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Electric Capital

Electric Capital, based in California, backs crypto and infrastructure startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, leading rounds with checks from $1 million to $30 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$1M to $30M
Leads roundsYes
FocusCrypto, Dev tools and infra
Latest fundn/a
Investing team9 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Electric Capital

9 people on the investing team, 6 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Avichal GargGeneral Partner, Co-founderHe has invested in crypto and tech companies.
Curtis SpencerGeneral Partner, Co-founderFocus: open source, DeFi, AI, and cybersecurity.
Ken DeeterGeneral PartnerFocus: Decentralized Finance and Tokenomics.
Maria ShenGeneral PartnerShe previously co-founded a startup and worked on search technology at Microsoft, with degrees from Harvard and Cornell.
Ren CFGeneral PartnerHe previously worked as a Quantitative Researcher at Citadel.
Thuan LePartnerHe previously led operations for a firm serving APEC officials and worked as an analyst at The World Bank, IFC, and Oxfam.
Geoff YuHaskerInvestorHe holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University.
Sanjay ShahInvestorFocus: liquid crypto portfolio management, trading, and DeFi strategies.
Trevor OliverInvestor

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Writes $1M to $30M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

SolanaKrakenAavedYdXNEARMagic EdenSuiMonadCurveFrax Finance

In their words

Electric CapitalInvesting in iconic builders of frontier technologies, from AI to distributed systems.electriccapital.com
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On these lists

Seed dev tools and infra investors in California85Series A dev tools and infra investors in California59Pre-seed dev tools and infra investors in California56Seed crypto investors in California46Pre-seed crypto investors in California33Series A crypto investors in California29Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790

Questions

What stage does Electric Capital invest in?

Electric Capital reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Electric Capital invest?

Electric Capital reports checks of $1M to $30M.

Does Electric Capital lead rounds?

Yes. Electric Capital says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Electric Capital?

Avichal Garg (General Partner, Co-founder), Curtis Spencer (General Partner, Co-founder), Ken Deeter (General Partner), Maria Shen (General Partner), Ren CF (General Partner), Thuan Le (Partner).

Is Electric Capital active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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