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Hard Yaka

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Hard Yaka is a fund that invests in startups that transform exchanges between seekers and providers of goods, services, and information.

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01.01.2010

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Private

Description

The company focuses on making early round investments in exchange space startups, specifically targeting verticals in specific categories of exchange markets or horizontals that offer services across different exchange sectors. Hard Yaka's investments are driven by insights that empower individuals and contribute to societal improvement, with a primary emphasis on portable identity, payments, and marketplaces.
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Greg Kidd
Greg Kidd

Greg Kidd

Believer that ones identity credentials should be truly portable and owned by individuals themselves rather than corporations or governments. The trade-off between security and privacy can meet the needs of both traditional institutions worried about compliance and risk, but also consumer protection advocates who care about the underserved and underbanked. Adviser/Investor via hardyaka.com for numerous startups in the exchange space including Shift, Ripple and 3taps, and previously Square and Twitter. Previously a director at Promontory Financial and a senior analyst for payments at The Board of Governor of the Federal Reserve. Senior Associate at Booz Allen. Founded and took Dispatch Management Services Corp public on the NASDAQ. Have worked as an instructor/leader for Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School. Specialties: Portable identity, digital currencies and exchange markets for goods, services, and information with functional emphasis on messaging, payments, and reputation/trust/risk. Well versed in visualizations for risk reporting and controls.

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Jun Hiraga

Jun Hiraga

Partner

Meg Nakamura

Meg Nakamura

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Greg Kidd

Greg Kidd

Founding Partner

Margaret Slemmer

Margaret Slemmer

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