Paul Hsu is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and sole General Partner of Decasonic, an early-stage venture capital and digital assets firm. He is an investor and former technology executive known for focusing on what he terms the "Web3 and AI supercycle." ^{[1] [2] [3]}​

Education

Paul Hsu earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1997. He graduated magna cum laude and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. ^[5]

Career

Paul Hsu’s career spans venture capital, operating roles at technology companies, and the founding of an investment firm focused on emerging technologies. He began his professional career at Merrill Lynch, working in technology mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He later joined NeoCarta Ventures, where he spent nearly a decade as an investor and advisor, participating in the management and deployment of a venture fund focused on early

• and mid-stage technology and media companies.

From 2009 to 2015, Hsu held senior business operations, product, and growth roles at Zynga during a period of rapid expansion around the company’s public listing. He subsequently served as chief operating officer at Fancy and later at Homepolish, where his responsibilities centered on scaling operations and supporting growth-stage technology businesses.

In 2018, Hsu founded Decasonic, where he serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer. The firm focuses on venture and digital asset investing, with an emphasis on blockchain-related technologies. In parallel, he has held board director roles at several technology and consumer-focused companies, including Scenario, TestMachine, Forum3, B+J Studios, KIKI World, Anomaly, and Paragon, and previously served on the board of World Business Chicago. ^{[1] [2] [3] [5]}

Media Appearances

Hsu has appeared in business and technology media discussing innovation, venture investing, and digital assets. In April 2023, he was featured on The CEO Series by Executive House, where he discussed his role as founder and chief executive officer of Decasonic, his earlier experience as a product and growth executive at Zynga, his involvement as a founding member of NeoCarta Ventures, and his long-standing interest in blockchain investing dating to 2013.