Electric Capital
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Palo Alto, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Singapore
- Cayman Islands
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
Industries
- Crypto
- Web3
- DeFi
- Layer 1 Protocols
- Infrastructure
- Stablecoins
- AI x Crypto
- Liquid Tokens
About
Electric Capital is a Palo Alto-based multi-strategy crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, stablecoins, AI x crypto, and liquid tokens across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Cayman Islands. The firm supports founders from Seed through Growth.
Electric Capital is a Palo Alto-based multi-strategy crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, stablecoins, AI x crypto, and liquid tokens across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Cayman Islands. The firm supports founders from Seed through Growth.
Investment Thesis
Electric Capital is a multi-strategy crypto investment firm deploying capital across crypto, Web3, DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, stablecoins, AI x crypto, and liquid tokens sectors. They invest with research-heavy conviction backed by their famous Developer Report tracking crypto ecosystem growth. The firm differentiates itself through its co-founders Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer's deep technical backgrounds, annual Electric Capital Developer Report (industry-standard ecosystem benchmark), long-term capital approach, and Tier-1 reputation as research-driven crypto VC.
Manager's Experience
Avichal Garg (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) co-founded Electric Capital in 2018 after serving as Director of Product Management at Facebook and co-founding Spool (acquired by Facebook); he brings deep technical product expertise. Curtis Spencer (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) co-founded the firm with deep technical engineering expertise. The firm produces the annual Electric Capital Developer Report tracking crypto ecosystem developer activity as the industry-standard benchmark, with $1B+ AUM across multiple funds.
Team
Avichal Garg - Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Curtis Spencer - Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Maria Shen - General Partner
Ken Deeter - General Partner
Portfolio
Solana
Lido
Bitwise
dYdX
Aleo
Aptos
Avalanche
Bitcoin
BNB Chain
Celestia
Compound
Cosmos
Ethereum
EigenLayer
Filecoin
Helium
Jito
Lava Network
Near Protocol
Optimism
Polkadot
Polygon
Render
Sei Network
Sui
Tendermint
Uniswap
Worldcoin