Shima Capital

Shima Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The firm specializes in global investments, focusing on emerging blockchain startups and companies within various sectors, including analytics, consumer products, decentralized finance, gaming, infrastructure, regenerative finance, and web3 technologies. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Shima Capital aims to support innovative ventures that are at the forefront of technological advancement in the blockchain space.

Hazel Chen

Investor

Will Comyns

Analyst

Michael Curcio

Venture Partner

Yida Gao

General Partner

Avery Haskell

Partner

Carl Hua

Partner

Rugi Kavamahanga

Venture Partner, Brazil

Wyatt Khosrowshahi

Analyst

Alex Lin

Investor

Michael Liou

Venture Partner

Nick Metzler

Venture Partner

Past deals in Gambling

Moxy.io

Venture Round in 2023
Moxy.io is an entertainment provider founded in 2021 that focuses on developing a play-and-earn gaming platform. The company aims to enhance the gaming experience by rewarding players for their skills and achievements through a tournament platform that incorporates a play-to-earn model. Moxy.io's offerings span personal computer, console, and mobile platforms, integrating blockchain functionality to create a unique web3 experience. This approach provides both traditional and blockchain gamers with a real reward ecosystem, making gaming not only an entertainment activity but also a potential source of income.

TimeShuffle

Seed Round in 2022
TimeShuffle is a turn-based strategy game that features historical heroes engaging in battles against one another in procedurally generated environments. The game operates on a play-and-earn model, allowing players to earn non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as they progress. TimeShuffle provides an internal token marketplace where players can trade game assets, enhancing their ability to monetize their gameplay. Players can collect NFT items, establish camps, and earn experience points and in-game currency through strategic gameplay, creating an engaging experience that combines gaming with earning potential.

T.E.A.M DAO

Series A in 2022
Team DAO is a decentralized, next-generation crypto gaming guild 3.0 offering for aspiring players and asset managers to engage with the new Web3 economy.

MetaDerby

Seed Round in 2022
MetaDerby redefines the horse race-gaming experience, making it accessible and profitable to gamers with its free-to-play model and blockchain-based integration, including a create-to-earn land system, decentralized finance staking, and a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace.

Banger

Seed Round in 2022
Banger Games is a developer focused on enhancing the online gaming experience through decentralized infrastructure. The company has created a blockchain-powered gaming portal that connects content creators with social and competitive gamers, offering a platform that facilitates various earning opportunities through a unified global gaming currency. This platform not only benefits players by allowing them to earn income while gaming but also provides publishers and developers with essential features, including a blockchain integration software development kit (SDK) and crypto-enabled monetization methods. By merging social engagement with competitive play, Banger Games aims to unlock unlimited possibilities for gamers.

Spellfire

Seed Round in 2022
Spellfire is a card-based NFT game that operates on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform is designed to provide gamers with the opportunity to generate income through non-fungible tokens while engaging in collectible card games. With a focus on modern design, Spellfire combines entertainment with financial incentives, allowing players to earn money as they participate in fun and adventurous gameplay.

MixMob

Pre Seed Round in 2022
MixMob is a play-to-earn (P2E) game developed by Encore Studios, leveraging blockchain technology and operating on the Solana network. The game draws inspiration from various cultural elements, including music, art, fashion, and movies, to foster a unique Remix Culture. It features a card game strategy within a comprehensive gaming ecosystem reminiscent of Fortnite's virtual environment. Players can socialize and earn rewards while engaging with non-fungible token (NFT) based masks, enhancing their experience in the metaverse.

BetSwap

Seed Round in 2022
Betswap is a decentralized sports betting platform built on the Ethereum layer 2 Polygon. It allows users to predict sports outcomes and place wagers against each other in a peer-to-peer environment, promoting transparency and fairness. The platform operates without a centralized organization or regulatory oversight, relying on a decentralized autonomous organization model for governance. Users participate in the decision-making process through a governance token that grants them voting rights. Betswap also offers multi-chain integration, enabling access to a wide range of sporting and e-sporting events for users to bet on, while acting as an intermediary marketplace for these transactions.

UBet Sports

Pre Seed Round in 2022
UBet Sports operates a decentralized exchange for sports betting, leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts. The platform allows users to engage in sports prediction markets without a centralized bookmaker, enabling anyone to become a bookie by participating in liquidity provision. By utilizing internal and external market data, UBet Sports models the probability of sports outcomes, which enhances the betting experience for sports fans. This innovative approach not only empowers users to place bets but also provides opportunities for liquidity providers, fostering a collaborative ecosystem that benefits all participants in the market.

Popop World

Seed Round in 2021
PoPop World is a leisure playground with 20+ mini games.

Satoshis Games SL

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
After building the first Lightning-based gaming Platform in 2018, Satoshi’s Games is now pioneering the micro-reward gaming industry by creating games and gaming Platforms enabling a new level of interaction between gamers and with developers. Bitcoin micro-payments and tokenized items plus improved security levels will bring higher freedom to users to manage their owned assets, and empower developers/publishers to offer higher value to their end users.

Syn City

Venture Round in 2021
Syn City is the Mafia Metaverse bridging the gap between real-world NFT utilities & decentralized finance (Defi) functions. The platform’s native token, SYN, offers players access to several earning opportunities like events and governance rewards.

Moxy.io

Private Equity Round in 2021
Moxy.io is an entertainment provider founded in 2021 that focuses on developing a play-and-earn gaming platform. The company aims to enhance the gaming experience by rewarding players for their skills and achievements through a tournament platform that incorporates a play-to-earn model. Moxy.io's offerings span personal computer, console, and mobile platforms, integrating blockchain functionality to create a unique web3 experience. This approach provides both traditional and blockchain gamers with a real reward ecosystem, making gaming not only an entertainment activity but also a potential source of income.
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