Rodney Yesep is a Partner at Hack VC, a venture capital firm focused on crypto-native investments.^[1][5]

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]

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]

In June 2018, Rodney Yesep served as the co-founder of Gilga Venture Capital: a company that invested in startups and blockchain projects in Toronto, Seoul, and Singapore.

From January to September 2020, Yesep joined the Venture Team at AngelList (now known as WellFound). Here, he managed Naval’s rolling fund, the spearhead program, Y-Combinator demo day funds, etc. ^[1]

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 until March 2021. ^[1]

Hack VC

In March 2021, Rodney Yesep joined Hack VC as a Partner. Hack VC is a venture capital firm focused on crypto-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]

On the 25th of February, 2022, Hack VC launched its $200M Crypto Seed Fund to invest in crypto, web3, and blockchain startups. The fund was backed by Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, a16z’s Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon, Accolade Partners, Digital Currency Group, and others. ^[3]