Hidden Capital
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High-conviction seed fund focused on alignment and partnership. Blake invests in technical founders building enduring companies across gaming, hardware, creator economy, and emerging tech. Core belief: VC is a service business where concentrated ownership creates genuine incentives for hands-on support.
Likely not a fit for
Portfolio company approach, passive investing, founders optimizing for narrative over product value, companies scaling hype without genuine user love
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
1 contact on file
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Recent activity
- May 2026
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Series A · Participated
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Seed · Lead
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