Investing Profile

Yida Gao(383)

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General Partner at Shima Capital
shima.capital/teamSan Francisco, California
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39 Investors

Connected to Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Michael Ma, Arjun Arora (Expa), and 36 other investors on Signal.

Networks Yida is a member of
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
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Current Investing Position
Shima Capital General Partner
Investment Range
$200K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.0M
Investments On Record
16

Yida Gao is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Yida Gao's Investments On Record (15)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Ava Protocol
SeedJun 2024$5M
SeedFeb 2022$6M
$11M
Co-investors: Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon), Jerry Chen (Greylock), Curtis Spencer (Electric Capital), Ray Wu (Alumni Ventures ), Steve Vassallo (Foundation Capital), Kaimin H. (Cipholio Ventures)
3RM
SeedFeb 2023$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Bruno Faviero (Alloy Fund)
Orb Labs
SeedFeb 2023$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Francis Berwa (Aves Lair)
Cedro Finance
SeedFeb 2023$2M
$2M
Finery Markets
SeedNov 2022$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Thomas Glocer (Angelic Ventures), Lyuben Belov (LAUNCHub Ventures), Rui Zhang (Gumi Cryptos Capital)
Midnight
SeedNov 2022$8M
$8M
ELYZIO
Pre SeedOct 2022$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Daniel Mironov (VGames)
Magna
SeedSep 2022$15M
$15M
Co-investors: Ali Tamaseb (DCVC (Data Collective)), Jordan Nof (Tusk Venture Partners), Tobias Bauer (Blockchain Founders Fund), Steve Aoki, Balaji Srinivasan

Yida Gao's Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration - MBA