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Shima Capital

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Shima Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

AUM

$159M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on blockchain and web3 startups building foundational infrastructure for decentralized ecosystems.

How Shima Capital invests

Shima Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

Shima Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $159M in assets under management.

Shima Capital has backed 9 companies in our records, including ZKSync, Haven Protocol, Shima 1inch SPV LLC (CIK 0001941830).

Meet the Team

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Yida Gao

General Partner

Web3
Blockchain
Crypto

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

ZK

ZKSync

Layer 2 scaling
HA

Haven Protocol

Crypto privacy
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Shima 1inch SPV LLC (CIK 0001941830)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital

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Lunarcrush SPV LLC (CIK 0001941690)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital

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Shima Zebec SPV LLC (CIK 0001941922)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital

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Shima Tribal SPV LLC (CIK 0001941909)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital

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Navier Seed SPV LLC (CIK 0001941831)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital

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Shima Wilder SPV LLC (CIK 0001941912)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital

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Shima GS Studio SPV LLC (CIK 0001941832)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital

How to pitch Shima Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Yida Gao, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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