Investing Profile

Ed Roman(980)

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Managing Partner at Hack VC
hack.vcSan Francisco, California
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102 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 99 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position
Hack VC Managing Partner
Investment Range
$5.0M - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$7.5M
Investments On Record
66
Current Fund Size
$350M

Ed Roman is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ed Roman's Investments On Record (56)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Tari Labs
Series UnknownSep 2025
Co-investors: Schwark Satyavolu (Trinity Ventures), Alex Pack (Dragonfly Capital Partners), Alexander Pack (Hack VC), Kyle Wang (Valhalla Capital), Jalak Jobanputra (Future Perfect Ventures), Rob Eldridge (Tapas Capital), Colin Carrier
TAC
SeedJun 2025$5M
$12M
Co-investors: Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon)
1Money Network Technologies
SeedJan 2025$20M
$20M
Co-investors: Stephanie Choo (Portage Ventures)
Exabits AI
SeedDec 2024$15M
$15M
0G
SeedNov 2024$40M
Pre SeedMar 2024$35M
$75M
Co-investors: Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon), Ray Wu (Alumni Ventures ), Adrian Cheng (K11 Concepts Limited), Yat Siu (LCX)
Gelato
Series AOct 2024$11M
$280M
Co-investors: Adam Berger (Insight Partners), Haseeb Qureshi (Dragonfly Capital Partners), Norman Fiore (Dawn Capital), Jocy Lin (IOSG Ventures), Tellef Thorleifsson, Stani Kulechov
Grass
Series ASep 2024
Aligned Layer
Series AApr 2024$20M
$23M
Co-investors: Alex Pack (Dragonfly Capital Partners), Alexander Pack (Hack VC), Shaishav T. (Lemniscap), Ajit Tripathi (Consensys)

most interested in

When we invest, we can help startups to hire engineers. We can do this because we run the world's largest programmer conference with a community of 125,000+.

not interested in

We typically co-invest alongside other larger seed fund and VCs since our check doesn't provide enough runway on its own. The best types of startups for us to meet come from referrals from other investors who need quality co-investors in their rounds, or from startups who have a round that needs additional participants to complement their lead investor..

Ed Roman's Experience

Founder BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Founder Calling BrandsPresent
Managing Partner BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Co-Founder BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Co-Founder Calling BrandsPresent
Managing Partner Calling BrandsPresent
CEO Xtripe AngelsPresent
Founder TrilogyPresent
Founder Xtripe AngelsPresent
Managing Partner TrilogyPresent
Co-Founder TrilogyPresent
Co-Founder Xtripe AngelsPresent
Managing Partner Xtripe AngelsPresent
Software Engineer University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Austin Studio Director University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Mentor University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
CEO University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Founder University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Co-Founder University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Managing Partner University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Software Engineer Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Austin Studio Director Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Mentor Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
CEO Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Board Observer NodeSourcePresent
Founder Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Managing Partner Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Software Engineer NewCoPresent
Austin Studio Director NewCoPresent
Mentor NewCoPresent
CEO NewCoPresent
Founder NewCoPresent
Managing Partner NewCoPresent
Co-Founder NewCoPresent
Software Engineer Top-PatentsPresent
Austin Studio Director Top-PatentsPresent
Mentor Top-PatentsPresent
CEO PluralsightPresent
CEO Top-PatentsPresent
Founder Top-PatentsPresent
Managing Partner Top-PatentsPresent
Co-Founder Top-PatentsPresent
Managing Partner Hack VCPresent
Co-Founder Hack VCPresent
Co-Founder and Managing Partner Hack VCPresent
Software Engineer TrilogyPresent
CEO The Middleware CompanyPresent
Producer and Game Developer InfospacePresent
Austin Studio Director Zeitgeist GamesPresent
Mentor Capital FactoryPresent
CEO Ghostfire GamesPresent
CEO HackHandsPresent
Board Observer PluralsightPresent
Startup Investor and Syndicate Lead AngelListPresent
Founder hack.summit()Present
Managing Director Hack VCPresent

Ed Roman's Education

Cornell University BS Computer Science
Cornell University bachelors, bachelor of science computer science
Cornell University Bachelors Computer Science