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Electric Capital
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Since 2018, Electric Capital has invested in technologies that reduce reliance on intermediaries, operating on the conviction that trust in global institutions is eroding and the need for alternative systems is no longer theoretical. AI makes the shift toward trust-minimized systems more urgent and more possible than ever. The firm partners with founders building in artificial intelligence, cryptography, fintech, healthcare, energy marketplaces, government systems, identity and reputation, and the creator economy. Electric is engineer-led — all investors are engineers who ship code regularly — giving the firm a technical foundation to evaluate where technology is headed, develop long-term conviction, and provide hands-on support most firms cannot. The firm partners closely at pre-seed and seed as founders develop product-market fit, and scales support through team building, metrics, liquidity management, and regulatory navigation as companies grow. Electric manages over $3 billion across five funds and several SPVs.
Notable quotes
“If you look at the most successful commerce companies in the world, they're basically run by software engineers. If you look at the most successful media platforms, they're run by engineers. We think the same thing happens to venture capital and all capital markets.”
“How do you value this stuff? Are you speculating on some fundamental asset or just speculating?”
“The founders who drive frontier technological advancements must pair deep domain expertise with system-disrupting insights. These founders need a deeply technical partner who can help them navigate structural shifts in technology and markets.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperbeat | Seed | $5m | 2025-08 |
| Etherealize | Seed | $40m | 2025 |
| Bitwise | Series B | $70m | 2025-02 |
| Monad | Series A | $230m | 2024-04 |
| Magic Eden | Series B | $170m | 2022 |
| NEAR Protocol | Seed | — | 2018 |
| Kraken | Seed | — | — |
| dYdX | Seed | — | — |
| Solana | Seed | — | — |
| Mysten Labs (Sui) | Series B | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Paradigm | 6 |
| Dragonfly Capital | 5 |
| Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) | 4 |
| Coinbase Ventures | 4 |
| Sequoia Capital | 3 |
| Pantera Capital | 3 |
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