Electric Capital

Electric Capital is a crypto asset management firm founded in 2018 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in investing in programmable money through both liquid and illiquid tokens that serve as emerging stores of value, rooted in innovative technology. Its founders include technology entrepreneurs, engineers, and seasoned investors who have a strong track record in the tech industry, having previously launched six companies (five of which were acquired) and invested in over 100 startups with significant market capitalizations. The team has extensive experience from notable technology companies such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter and has been personally investing in cryptocurrencies since 2013, demonstrating early support for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Monero. Electric Capital operates as a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) and focuses on opportunities within the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors across the United States.

Ken Deeter

General Partner

Mitchell Hammer

Analyst

Thuan Le

Partner and Head of Founder Platform

Maria Shen

Partner

Curtis Spencer

Partner and Co-Founder

Past deals in Smart Contracts

Unto Labs

Seed Round in 2025
Unto Labs is developing ThruVM, a novel virtual machine that aims to address one of the most significant shortcomings of network-specific virtual machines by building Thru blockchain utilizing the popular computing system RISC–V.

Hibachi

Seed Round in 2025
Hibachi is a decentralized trading protocol specifically designed for professional traders, focusing on provable security through the application of zero-knowledge (zk) mathematics. This innovative approach aims to enhance both the security and transparency of trading operations, making the platform intuitive and efficient for users.

Axelar

Initial Coin Offering in 2025
Axelar is a company focused on creating interoperability software that facilitates communication between different blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Founded in 2020 by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, Axelar Network encompasses a suite of protocols, tools, and APIs designed to eliminate barriers to cross-chain communication. The company utilizes byzantine consensus, cryptography, and mechanism design protocols to enable decentralized applications to operate across various blockchains seamlessly. This allows developers to select the most suitable platform for their needs while leveraging Axelar's solutions to enhance cross-chain composability and liquidity. Through its offerings, Axelar aims to simplify the development of cross-chain decentralized applications, providing users with a robust and distributed network.

InfiniFi

Pre Seed Round in 2025
InfiniFi enhances decentralized finance with efficient, automated fractional reserve banking for higher yields.

Ellipsis Labs

Venture Round in 2024
Ellipsis Labs is building Phoenix, a decentralized limit order book on Solana that is fully on-chain, non-custodial, and crankless.

Infinit

Venture Round in 2024
Infinit is the DeFi Abstraction Layer that removes the enormous friction associated with creating and scaling DeFi ecosystems.

Squads

Series A in 2024
Squads is a developer of a decentralized program that enables the establishment of better and easier decentralized autonomous groups. The company's application combines all of the key components of a decentralized autonomous organization, such as deployment, treasury, vault management, on-chain voting, and chat, into a single portal with an easy-to-use interface, allowing users to streamline daily operations using a decentralized autonomous organization structure.

Zeta Markets

Initial Coin Offering in 2024
Zeta Markets is a decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives platform that facilitates liquid derivatives trading for both individual and institutional investors. The platform allows users to hedge, speculate, and take positions on a wide array of market movements through its under-collateralized derivatives offerings. Utilizing Solana's efficient and censorship-resistant infrastructure, Zeta Markets provides quick pricing updates, enables swift trade executions, and allows for position settlements in under a second, all with minimal transaction costs. By focusing on simplifying the derivatives trading experience, Zeta Markets aims to create a user-friendly ecosystem that caters to diverse trading needs.

Monad

Series A in 2024
MONAD is a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain and decentralized computation platform that combines the best of performance and portability.

Ellipsis Labs

Series A in 2024
Ellipsis Labs is building Phoenix, a decentralized limit order book on Solana that is fully on-chain, non-custodial, and crankless.

Kresko

Seed Round in 2023
Kresko is focused on enhancing access to wealth through its innovative online platform for synthetic stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. This platform allows users to manage their assets in a single application, facilitating activities such as minting, swapping, pooling, and farming. Kresko’s synthetic asset protocol emphasizes capital efficiency and an improved user experience, while also providing a clear overview of portfolio health and associated risks. By offering a frictionless listing of assets, Kresko enables developers to seamlessly incorporate crypto assets into their applications and wallets, making it easier for individuals to engage with digital finance.

Ellipsis Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Ellipsis Labs is building Phoenix, a decentralized limit order book on Solana that is fully on-chain, non-custodial, and crankless.

Hourglass

Seed Round in 2023
Hourglass is a financial platform that specializes in liquid staking on time-locked vaults within the Frax and Convex ecosystems. It enables users to trade time-bound tokens, which represent staked assets in decentralized finance protocols based on their lock-up periods. This innovative approach allows individuals to trade their positions, effectively transferring ownership to other buyers. By doing so, Hourglass enhances risk management and increases flexibility for investors, while also providing opportunities for potentially higher returns on their investments.

Yoz

Seed Round in 2023
Yoz Labs is a Web3 notification platform focused on enhancing communication between developers and users in the blockchain space. The company aims to create a scalable messaging infrastructure that allows developers to send instant on-chain notifications. Its platform features a user-friendly interface that requires minimal coding, enabling developers to initiate notifications quickly through a simple smart contract setup. By streamlining the notification process, Yoz Labs enhances the overall user experience and facilitates efficient interactions within the decentralized ecosystem.

Waterfall

Seed Round in 2022
Waterfall is a trading protocol focused on the market for rare non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and collectible digital art, featuring live on-chain pricing. The platform aims to enhance the liquidity and composability of NFTs by introducing advanced infrastructure and innovative auction mechanisms. It offers users financial derivatives strategies and tools that allow for efficient trading of tokens, enabling them to predict prices and receive real-time updates on price discovery. By facilitating these processes, Waterfall seeks to transform the NFT landscape, making it more dynamic and accessible for traders and collectors alike.

Immunefi

Series A in 2022
Immunefi is a bug bounty and security services platform dedicated to protecting cryptocurrency projects from vulnerabilities associated with Web3 technologies. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Singapore, the platform enables network hosting, bug triaging, and program management within the blockchain ecosystem. Immunefi specializes in smart contract projects, providing services that include code reviews and vulnerability disclosures, which help secure projects against malicious exploits and safeguard them from unknown threats. By facilitating collaboration between security researchers and crypto projects, Immunefi aims to enhance the overall safety and reliability of the digital asset landscape.

Certora

Series B in 2022
Certora specializes in providing advanced technology designed to enhance security in software development, particularly for blockchain applications. The company offers a digital asset issuance platform that automatically detects security vulnerabilities both prior to deployment and during operation. Its technology checks smart contracts at compile-time, ensuring that all executions comply with established security rules. By generating mathematical proofs of correctness, Certora guarantees the absence of security vulnerabilities for defined software properties. This independent and language-agnostic approach allows clients to effectively manage security verification without the risk of false interruptions, thus improving the overall integrity of their digital assets.

Spruce

Series A in 2022
Spruce is building a future where users control their identity and data across all digital interactions.

Espresso Systems

Seed Round in 2022
Espresso Systems specializes in providing scaling and privacy solutions for Web 3 applications, focusing on the innovative area of shared sequencing within blockchain technology. This involves the use of sequencers that verify and batch transactions on layer-2 blockchains before sending them to a layer-1 chain, such as Ethereum, for settlement. Additionally, Espresso Systems develops online transaction technology aimed at enhancing the online payment industry, offering infrastructure that facilitates secure and efficient online interactions. Their solutions cater to the needs of clients in the online transaction sector, contributing to the advancement of the third generation of the World Wide Web.

ConsenSys

Series C in 2021
ConsenSys, founded in 2015 by Joseph Lubin, is a leading Ethereum software company focused on Web 3.0 development. It provides a comprehensive suite of products, including Infura, Quorum, Truffle, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence, which enable developers, enterprises, and individuals to create next-generation applications and modern financial infrastructure while accessing the decentralized web. The platform offers essential tools and libraries for building and scaling decentralized applications, facilitating interaction with blockchain networks and smart contracts. ConsenSys also emphasizes education through ConsenSys Academy, which aims to bridge the Ethereum knowledge gap globally. By supporting billions of blockchain-based queries and managing significant digital asset transactions, ConsenSys plays a pivotal role in fostering the broader adoption and integration of blockchain technology, contributing to the development of the digital economy of the future.

Immunefi

Seed Round in 2021
Immunefi is a bug bounty and security services platform dedicated to protecting cryptocurrency projects from vulnerabilities associated with Web3 technologies. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Singapore, the platform enables network hosting, bug triaging, and program management within the blockchain ecosystem. Immunefi specializes in smart contract projects, providing services that include code reviews and vulnerability disclosures, which help secure projects against malicious exploits and safeguard them from unknown threats. By facilitating collaboration between security researchers and crypto projects, Immunefi aims to enhance the overall safety and reliability of the digital asset landscape.

Sublime Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Sublime Finance is a decentralized lending platform. Sublime will let borrowers access loans depending on their digital identity and on-chain history.

Taker Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Taker Protocol is a cryptocurrency liquidity protocol focused on non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The protocol optimizes the liquidation of NFT assets through a quote-by-lock-in pricing mechanism. This approach enables asset holders to borrow stablecoins while facilitating cross-chain bridges that connect different public blockchain networks. By enhancing the efficiency of asset transfers, Taker Protocol aims to broaden application scenarios for its clients, thereby improving the overall liquidity and usability of NFT assets in the market.

Kresko

Seed Round in 2021
Kresko is focused on enhancing access to wealth through its innovative online platform for synthetic stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. This platform allows users to manage their assets in a single application, facilitating activities such as minting, swapping, pooling, and farming. Kresko’s synthetic asset protocol emphasizes capital efficiency and an improved user experience, while also providing a clear overview of portfolio health and associated risks. By offering a frictionless listing of assets, Kresko enables developers to seamlessly incorporate crypto assets into their applications and wallets, making it easier for individuals to engage with digital finance.

Visor Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Visor Finance operates a decentralized platform that focuses on active liquidity management within the decentralized finance sector. Its platform enables users to leverage smart vaults for liquidity mining and asset management across various decentralized finance protocols and exchanges. By facilitating the implementation of strategies for reinvesting fees and distributing protocol revenue, Visor Finance aims to help users maximize their returns while minimizing the risks associated with impermanent loss. This innovative approach positions Visor Finance as a key player in enhancing user engagement and profitability in the rapidly evolving DeFi landscape.

Certora

Series A in 2021
Certora specializes in providing advanced technology designed to enhance security in software development, particularly for blockchain applications. The company offers a digital asset issuance platform that automatically detects security vulnerabilities both prior to deployment and during operation. Its technology checks smart contracts at compile-time, ensuring that all executions comply with established security rules. By generating mathematical proofs of correctness, Certora guarantees the absence of security vulnerabilities for defined software properties. This independent and language-agnostic approach allows clients to effectively manage security verification without the risk of false interruptions, thus improving the overall integrity of their digital assets.

Hashflow

Seed Round in 2021
Hashflow is a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator that allows users to trade digital assets seamlessly across various leading blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana. Utilizing an intent-based smart order routing system, Hashflow provides traders with optimal prices and access to over $8 billion in liquidity, facilitating trades of any token in a matter of seconds. Since its launch in April 2021, the platform has achieved more than $18 billion in total trade volume. The Hashflow team comprises seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds, including technology, finance, and entertainment sectors. The company is supported by notable investors and venture capital firms, enhancing its position within the blockchain ecosystem. Hashflow aims to blend centralized order matching with decentralized custody and settlement solutions, offering users a hybrid trading experience that emphasizes non-custodial options.

Gitcoin

Venture Round in 2021
Gitcoin is a platform designed to help open source developers monetize their work by facilitating payments when their contributions are utilized. Established in 2017 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Gitcoin leverages the Ethereum network and smart contracts to align the interests of various stakeholders within the ecosystem. This innovative approach allows for direct programming of rights, incentivizing participants to deliver value while minimizing reliance on traditional legal mechanisms. The platform supports a range of programming languages, including Python, Rust, Ruby, JavaScript, and Solidity, fostering collaboration among developers and project maintainers. Gitcoin embodies the #givefirst philosophy of the Boulder tech community, which emphasizes mutual support and collaboration, thereby strengthening both the community and the open source projects it nurtures. Through its services, Gitcoin aims to enhance the sustainability and growth of open source software development.

Octopus Network

Seed Round in 2021
Octopus is a cryptonetwork for launching and running Web3.0 application specific blockchains, aka appchains. By decreasing the capital expenditure for bootstrap an appchain by two orders of magnitude, from several million dollars to less than one hundred thousand dollars, Octopus Network is committed to unleash an innovation wave of Web3.0.

CoinFLEX

Venture Round in 2021
CoinFLEX is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and yield platform that offers innovative trading solutions for crypto assets. It features a physically delivered crypto futures exchange designed to address the challenges associated with cash-settled futures contracts, allowing for high leverage opportunities without risks related to index or settlement manipulation. The platform aims to simplify and secure the trading processes for professional proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, and institutional investors in the cryptocurrency sector. Among its unique offerings are flexUSD, the first interest-earning stablecoin, and AMM+, a capital-efficient automated market maker. CoinFLEX is supported by prominent figures and investment firms in the crypto industry.

DerivaDEX

Seed Round in 2020
DerivaDEX is a community-governed derivatives exchange designed to enhance performance and autonomy while ensuring the security of a decentralized platform. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, it employs a liquidity-mining token model that empowers users to engage actively in the governance and operations of the exchange. Utilizing an open order book and on-chain settlement for trades, DerivaDEX aims to create a next-generation trading environment. Its native token facilitates user participation and supports the exchange's decentralized structure, combining advanced technology with community oversight.

Elrond

Seed Round in 2019
Elrond Ltd is a Maltese company founded in 2017 that develops and operates a sharding-based public blockchain network. Its adaptive state sharding platform aims to provide a decentralized solution that competes with centralized cloud networks while maintaining security and decentralization. Elrond's blockchain is designed to facilitate a global, transparent financial system, offering near-instant, low-cost transactions. The network can process over 15,000 transactions per second with a latency of just six seconds and a transaction cost of $0.001. Elrond has actively expanded its ecosystem through more than 60 collaborations and partnerships, enhancing its utility and outreach, and enabling various applications to utilize its advanced technology.

O1Labs

Series A in 2019
O1Labs, founded in 2017, is a blockchain technology company specializing in zero-knowledge cryptography and innovative cryptographic solutions. The company is recognized for its development of the Mina Protocol, which is the first lightweight, scalable, and decentralized blockchain utilizing zero-knowledge proofs. Additionally, O1Labs created o1js, an intuitive framework aimed at simplifying the development of applications using zero-knowledge technology. By enhancing blockchain accessibility, O1Labs provides developers with the tools needed to create user-friendly cryptocurrency applications that operate seamlessly in web browsers. The company's mission is to foster a new generation of applications driven by zero-knowledge cryptography.

ThunderCore

Series A in 2019
ThunderCore is a public blockchain that offers high performance and is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). It utilizes a unique consensus protocol called PaLa, which effectively addresses the scalability challenges associated with blockchain technology, achieving over 4,000 transactions per second and confirmation times of just one second. The platform features low transaction fees, often costing less than a fraction of a cent, which enhances its appeal for decentralized applications seeking both security and scalability. ThunderCore has established a global presence, serving users in over 190 countries and providing a secure environment for transaction confirmations through its innovative blockchain protocol.

Spacemesh

Venture Round in 2018
Spacemesh is a blockchain protocol based in North Pole, Alaska, that focuses on creating a fair, decentralized, and secure platform for smart contracts. It employs a unique Proofs of Space-Time (PoST) consensus mechanism and utilizes a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) topology instead of traditional chain structures. This innovative approach allows for a leaderless, non-competitive voting system known as Collaborative Mining, which promotes permissionless decentralization. The platform is designed to be open-source and programmable, enabling users to run general-purpose smart contracts efficiently while conserving resources by leveraging unused storage space on hard drives for computation. With its emphasis on security, fairness, and environmental sustainability, Spacemesh aims to provide a robust cryptocurrency solution that can self-heal and adapt to the needs of its users.

O1Labs

Seed Round in 2018
O1Labs, founded in 2017, is a blockchain technology company specializing in zero-knowledge cryptography and innovative cryptographic solutions. The company is recognized for its development of the Mina Protocol, which is the first lightweight, scalable, and decentralized blockchain utilizing zero-knowledge proofs. Additionally, O1Labs created o1js, an intuitive framework aimed at simplifying the development of applications using zero-knowledge technology. By enhancing blockchain accessibility, O1Labs provides developers with the tools needed to create user-friendly cryptocurrency applications that operate seamlessly in web browsers. The company's mission is to foster a new generation of applications driven by zero-knowledge cryptography.

CoinList

Series A in 2018
CoinList is a leading platform in the digital finance sector, focused on facilitating the launch and growth of innovative digital assets. The company provides a comprehensive token distribution service that connects blockchain projects with potential investors prior to their asset listings on other exchanges. CoinList supports various stages of crypto investment, including token sales, distribution, trading, lending, staking, and access to decentralized finance opportunities. Users can trade and store a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ether, through its mobile app and website, CoinList.co. The platform caters to a diverse clientele, including validators, miners, founders, CEOs, and crypto enthusiasts, ensuring they have access to new tokens and crypto-specific services. CoinList's mission is to be the most trusted brand in digital finance while expanding access for early adopters and fostering innovation within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

ThunderCore

Seed Round in 2018
ThunderCore is a public blockchain that offers high performance and is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). It utilizes a unique consensus protocol called PaLa, which effectively addresses the scalability challenges associated with blockchain technology, achieving over 4,000 transactions per second and confirmation times of just one second. The platform features low transaction fees, often costing less than a fraction of a cent, which enhances its appeal for decentralized applications seeking both security and scalability. ThunderCore has established a global presence, serving users in over 190 countries and providing a secure environment for transaction confirmations through its innovative blockchain protocol.
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