# Yida Gao

**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/people/yida-gao
**Profile type:** Person

## About

Yida Gao is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Shima Capital, an early-stage crypto investment firm. He was recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 and previously co-ran Struck Capital and DDC (Divergence Digital Currency). Gao also served as a technology investor at New Enterprise Associates and an M&A investment banker at Morgan Stanley. He teaches the 15.492: Crypto Finance course at MIT.

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- **Title:** Founder and Managing General Partner at Shima Capital
- **Social:**
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yidagao

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