Maria Shen
VCGeneral Partner, Electric Capital
Harvard and Cornell engineer leading Electric Capital NFT investing
San Francisco, CA$1M–$5M checks
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
CryptoInfrastructureDeveloper ToolsGaming
Background
Maria Shen is a General Partner at Electric Capital, promoted in June 2023. She co-authored Electric Capital's annual Developer Report and leads the firm's NFT investments. Previously she was CTO and co-founder of a startup enabling SMBs to build supply chains globally and worked on search technology at Microsoft. She holds an A.B. in Government from Harvard and an M.Eng. in Computer Science from Cornell.
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Typical check: $1M–$5M
Sectors
CryptoInfrastructureDeveloper ToolsGaming
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026