# Rodney Yesep

> Rodney Yesep is a Partner at Hack VC, a venture capital firm specializing in crypto-native investments, and an alumnus of Western University and Ivey Business S...

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**Rodney Yesep** is a Partner at [Hack VC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hack-vc), a venture capital firm focused on [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency)-native investments.[\[1\]](#cite-id-0wgwq67aqzla)[\[5\]](#cite-id-652wcz7uyh7)  
  
# Education  
  
Rodney Yesep studied for a Bachelor's Degree, BMOS, Finance at Western University. After this, he attended Korean University Business School (KUBS). He also attended Ivey Business School at Western University for a Bachelor's Degree in HBA. [\[1\]](#cite-id-0wgwq67aqzla)  
  
# Career  
  
Rodney Yesep started his career in 2015 as a co-founder at **Lux Trim Interior Design**: a full-service luxury interior decor shop, located at Improve Canada. [\[2\]](#cite-id-df0hxx7y8i)  
  
In June 2018, Rodney Yesep served as the co-founder of **Gilga Venture Capital**: a company that invested in startups and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) projects in Toronto, Seoul, and Singapore.  
  
From January to September 2020, Yesep joined the Venture Team at **[AngelList](https://iq.wiki/wiki/angellist)** (now known as WellFound). Here, he managed Naval’s rolling fund, the spearhead program, Y-Combinator demo day funds, etc. [\[1\]](#cite-id-0wgwq67aqzla)  
  
From September to December 2020, Rodney Yesep served as the Operations Lead at Angle Health. Afterward, he joined Dope Ventures as an Angel Investor, syndicating deals on [AngelList](https://iq.wiki/wiki/angellist) until March 2021. [\[1\]](#cite-id-0wgwq67aqzla)  
  
## Hack VC  
  
In March 2021, Rodney Yesep joined [Hack VC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hack-vc) as a Partner. Hack VC is a venture capital firm focused on [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency)-native investments. Hack VC supports founders at their earliest stages, becoming early network participants and foundational community members in the crypto protocols and companies. [\[4\]](#cite-id-eean8yz67rq)  
  
On the 25th of February, 2022, Hack VC launched its $200M Crypto Seed Fund to invest in [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), [web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3), and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) startups. The fund was backed by Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, [a16z’s](https://iq.wiki/wiki/andreessen-horowitz) Marc Andreessen and [Chris Dixon](https://iq.wiki/wiki/chris-dixon), Accolade Partners, [Digital Currency Group](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-currency-group), and others. [\[3\]](#cite-id-th1a402y4zr)