4. Offices in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Mexico, Dubai, Amsterdam
4
Deal flow comes to us through our events and network
that has reached over
300,000
founders in more
than 140 cities
worldwide
Global Deal Flow
5. Cutting-edge technology
companies with
customers and revenue.
Companies we invest in
Ready to scale
globally
Vetted by
experienced angel
investors and LPs.
Projected to earn at
least $100k revenue
within one year.
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6. Featured Sectors
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Software as a Service (SaaS)
Blockchain Infrastructure Big Data
Security Hardware & Deep Tech
Internet of Things (IoT) Next Generation of eCommerce
Financial Services / Payments Agricultural Technology (AgTech)
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7. Low cost, no management fees
● GPs win only when fund performs well. Incentivized to grow portfolio
company revenue
● Management compensation is performance based
○ 1% equity grant per quarter only if HACK Fund beats index performance
○ Max 23%, which includes up to 4% total to Non-Profits and Portfolio Companies
Invested in Performance
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8. Fee Structure
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0% Carry
Exits are reinvested in the
fund. Portfolio growth
benefits investors and is
how the fund succeeds
Operations
Repayment
Management company
repays operational costs
at 5% interest on the first
sale of stock
No Management Fees
None of the recurring fees
typical in other funds.
9. We have a proven portfolio selection process utilizing a broad
selection of experts across our network
Our investment targets post-product, revenue-generating
companies focused on exceptional growth
Choosing Top Companies
10. HACK Fund Services
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Business Consulting
Helps tech companies
establish in Silicon Valley
and grow globally
Merchant Banking
From launch capital to wealth
management, merchant
banking services are tailored
to expanding companies
Community Building
Cultivating the next
generation of startups
around the world
11. Proven Process
EvaluationReferral Investor Review Team Interviews Co-op ProgramOffer to Join Co-op
Vetting by Experts in our
Community
from Global
Community
Experienced,
respected
Program Focuses on Value
Creation
Portfolio Startup
Program
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12. Track Record
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55 companies
*Including acquisitions from
8 exits
$120,000,000 raised
$600,000,000 valuation in just 6 years
2 companies on IPO track within 2 to 3 years
30% IRR
6 years straight
13. Etips
Largest publisher of mobile travel apps
- Team in Switzerland, Argentina, Philippines, India
and Mexico
- Moved HQ to Silicon Valley
- Recent $400K friends & family funding round -
Oversubscribed
- IPO readiness - 24-36 months
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Featured Portfolio Startup
Clients:
1.5M monthly active
users
14. ISAI Controles
Smart building automation and control
- Offices in US, Central and South America
- Worked in 20+ countries
- 2018 Revenue: $4.5M
- IPO readiness - 12-18 months
- London AIM Stock Exchange
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Featured Portfolio Startup
Clients:
15. - HACK Fund is sourcing and investing in companies
going through Vodafone’s program
- HACK Fund is Vodafone’s first venture partner
- Vodafone leverages its resources as the world’s
2nd largest telco
- To grow 15-45 $100M companies within 3 years
Vodafone Partnership
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16. Jonathan Nelson
Managing Director, HACK Fund | CEO, Hackers/Founders
Jonathan builds relationships with corporate partners and investors and researches ways to offer alternative forms of financing to portfolio
companies. Jonathan also helps international companies relocate and expand their offices, and actively advises companies in our portfolio. 8
exits out of 55 companies in 4 funds in the first 6 years. Former member of SEC Advisory Committee for Capital Formation for Small and
Emerging Business. Board member of Wilson Center for Public Policy--Latin America.
Torrance Carroll
Partner, HACK Fund | COO, Hackers/Founders
Torrance catalyzes fund growth through continual engagement with portfolio companies, investors, advisors, and community members. As
Chief Operations Officer for Hackers/Founders and Partner at HACK Fund, he manages both internal processes and staff to allow the company
to run efficiently as well as provide services to portfolio companies. Served as an adviser to the Science & Technology Innovation Bureau of
Guangdong Province. Specific focus on Asia-Pacific.
Laura Nelson
Managing Partner, HACK Fund | Chief Innovation Officer, Hackers/Founders
Laura Nelson is co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Hackers/Founders (H/F) as well as the H/F Co-op program. She also serves as
Managing Partner for HACK Fund. Utilizing her years of experience in tech, Laura provides the H/F community with tools, connections, and
personalized assistance, offering entrepreneurs the best chance at success and investors an average 30% return.
TEAM
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22. Public Listing Unlocks Liquidity
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Enables venture investing without worrying about
exit strategy
23. ● Allows HACK Fund to invest in companies outside of Silicon Valley with
limited access to liquidity and provide liquidity to investors via public
trading
● Liquidity of publicly-traded shares in HACK Fund means investors will
be able to reap the rewards of a diversified startup portfolio without
having to wait for years, as is the case in traditional venture capital
investing, even more so internationally
Why Publicly Traded?
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24. David is an entrepreneur, banker and fintech advocate. Instrumental in creating non-profits in Asia to
help facilitate constructive engagement between fintech - including cryptocurrency and blockchain -
and local/regional entities. David also works for TD Bank as Asia Head of Global Equity Derivatives
Sales. As an early adopter of digital currencies, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, NY Times, and the Economist
have sought his perspective.
Dave Shin
Asia Head of Global Equity Derivatives Sales | TD Bank Singapore
Martin has been key to building the Tomorrow Street (TS) USA deal flow network that includes VCs,
incubators, accelerators and professional services providers. TS is designed to be one of the most
powerful growth engines available for business ready startups. As a joint venture founded by Vodafone
and the Luxembourg Government, it provides startups a base from which to access the multiple
markets, and the expertise of its founders.
Martin Perminas
Managing Partner | Tomorrow Street North America
Ex-SEC Ex-VP New products at NASDAQ, Ex-Product at NYSE Euronext. One of the world's top experts
in securities law as it relates to secondary liquidity, capital markets and problems faced by small
businesses in capital formation.
Annemarie Tierney
VP New Markets at NASDAQ & Assistant General Counsel at NYSE Euronext
Appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate in 2014.
Served as U.S. government affairs lead directly with senators and members of congress and senior
officials from the White House and key executive branch agencies.
Mark Lopes
United States Executive Director at Inter-American Development Bank
Advisors
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25. Eric Benisek
Attorney at VBL -
AngelList
Derek ANderson
Founder, Startup
Grind
Jennifer Arcuri
Founder, Innotech
Network
BaxiNisha
Board, SV
NewTech
Charles Belle
Founder, Startup Policy
Lab - UC Hastings?
Will Bunker
Partner at SVG Syndicate
- Founder Match.com
Mikihiro Yasuda
Partner, Strategic
Investment Office -
DeNA
Shaherose Charania
CEO and Founder,
Women 2.0
Dave Gullo
Founder and CEO,
Command Line Interactive
Andreas Haugsnes
Director of Security at
Unity Technologies
Burt Herman
Founder Storify, Hacks
/ Hackers
John Jefferson
Executive Director for
Statewide Constituency
Relations, AT&T
Samir Kaji
Senior Managing Director at
First Republic Bank
Erik Katz
Executive Director,
Co-Founder @ Maker Mart
- HardwareCon
Tadaaki Kimura
Founder and CEO,
addlight Inc
Brett Lindsay Laffel
Managing Global
Program at Microsoft
Emily Lam
Director, Policy and
Government Affairs at San
Francisco Public Utilities
Commission
Hongyu Li
Founder, IC
Cafe, China
Telemachus Luu
Co-founder / CTO,
NephoScale
Shalin Madan
Managing Director at
SIM
Jesse Martinez
Founder, Latino Startup
Alliance
Chris McCann
Community Lead at
Greylock Partners
Deldelp Medina
CEO, Avión
Ventures
Horacio Melo
Executive Director of
Startup Chile
Brad Miller
Founder at Square6
Group
Craig Montuori
Executive Director at
Global EIR
Jacob Mullins
Principal at @Shasta
Ventures
Marc Nager
Managing Director at
Telluride Venture
Accelerator - TechStars
Gustavo Netto
VP, Digital Transformation
at Bluewolf, an IBM
Company
Leo Polovets
Partner at Susa
Ventures + Software
Engineer
Joe Robinson
Organizer, Designers +
Geeks
Diane Schrader
Founder & CEO,
THIRDact
Nick Sullivan
Founder, ChangeCoin &
Mentor, 500 Startups
Nnena Ukuku
Founder, Black
Founders
Gary Whitehill
Founder of BURST &
Dell EIR Global Board
Monique Woodard
Founder, Black
Founders
Portfolio Review Experts
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26. Track Record
* Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
ROI of Previous Funds*
HF Mexico
HF Pool 3
HF Pool 2
HF Pool 1
HF Alpha
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27. • Finance
• Human Resources
• Legal Services
o Incorporation/Reincorporation
o Intellectual Property
o Immigration
• Management Consulting
• Sales and Marketing Consulting
Business, Legal, and Finance
• Tailored Metrics & Support
• Globalization Services
• Access to Mentors & Peers
• Coworking Spaces
• Housing & Relocation
• Networking Opportunities
Founder Support
• Company Presence
• Website
• Creative
• Technology
• Software
• Hardware
Business & Product
• Application & Network
• Incident Response
• Threat Intelligence
• Vulnerability Assessment
Cybersecurity
• Pitch practice and feedback
• Access to Investors
• Seed & Series A
• Public Listing
• Merchant Banking
Fundraising
• Targeting Customers
• Branding
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Automation
Marketing
H/F Portfolio Services
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28. Stock Allocation
● Issuance of stock to management company is dependent on fund performance
● For each quarter that HACK Fund outperforms a benchmark Russell 2000 Fund
Index by 2%, the management team will receive 1% equity in the fund
● The maximum ownership percentage for management will be 23%
● Equity granted to the company will have a lockup period of 4 years from its
grant date
● Though performance will be measured quarterly, the Company will only receive
stock grants once a year as part of an annual review
29. Acquired by NCIT
January 18, 2017
Access Invest
Tinder for Investing
December 2015
Fiverun
Enhanced user experience for
brick & mortar retailers
Acquired by Vista Equity Partners
June 11, 2012
Pieceable
Playable mobile app demos on
the web
Acquired by Facebook
August 2012
CodeEval
Technical recruiting
technology
Acquired by HireVue
September 11, 2015
Vidcaster
Video marketing
automation
Acquired
March 8, 2016
Synata
Enterprise cloud search
engine
Acquired by Cisco
January 10, 2017
Cameralends
AirBnB for camera gear
Acquired by KitSplit
January 15, 2019
Tripping.com
#1 search engine for
vacation home rentals.
Acquired by HomeToGo
Acquired Startups
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30. First HF Meetup at St.
John’s Bar and Grill in
Sunnyvale
JUNE
2011
H/F Co-op Program
Launches
First International HF
Meeting
NOVEMBER
2010
First HF Meetup in
Guadalajara, Mexico
DECEMBER
2011
CodeEval Acquired
AUGUST
2012
AUGUST
2015
H/F Mexico Co-op
Program Launches
JUNE
2012
Pieceable Acquired
MARCH
2008
White House Demo
Day - Portfolio
Companies Invited
AUGUST
2015
H/F History Timeline
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31. Vidcaster Acquired
SEPTEMBER
2015
DECEMBER
2015
Fiverun Acquired
Jonathan joins SEC
JANUARY
2016
MARCH
2016
Synata Acquired
Access Invest
Acquired
JANUARY
2017
JANUARY
2017
Cameralends
Acquired
Vodafone Partnership
NOVEMBER
2018
Tripping.com
Acquired
2019->
JANUARY
2019
2 Portfolio IPOs and
HACK Fund’s IPO
H/F History Timeline
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32. Featured Portfolio Companies
Axenda
Smart platform for
construction management
Construction
Social Status
Automate your social
media reporting
Analytics
Rigs
Centralized information
from automotive
aftermarket in one place
Forbes 30 under 30
Ecommerce
Code & Modules
Hardware & consulting services
for Industrial IoT
Partnered with Oracle IoT
IoT Hardware
ISAI Controles
Supply, design, hardware
and software for smart
buildings
Smart Construction
Mi Dulce Hogar
On-demand home cleaning
service
Home Services
Synx
Simplifying the processing
of large datasets for faster
artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Talo Brush
A smart toothbrush that
brushes your teeth perfectly
in just 10 seconds
Hardware
Zerply
Connecting creative talent
and companies in film, TV,
and gaming
Media Recruiting
eTips
Largest publisher of mobile
travel apps
Mobile Travel
Suiteness
Luxury suites / group
booking
Hotel Travel
Browserling
Interactive cross-browser
testing
Internet
Searchie
Uses AI to deliver a
shortlist of job applicants to
employers within 5 days
HR AI
Developing products with
cricket and chapulin flour
Winner - Shark Tank MX
Founder featured in 2 TED
Talks
Retail
Gricha PingPro
Connect with
vetted service
professionals
Location Based
Services
Localadventures
Search unique
expeditions throughout
Latin America
Marketplace
Bexi
Agency quality
design, with in-house
flexibility
AI Design
Indiefy
World’s largest music
distributor
Partnered with Huawei
Music Services
33. Testimonials
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"Vodafone Tomorrow Street is
delighted that our global
relationship with Hackers and
Founders will provide our growing
portfolio of startups access to the
highly innovative HACK Fund
vehicle for their potential future
funding requirements."
"Hacker [SIC] Fund’s vehicle could
provide more opportunity to invest
in startup companies globally, as
well as more chances for startups
around the world to raise
funding."
“The idea behind Hack Fund is
quite interesting. In most cases
investing in a company leads to up
to ten years of waiting for a liquidity
event... investors can buy shares
that can be bought and sold
instantly while company
performance drives the value up or
down. In short, startups become
liquid in an instant…”
34. Software based selection process
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● Portfolio selection, review, support process scales using custom-designed
software, and experts from our global network
● HACK Fund leverages Hackers/Founders proven portfolio selection process
and Co-op growth program
● Version 4 of our custom portfolio management software is currently under
development
● This will improve the efficiency of managing dealflow, term sheets, services
provided to portfolio companies and drive completion and follow-up