Hootan Rashidifard

Prior to Hash3, Hootie spent five years at Canaan Partners, where he invested in crypto and fintech.
He also launched and co-led the firm’s seed vehicle, Canaan Beta, investing in Skale Labs, Tari/Yat, Commonwealth, Superplastic, and On Deck.
Prior to investing, he spent time on the business operations team at LinkedIn and as a tech investmentbanker.
He holds a B.A.
in Mathematics and Economics from Northwestern University.
Hootie is an angel investor in EigenLayer, Utopia Labs, Burrata, and Llama, among others.
He has written publicly about his personal background.