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Shima Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietNew fund $6.0M, Dec 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADefiTokenOnchain

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 56 on record
Since the last cheque365days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$200K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 56Sole investor7 roundsMostly inUnited States, 57%
Pitch Shima Capital

Shima Capital highlights

  1. 01

    56 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $8.0M

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-12From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
DefiTokenOnchain
Based in
Long Beach, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first56 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    KapKapSeed · Ventureburn$10MWith 7 others
  3. May
    NexchainToken sale · GB$5.1MWith 2 others
  4. 2024

    7 rounds

  5. Aug
    Goldilocks DAOSeed · PR$1.5MWith 1 other
  6. Jun
    StashhVenture · US$3.3MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    Elixir GamesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. May
    FortunafiSeed · US$9.5MSole investor
  9. Apr
    UnchartedSeed · US$1.7MWith 1 other
  10. Mar
    Moxy.ioVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Feb
    Great Big Beautiful TomorrowSeed · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  12. 2023

    15 rounds

  13. Nov
    TripsPre-seed · US$2.5MSole investor
  14. Nov
    SleekSeed · CA$5.0MWith 3 others
  15. Nov
    Yee-Haw Monster TrucksSeed · US$3.3MWith 2 others
  16. Jul
    Releap ProtocolSeed · HK$2.1MWith 1 other
  17. Jun
    Earn NetworkSeed · HK$2.7MWith 2 others
  18. May
    TangemVenture · CH$8.0MSole investor
  19. Mar
    Mystic GamesSeed · SE$1.3MWith 2 others
  20. Feb
    Orb LabsSeed · US$4.5MWith 2 others
  21. Feb
    Empires not Vampires EntertainmentPre-seed · FI$1.0MWith 1 other
  22. Feb
    Cedro FinancePre-seed · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  23. Feb
    3RMSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  24. Jan
    GamestarterVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  25. Jan
    Castle FinanceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Jan
    Quasar LabsSeed · ES$5.4MWith 3 others
  27. Jan
    SleepagotchiSeed · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  28. 2022

    19 rounds

  29. Dec
    PiKNiK & CompanyPre-seed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  30. Dec
    Liqwid LabsSeed · US$2.7MWith 1 other
  31. Dec
    Pine ProtocolSeed · PA$3.0MWith 2 others
  32. Nov
    MidnightSeed · US$7.5MWith 1 other
  33. Oct
    ELYZIOPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  34. Oct
    Optim FinanceSeed · US$3.9MWith 1 other
  35. May
    Castle FinancePre-seed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  36. Apr
    KingdomverseSeed$3.6MWith 1 other
  37. Apr
    RebaseVenture · US$250KWith 1 other
  38. Apr
    The KingdomSeed · NI$3.6MWith 2 others
  39. Mar
    Red Door DigitalSeed$5.0MWith 1 other
  40. Mar
    AdaSwapSeed$2.6MWith 1 other
  41. Mar
    OorbitSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  42. Mar
    AdroverseToken sale · SG$3.0MWith 1 other
  43. Mar
    Auki LabsSeed · HK$13MWith 3 others
  44. Feb
    MixMobSeed · CA$7.0MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

BHBrandon Hiroki StahlChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
YGYida GaoManaging Director of the ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$165Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Shima Capital Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 320929

Funds on its Form ADV

3 private funds, $159M in gross assets · filed Apr 2024

  1. Shima Capital QP LLCVenture192 investors$90M
  2. Shima Capital Blocker LLCVenture99 investors$62M
  3. Shima Capital A LLCVenture58 investors$7.5M

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Shima Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Animoca BrandsAccelerator6rounds togetherIVCVC firm5rounds togetherBig Brain HoldingsVC firm4rounds togetherGSRVC firm4rounds togetherLD CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherThe Spartan GroupVenture studio4rounds together6th Man VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherMV GlobalVenture studio3rounds togetherNGC VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherSfermionVC firm3rounds togetherSolana VenturesVC firm3rounds together1kxVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Shima Capital put money into.

Nexchain$5.1M · May 2025Goldilocks DAO$1.5M · Aug 2024Fortunafi$9.5M · May 2024Uncharted$1.7M · Apr 2024Moxy.ioMar 2024Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow$3.0M · Feb 2024

Quick answers about Shima Capital

What does Shima Capital invest in?

Shima Capital invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Defi, Token and Onchain.

How active is Shima Capital?

56 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2025.

What has Shima Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: KapKap (Seed, Oct 2025), Nexchain (Token sale, May 2025) and Goldilocks DAO (Seed, Aug 2024).

How big are Shima Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $5.0M.

Does Shima Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 56 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Shima Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (57%), Canada (9%) and Hong Kong SAR China (9%).

Is Shima Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2025.

Who does Shima Capital invest alongside?

Most often Animoca Brands (6 rounds together), IVC (5 rounds together) and Big Brain Holdings (4 rounds together).

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