Jakub Rusiecki

Hydra is the world’s first fund of funds investment DAO, an investment organization focused on investing in other investment DAOs. We not only want to deploy capital but also help incubate and equip communities with their own investment capabilities. Through the experience of operating MCV, we bring our network, operating experience, and reputation to help communities with domain knowledge, expertise, and deal flow to become self-sustainable capital allocators. Hydra aims to: ● Invest in other investment DAOs ● Help communities launch their first investment DAOs from scratch ○ Set up contributor incentives models and coordination frameworks ○ Guidance on how to work with legal, tax, and accounting service providers ○ Coaching first-time investors on how to invest/build up a venture portfolio ● Coach DAO communities on how to operate an investment DAO: ○ We’ve built up a community of investment DAO operators who are able to coach and advise early-stage DAOs and have built up an operational manual on how to run an investment DAO aka. MCV’s ‘Book of Rituals’ We will invest in investment DAOs and communities that are both legally wrapped and cryptonative investment organizations, that span the following areas: ● Domain-specific focuses such as P2E, DeFi, cross-chain, web3, music, metaverse, virtual beings, DeSci, and social - ideally in emerging markets to become the first community investment organization in those ecosystems. ● Emerging social networks that have unique deal flow and talent access such as company/school/org alumni networks, novel social graphs, or other affinity communities. ● Operational expertise such as service DAOs: legal, auditing, engineering, design, recruiting and talent, or other professional expertise. ● Technology ecosystems such as L1s and L2 Ethereum scaling protocols.

1kx is a research-driven, fundamentals-focused global investment firm. Founded in 2018 by tech entrepreneurs Lasse Clausen and Chris Heymann, the firm invests at key inflection points for blockchain technologies to create breakthrough opportunities across industries. 1kxs mission is to develop the domain expertise and thought leadership required to accelerate the most consequential markets emerging at the intersection of blockchain and the broader economy. As one of the top-performing and most institutionalized funds in the blockchain space, 1kx partners with a diverse global investor base, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, foundations, fund of funds, corporations, and family offices. Renowned for its hands-on approach, technical rigor, and unwavering long-term commitment to founders, 1kx has empowered over 150 visionary startups to scale transformative projects while delivering enduring returns for its investors.

Investment DAO deploying checks into early stage web3 social companies

Hydra is the world’s first fund of funds investment DAO, an investment organization focused on investing in other investment DAOs. We not only want to deploy capital but also help incubate and equip communities with their own investment capabilities. Through the experience of operating MCV, we bring our network, operating experience, and reputation to help communities with domain knowledge, expertise, and deal flow to become self-sustainable capital allocators. Hydra aims to: ● Invest in other investment DAOs ● Help communities launch their first investment DAOs from scratch ○ Set up contributor incentives models and coordination frameworks ○ Guidance on how to work with legal, tax, and accounting service providers ○ Coaching first-time investors on how to invest/build up a venture portfolio ● Coach DAO communities on how to operate an investment DAO: ○ We’ve built up a community of investment DAO operators who are able to coach and advise early-stage DAOs and have built up an operational manual on how to run an investment DAO aka. MCV’s ‘Book of Rituals’ We will invest in investment DAOs and communities that are both legally wrapped and cryptonative investment organizations, that span the following areas: ● Domain-specific focuses such as P2E, DeFi, cross-chain, web3, music, metaverse, virtual beings, DeSci, and social - ideally in emerging markets to become the first community investment organization in those ecosystems. ● Emerging social networks that have unique deal flow and talent access such as company/school/org alumni networks, novel social graphs, or other affinity communities. ● Operational expertise such as service DAOs: legal, auditing, engineering, design, recruiting and talent, or other professional expertise. ● Technology ecosystems such as L1s and L2 Ethereum scaling protocols.

Our mission is to bring web3 to 1 million genZ.

We partner with outstanding technology founders from Central & Eastern Europe and help them realize their global ambitions. Since 2010, weve believed that CEE - and its diaspora - produces world-class technical talent and ambitious builders. Weve partnered with teams including ElevenLabs, UiPath, Productboard, Pricefx, Kontakt, Wabi, Equilibre, and many more."