Est. 2018 • Sag Harbor • Singapore

Building bicycles for the mind.

We operate as digital alchemists, transmuting the raw lead of syntax into the gold of human impact. Our lab engineers systems that expand consciousness, restore craftsmanship, and elevate the human condition.

SUBMIT PITCH

Swift Rust Python Node.js LLMs / Llama.cpp WebGL / Metal Unity Deep AI Research Go-to-Market

The Great Work

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Development Thesis

Impact

The best code is the code that enables us to deliver value to millions across the globe, daily. From Apple and Box to Battle Camp, we've built and contributed to platforms that democratize access—to creativity, collaboration, and entertainment—at massive scale.

Creative Self

We believe in tools that make the human creator more capable. Like Wand, an Apple-nominated generative art engine, we build software that turns private thought into public form with unprecedented fidelity.

Systems

We build systems that sustain B2C apps, multiplayer games, and financial markets. Drawing from our roots building Coinbase's early securities infrastructure, we've built patented, FINRA/SEC approved alternative trading systems, with regulatory experience.

The Opus

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Portfolio Highlights

WAND Generative Art / iOS

Wand

A venture-backed AI creative suite. Built on a custom Metal engine, it empowers artists to collaborate with diffusion models locally on iPad.

COINBASE Finance / Infra

Xpert / Coinbase

Architected the nation's first SEC-approved electronic trading system for private securities, leading to a dual acquisition by Coinbase.

APPLE Foundations

Apple

Direct mentorship from the original iPhone executive team. Authored official programming guides for OpenCL and vImage.

Battle Camp Gaming Scale

Battle Camp

Built the graphics engine for a massively multiplayer mobile RPG, scaling to over 40 million installs globally.

World Order History / Education

Simulation Engines

Developing The Bonesman, Bible History Sim, and Hamptons History Sim—games designed to educate users on societal structures.

Our Lineage

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Our History

Hermetic Ventures was founded in 2018 in Sag Harbor, NY as a venture-building and investment firm by experts from Silicon Valley and New York.

Our mission is to help small to medium-sized businesses build digital solutions and creative works that impact millions globally.

Our experience spans over 20 years of cutting-edge advanced projects in mobile, gaming, and media --- including working with Apple during the creation of the original iPhone, creating the rendering engine for hit multiplayer mobile games like Battle Camp (48M downloads), and building Apple Design Award-nominated next-generation drawing app Wand (acquired by Krea.ai).

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We seek technical founders obsessed with craft and humanity.