Yida Gao
Founder and investor
I build and invest at the intersection of AI infrastructure, defense technology, and crypto, and I split my time between Atlanta, San Francisco, New York, and Asia.
Previously I founded Shima Capital, an early stage venture firm investing in crypto and blockchain companies. Before that I was a technology investor at New Enterprise Associates and an M&A investment banker at Morgan Stanley. I graduated from MIT with degrees in mathematics and computer science, attended Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and taught 15.492 Crypto Finance at MIT. Forbes 30 Under 30, Venture Capital.