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Pre-Pitch Briefing

Tekin Salimi

Founder & GP at dao5

SeedSeries ADeFiInfrastructureConsumer Crypto

Their Thesis

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

How to Pitch Them

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

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

dao5 Portfolio

Top Sectors

Infrastructure2
DeFi2
NFT/Trading1

Stage Distribution

Seed5
HeliusInfrastructure
Seed$3.1M
TensorNFT/Trading
Seed$3.0M
SquadsInfrastructure
Seed$2.0M
Zeta MarketsDeFi
Seed$3.0M
Drift ProtocolDeFi
Seed$3.8M
← Full profile@tekaborinsalimidao5 website