{"id":"rodney-yesep","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Rodney Yesep","hidden":false,"content":"**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)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nRodney 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)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nRodney 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)  \n  \nIn 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.  \n  \nFrom 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)  \n  \nFrom 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)  \n  \n## Hack VC  \n  \nIn 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)  \n  \nOn 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)  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](F0WnGG4qZbI)$$","summary":"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 School.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"0wgwq67aqzla\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/yesep/\",\"description\":\"linkedin\",\"timestamp\":1679322466613},{\"id\":\"df0hxx7y8i\",\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQnZFdJrqBI\",\"description\":\"interior work done for SH Boutique\",\"timestamp\":1679326019171},{\"id\":\"th1a402y4zr\",\"url\":\"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220225005480/en/Led-By-Veteran-Crypto-Investors-Alex-Pack-and-Ed-Roman-Hack-VC-Launches-200M-Crypto-Seed-Fund-Backed-By-Sequoia-Capital-Fidelity-a16z%E2%80%99s-Marc-Andreesen-and-Chris-Dixon\",\"description\":\"business wire on fund\",\"timestamp\":1679327129216},{\"id\":\"eean8yz67rq\",\"url\":\"https://hack.vc/\",\"description\":\"hack.vc\",\"timestamp\":1679327145938},{\"id\":\"652wcz7uyh7\",\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/0xRodney\",\"description\":\"twitter\",\"timestamp\":1679328004538}]"},{"id":"instagram_profile","value":"https://www.instagram.com/0xrodney/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/0xRodney"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/yesep/"},{"id":"medium_profile","value":"https://medium.com/@rodneyyesep"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmS4BP2HySywskLbaHWquqoYA1PTnfuaZfd1woRnEpQrBg"}],"user":{"id":"0x212Cb3F4aE6611054637f9f78F18fB628AD258bb"},"author":{"id":""},"media":[{"name":"F0WnGG4qZbI","size":0,"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0WnGG4qZbI","source":"YOUTUBE"}],"views":0,"events":[],"images":[{"id":"QmbcsYmT1mq62eCRJ2AMvaT6bqnQWMs6SRRRdHF8n3Uuxn","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}]}