Shima Capital
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.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $3.0M
$159M
9+ companies
1 partner
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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Portfolio Companies (9)
Other
ZKSync
Haven Protocol
Shima 1inch SPV LLC (CIK 0001941830)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital
Lunarcrush SPV LLC (CIK 0001941690)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital
Shima Zebec SPV LLC (CIK 0001941922)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital
Shima Tribal SPV LLC (CIK 0001941909)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital
Navier Seed SPV LLC (CIK 0001941831)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital
Shima Wilder SPV LLC (CIK 0001941912)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Shima Capital
Shima GS Studio SPV LLC (CIK 0001941832)
SEC Form D filing mentioning 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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