Shima Capital Fund I | 2021 VC Fund

Shima Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Singapore
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Cayman Islands
Hong Kong
South Korea

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

Crypto
Web3
DeFi
GameFi
NFTs
Infrastructure
Layer 1 Protocols
Consumer Crypto

About
Shima Capital is a San Francisco-based global crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, infrastructure, Layer 1 protocols, and consumer crypto across the United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, and South Korea. The firm supports crypto-native founders from Pre-Seed through Series A.

Min check size: $250K
Max check size: $3M
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Investment Thesis

Shima Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across crypto, Web3, DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, infrastructure, Layer 1 protocols, and consumer crypto sectors with global Asia-heavy coverage. They invest in crypto-native founders building category-defining protocols and applications with active hands-on support. The firm differentiates itself through founder Yida Gao's deep crypto ecosystem expertise, US-based positioning with strong Asia coverage, high investment velocity, and founder-friendly active investor approach.

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Manager's Experience

Yida Gao (Founder & Managing Partner) founded Shima Capital with deep crypto investing expertise from his prior roles in crypto markets and institutional investing; he brings strong Asia ecosystem relationships and active investor approach. The firm has built one of the most actively investing global crypto VCs with US positioning and strong Asia coverage, deploying across 100+ portfolio companies spanning DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, and emerging crypto categories.