Investing Profile

Yida Gao(393)

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General Partner at Shima Capital
shima.capital/teamSan Francisco, California
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Networks Yida is a member of
Morgan Stanley Network
655 CONNECTIONS
Mckinsey & Company Network
647 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
565 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
565 CONNECTIONS
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
538 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Shima Capital General Partner
Investment Range
$200K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.0M
Investments On Record
22

Yida Gao is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Yida Gao's Investments On Record (21)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Ava Protocol
SeedJun 2024$5M
SeedFeb 2022$6M
$11M
Co-investors: Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon), Jerry Chen (Greylock), Ray Wu (Alumni Ventures ), Steve Vassallo (Foundation Capital), Curtis Spencer (Curated), Seth Rosenberg (Greylock Partners), Kaimin H. (Taisu Ventures)
jiritsu.network
Series ASep 2023$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Miko Matsumura (Gumi Cryptos Capital)
Mythic Protocol
SeedSep 2023$7M
$7M
Pixion Games
SeedJun 2023$6M
$6M
3RM
SeedFeb 2023$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Bruno Faviero (Alloy Fund)
Monad
SeedFeb 2023$19M
$260M
Co-investors: Shaun Maguire (Sequoia Capital), Charlie Noyes (Paradigm), Avichal Garg (Electric Capital), Haseeb Qureshi (Dragonfly Capital Partners), Rune Christensen (MakerDAO), Christopher Burniske (Placeholder), Naval Ravikant (Sm4rt Predictive Systems), Shawn Lim (Artichoke Capital), Ameet Patel
Orb Labs
SeedFeb 2023$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Francis Berwa (Aves Lair)
Cedro Finance
Pre SeedFeb 2023$2M
$2M

Yida Gao's Experience

Systems Technician Johnson Controls Inc.Present
Systems Technician Johnson ControlsPresent
Software Developer Integrated Strategies & Tactics LLCPresent
Researcher MIT SloanPresent
Researcher MIT Sloan School of ManagementPresent
Researcher MIT Sloan Business ClubPresent
Summer Analyst Kaufman & Company, LLCPresent
Consultant Mckinsey & CompanyPresent
Summer Analyst Kaufman & CompanyPresent
Summer Analyst J.P. MorganPresent
Mergers & Acquisitions Group Morgan StanleyPresent
Venture Investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Present
Guest Instructor Biomedical InnovationPresent
Guest Instructor Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPresent
General Partner Struck CapitalPresent
General Partner Divergence Digital CurrencyPresent
General Partner Shima CapitalPresent

Yida Gao's Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics/Computer Science (Minors: Finance, Economics)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration - MBA

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