Sean Brown

Venture Partner at Hack VC

Biography

Sean Brown is a Venture Partner at Hack VC. The firm's team page states he specializes in infrastructure and mechanism design, particularly cross-chain, verified compute and DeFi, led product at UMA Protocol, was part of the founding team at Across Protocol and was a senior blockchain consultant at IBM. He authored or co-authored Hack VC's published investment posts on Hyperlane and Initia.

Previous Experience

Product lead, UMA Protocol
Founding team, Across Protocol
Senior blockchain consultant, IBM

Notable Investments

HyperlaneInitia

Career Timeline

2025

Co-authored Hack VC's 22 April 2025 post stating the firm led Hyperlane's Series A, bylined 'Sean Brown and Alex Botte, Partners at Hack VC'.

2025

Authored Hack VC's 25 April 2025 post on Initia, bylined 'Sean Brown, Partner at Hack VC', which states Hack VC co-led Initia's seed round.

Sources & References

Hack VC - Team (roster and bios, checked 7 September 2026) ↗Hack VC blog - Why Hack VC Led the Series A of Hyperlane (22 April 2025) ↗Hack VC blog - Initia: Appchains As They Should Be (25 April 2025) ↗