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Tekin Salimi

North America, New Providence, Bahamas, Nassau

Description

Tekin Salimi is an entrepreneur and founder of dao5, a $125 million experimental cryptocurrency venture fund that will convert into a decent...

Investor Profile

Tekin Salimi has backed more than 10 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Singapore.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Stage Focus

  • Seed (90%)
  • Series Unknown (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (70%)
  • Singapore (20%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Web3
  • Information Technology
  • E-signature
  • Enterprise Applications
  • Web Development
  • Medical Device
  • Neuroscience
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Who does Tekin Salimi frequently co-invest with?

ZMT Capital
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 2
Shima Capital
North America, NA - Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, San Juan
Co-Investments: 2
Amber Group
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 2
C
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
FV
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Polychain
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
CV
North America, Massachusetts, United States, East Boston
Co-Investments: 1
Karatage
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 1
Mechanism Capital
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Tekin Salimi often collaborate with?

Balaji Srinivasan
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Shared Deals: 4
AS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Sandeep Nailwal
Asia, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 4
SP
North America, New York, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Liang Xinjun
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Shared Deals: 1
JM
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
QW
North America, New York, United States, Manhattan
Shared Deals: 2
Shared Deals: 1
Ahmed Al-Balaghi
Asia, United Arab Emirates
Shared Deals: 1
Aniket Jindal
Asia, Delhi, India
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Tekin Salimi?

Raise

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Raise is a gift card marketplace that allows users to sell and buy gift cards online at a discount.

E-CommerceGift CardMarketplace
Series UnknownFeb 26, 2025
Amount Raised: $63,000,000
Nectar AI

Sacramento, California, United States

Nectar AI is a virtual AI companion platform that offers users the ability to create the digital customized personalities and companions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIVirtual Reality
SeedAug 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,900,000
Hyperbolic

New York, New York, United States

Hyperbolic is a software development company that provides web and networking solutions to build decentralized computing platforms.

Cloud ComputingInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSoftware
SeedJul 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,000,000

Mira is a decentralized infrastructure platform designed to increase access to advanced AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyInternet
SeedJul 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Root Protocol

San Francisco, California, United States

Root Protocol integrates an intent-centric aggregator of digital identities, virtual accounts, social graphs and other components.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyWeb Development
SeedJan 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Prophetic

New York, New York, United States

Prophetic is a non-invasive neurotech company that offers neural devices to help people stabilize and induce lucid dreaming.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Medical DeviceNeuroscience
SeedOct 4, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,100,000
Empiric Network

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Empiric is the oracle on Starknet, built to empower native protocols to realize their ambitious potential.

BlockchainCryptocurrency
SeedJul 17, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
AltLayer

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

AltLayer, is a blockchain firm.

BlockchainCryptocurrency
SeedJul 4, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,200,000
EthSign

Los Angeles, California, United States

EthSign is an e-signing platform that utilizes blockchain technology to offer a decentralized, customizable and transparent version.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyE-SignatureEnterprise ApplicationsWeb3
SeedJun 16, 2022
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
TiTi Protocol

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

TiTi Protocol aims to bring a new type of elastic supply algorithm stablecoin solution to DeFi and Web3.

AnalyticsFinanceFinancial ServicesRisk ManagementWeb3
SeedApr 11, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,500,000