Services
Series AOct 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,330,545
Huma Finance

San Francisco, California, United States

The First PayFi Network. Huma powers financing of global payments, with instant access to liquidity anywhere, anytime.

BlockchainCreditFinanceLending
Series UnknownSep 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
CFX Labs

Chicago, Illinois, United States

CFX Labs provides payment processing solutions for app publisher, marketplace, and retailer.

Financial ServicesPaymentsTransaction Processing
SeedNov 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $9,500,000
Terminal 3

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Terminal 3 is a data storage and access platform that makes Web3 user data freely composable while remaining private and secure.

BlockchainData StorageInformation TechnologyWeb3
Pre SeedApr 30, 2023
Omnumi

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Omnumi provides digital asset and payment infrastructure on an identity and compliance-first blockchain.

BlockchainFinTechPaymentsService Industry
SeedApr 19, 2023
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Arf

Steinhausen, Zug, Switzerland

Arf is a global liquidity and settlement platform for licensed cross-border payments companies.

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
SeedOct 26, 2022
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
Decaf

Miami, Florida, United States

Decaf is a non-custodial wallet and point of sales.

ConsultingInformation Services
SeedSep 19, 2022
Unstoppable Domains

San Francisco, California, United States

Unstoppable Domains launches domains secured by blockchains and builds uncensorable websites.

BlockchainDomain RegistrarInternetWeb3
Series AJul 27, 2022
Amount Raised: $65,000,000