Hard Yaka

Hard Yaka is an investment firm based in Crystal Bay, Nevada, founded in 2010. It pursues technology investments across private equity and venture capital, including buyouts and distressed opportunities, and it frequently seeks majority stakes. The firm focuses on digital transformation infrastructure, including portable identity, payments, marketplaces, and regtech, and also backs early-stage opportunities in exchange space startups, targeting verticals within exchange markets as well as horizontals such as messaging and payments across exchange sectors.

Jun Hiraga

Managing Partner

Greg Kidd

Co-Founder

Kevin Leiske JD

Partner

Margaret Slemmer

Investor

Katie Sullivan

Partner

Past deals in Investment Banking

Goin

Series A in 2025
Goin is a mobile application that enhances users' financial health by layering innovative saving, investing, and smart-shopping tools onto traditional banking services.

Unifimoney

Seed Round in 2022
A digital wealth management platform that enables community banks and credit unions to offer comprehensive investment services. It supports over 70 cryptocurrencies, passive and active investing in thousands of equities and ETFs, and precious metals. Unifimoney integrates with existing digital banking infrastructure, providing a low-cost, user-friendly solution for financial institutions to offer full-service money management.

Goin

Seed Round in 2021
Goin is a mobile application that enhances users' financial health by layering innovative saving, investing, and smart-shopping tools onto traditional banking services.

Goin

Venture Round in 2020
Goin is a mobile application that enhances users' financial health by layering innovative saving, investing, and smart-shopping tools onto traditional banking services.

Kore

Seed Round in 2017
KoreConX, founded in 2016 and based in New York City, offers a comprehensive platform designed to streamline the process of raising equity capital for companies. Its services encompass shareholder management, boardroom management, cap table management, portfolio management, and compliance management, all integrated into a single user-friendly interface. This approach facilitates efficient contribution, management, and distribution of corporate information and financial documents among all parties involved. The platform enhances deal preparations, decision-making, and investment management while ensuring security and compliance through a secure and auditable environment. KoreConX's solution is tailored to meet the needs of businesses looking to optimize their organizational processes, whether in raising capital, conducting board meetings, or improving shareholder communications.

Startup Stock Exchange

Seed Round in 2012
Startup Stock Exchange (SSX) is a service provider that facilitates the trading of startup and small business shares on a public stock exchange. Founded in 2011, SSX offers brokerage and listing advisory services, connecting these companies with global investors. It operates using the legal framework of the Dutch exchange but manages all interactions between investors and companies, acting as a licensed listing adviser, broker, and shareholder. SSX caters to investors and companies that are aware of and comfortable with the high risks associated with startup investments.
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