Shima Capital

We are an early-stage global venture firm focused on supporting cutting edge blockchain startups. Open roles available here -

[D3 @D3inc]

1/ We are proud to announce our $25M Series A led by @Paradigm, with participation from @cbventures and other strategic angels.

This highlights the support from Web2 & Web3 leaders for DomainFi, a decentralized finance layer to accelerate the growth of domains as a $340B+ real-world asset class.

[DIN⏳ @din_lol_]

We are thrilled to announce that we’ve raised $4M in the latest pre-listing round, bringing our total funding to $8M!

DIN, the First Modular AI-Native Data Pre-Processing Layer, is building a Data Intelligence Network to empower everyone to process data for AI and get paid.
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[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

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[Goldilocks @goldilocksmoney]

• Goldilocks DAO is delighted to announce our ~$1.5M Seed Round to develop a suite of novel defi and NFTfi protocols for @berachain!

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

PSA: We are not hosting a breakfast event at Consensus, which is a phishing attack. Please do not click on any NFT mint links. We will never ask to connect to your wallet.

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

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[StripChain @Stripchain]

1/ Introducing StripChain- the execution layer for hyper-interoperable applications. We are excited to announce our $10M fundraise from Sora Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Shima Capital, Daedalus and others to build a more connected web3.

[Immutable @Immutable]

🪐 @EnginesofFury is launching on Immutable zkEVM, powered by @0xPolygon!

With a 5.7M raise from @animocabrands, @shimacapital, and others, their gaming studio is launching Engines of Fury, a post-apocalyptic top-down extractor shooter.

They have experience from @Blizzard_Ent, @Ubisoft, @Activision, and more displaying their native roots in gaming and focusing on delivering the best player experience possible.

Engines of Fury was launched with a vision to pioneer a gaming evolution with a free-to-play blockchain game of unparalleled quality, to become the game to introduce & onboard the billions of mainstream gamers worldwide.

"Thanks to Immutable's simple end-to-end web3 solutions that provide unmatched speed, scale, and flexibility, we can deliver a smooth and enjoyable experience for everyone - Saulius Aleksa, EOF CEO & Co-Founder

[Uncharted @gguncharted]

We're thrilled to announce our seed raise of $1.7M led by @shimacapital

The next step towards a truly gamified layer of web3 needs to be taken together and we are thankful to our backers

@TheSpartanGroup @DoublePeakGroup @DevmonsGG @32bitVentures @Liquidxstudio @D64vc @Its_Falcon_Time @0xferg @jtwald @Psycheout86 @JonHook @icunucmi @ReadyPlayerRich @Its_Falcon_Time @CozomoMedici @krybharat @Brentsketit @VaderResearch @wassielawyer @Xeer @ellepha_ @0xGeezee @apixtwts @marnold_mch @soro @gidwell_eth @ohDotss @VamientLabs @johnhenderson @ililic @0xKDOT

...and many more.

This is at the back of @GangsterArena S1, which saw 150ETH in player rewards.

To celebrate this milestone, we're offering a free mint, available only for the next 48 hours. All wallets are eligible.

Mint here: https://t.co/IRthXh3jle
Mint ends on 24 April, 2pm UTC.

[Gomble Games @gomblegames]

GOMBLE raised $10M funding in total.
We firmly believe in the power of collaboration and community in game development.

GOMBLE has secured a total of $10 million in cumulative funding, with recent participation from notable global venture capital firms such as @TheSpartanGroup @hashed_official @IOSGVC @ForesightVen @BigBrainVC and many more. This adds to the initial round from 2023, which had participation from @BinanceLabs @animocabrands @altosvc @shimacapital and others.

Sorry, there were so many that we couldn’t tag them all…😅

Ready to go even higher! Let’s $G! 🚀
More details -> https://t.co/ezirKvSM5k

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

Tier 1 insights in this podcast co-hosted by our Head of Gaming @awettermann

[Animoca Brands ✈️ SuperAI 🇸🇬 @animocabrands]

In this episode of Doubl3Tap, our executive chairman and co-founder Yat Siu (@ysiu) highlights the importance of #community and #culture in building a successful metaverse in #web3.

👏Learn more about the meaning of digital ownership and stakeholder capitalism in this insightful episode brought to you by @JACL_e9 and @awettermann: https://t.co/yBgoYSsTB7

[Genzio Media @Genzio]

We had a great conversation with @hazhazelnutz, The Chief of Staff & Head of Platform from @shimacapital!

Hazel explains what Shima Capital does in the VC space, some of the projects they are currently investing in and what kind of projects they are looking to invest in for the future + more!

Shima Capital is an early-stage global venture firm focused on supporting cutting edge blockchain startups.

[Cory A. Ross @coryaross]

Looking ahead, with @shimacapital's CTO & Investment Partner @carlhua (and others)

Thanks for including us @DLNewsInfo @TimInCrypto

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

Our Head of Gaming @awettermann goes deep on all things web3 gaming in this podcast with @tokenterminal!

Listen here 🔽

[Token Terminal 📊 @tokenterminal]

New podcast alert! 🎧

Dive into the world of web3 gaming on the latest Fundamentals podcast featuring @awettermann from @shimacapital.

Highlights:

📑 Overview of Shima Capital and their approach to the market
🔍 Alex's research strategies to find signal through the noise
🎮 Gaming trends, monetization, net new experiences, go-to-market
🚧 The biggest hurdles facing web3 gaming today …and much more!

Listen, learn, and let us know your thoughts 👇

[Sleek. @Sleek_Labs]

We’re excited to announce our $5M seed round to power the ownership economy and bring blockchain-powered social media to the masses!

These investors have joined us on our mission to revolutionize authentic human connection in the digital age 🤝

[The Citadel @0xCitadel]

We're excited to share we have raised a $3.3M Seed Round led by 1kx, with participation from Shima Capital, Hashed, Matchbox DAO, Ready Player DAO, and several angels!

Read on to learn how we approached funding the creation of a decentralized world.

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

A great week at #Token2049 in the books! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our breakfast last week, and a special thank you to our event cohosts @Superscrypt and @HashKey_Capital!

Was wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

The team at @a3dao_xyz hosted the A3 Summit on Thursday.

Shima's CTO & Investment Partner @carlhua joined a panel with folks from @zan_team, @Artela_Network, @HashKey_Capital, and @GSR_io to discuss navigating the shift from web2 to web3.

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

This week in Singapore, Shima CTO and Investment Partner @carlhua took part in the Empower X Summit: Igniting Future of Web3 and Crypto, hosted by @bitgetglobal!

Joining him on stage were @Crypto_Ciara of @CsquaredVC, @hosseeb of @dragonfly_xyz, and @tcheng_100 of @ForesightVen

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

Thank you @cointelegraph and @Yummart for the great interview with Shima's Founder and Managing General Partner @yidagao

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

What projects do top crypto VC projects find the most interesting? Cointelegraph sat down with execs in the industry to find out. https://t.co/ei3wQXZK1c

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

Shima's gaming team took a break for a photo op with some very real friends at #KBW2023.

Thanks to @rumbyparty X @CRIT_ventures X @pudgypenguins for the staging area. And if you see @awettermann and @HannibalEun walking around, be sure to say hi 👋

[Shima Capital @shimacapital]

Thanks to our cohosts @nonceclassic and thanks to all who made it out!

Click 👇 for pics 🧵

[K4IDO @kidokirn]

Last night's event by @nonceclassic x @shimacapital was greatttt

Thanks to everyone who came 🙆‍♂️🙇‍♂️

https://t.co/XPxbLezhK8