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Tekin Salimi

Founder & GP

dao5
SeedSeries ADeFiInfrastructureConsumer Crypto

Investment Thesis

Crypto-native fund investing in DeFi, infrastructure, and consumer crypto. Believes in the DAO-native future of organizations.

What Excites Them

DAO-native organizations, onchain governance, crypto-first consumer products

What They Pass On

Web2 ports to web3, centralized teams pretending to be decentralized

How to Pitch

Show crypto-native thinking. Tekin wants to see founders who deeply understand onchain dynamics.

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Background

Founder of dao5. Previously Partner at Polychain Capital. Early crypto investor since 2013.

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