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Pre-Pitch Briefing

Maria Shen

Partner at Electric Capital

SeedSeries ASeries BInfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEcosystem GrowthAnalytics

Their Thesis

Investing in crypto infrastructure at Electric Capital. Uses developer activity data and ecosystem analysis to make investment decisions.

How to Pitch Them

Maria values data-driven pitches. Show developer adoption metrics, GitHub activity trends, and ecosystem growth data. Combine quantitative evidence with a clear product vision.

What Excites Them

Growing developer ecosystems, infrastructure with measurable traction, projects attracting high-quality developers, data-backed investment theses.

What They Pass On

No data backing

Recent Writing

Electric Capital Developer Report 2022research

Despite market downturn, full-time crypto developer count remained at all-time highs.

Why Developer Experience Matters in Cryptoblog

The chain that wins on developer experience will win the next cycle.

Electric Capital Portfolio

Top Sectors

L1/L26
Infrastructure5
DeFi2
NFT1
NFT/Gaming1

Stage Distribution

Series A7
Series B5
Seed2
Series D2
Series C1
Sui (Mysten Labs)L1/L2
Series B$40.0M
Frax FinanceDeFi
Seed$2.0M
Mina ProtocolL1/L2
Series A$15.0M
Anchorage DigitalInfrastructure
Series D$5.0M
NansenInfrastructure
Series A$15.0M
Offchain Labs (Arbitrum)L1/L2
Series B$40.0M
AvailInfrastructure
Series A$27.0M
EigenLayerInfrastructure
Series A$100.0M
CelestiaInfrastructure
Series A$55.0M
Magic EdenNFT
Series B$130.0M

+ 8 more investments. View fund →

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