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Yida Gao

Founder & GP

Shima Capital
Pre-seedSeedDeFiGamingInfrastructure

Investment Thesis

Early-stage crypto investing across DeFi, gaming, infrastructure. Believes in backing technical founders building for the long term.

What Excites Them

Technical founders, fast execution, novel crypto-native products

What They Pass On

Slow-moving teams, projects overly dependent on token price

How to Pitch

Come with strong technical team and clear product vision. Yida values execution speed.

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Background

Founder of Shima Capital. Previously at Tusk Venture Partners and Morgan Stanley.

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