Miko Matsumura

About

Miko Matsumura is a Managing Partner at Gumi Cryptos Capital, an esteemed investment fund located in Silicon Valley, which specializes in early-stage investments in high-potential companies, including notable unicorns such as OpenSea, Yield Guild Games, VEGA Protocol, 1Inch Network, and Agoric. Along with fintech firms, he looks after blockchain firms and advices them. Miko sees DeFi as a financial tool for freedom and supports the concept of blockchain technology in financial sectors. Quick Facts Full name Miko Matsumura Birth 1968, United States Nationality American Education BS in Psychology from the University of Michigan Wife/Partner Married Net worth Estimated $50-100 million As a General Partner at Gumi Cryptos Capital, Miko actively supports innovative blockchain startups and the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. He founded Evercoin Exchange and participated in the initial launch of the Java programming language. Miko Matsumura - Career Highlights & Events • 1997 – Helped launch Java at Sun Microsystems. • 2017 – Co-founded Evercoin, a mobile crypto wallet and exchange. • 2018 – Joined Gumi Cryptos Capital as a General Partner. • 2020 – Key voice in decentralized finance (DeFi) adoption. • 2023 – Advocated for secure, user-centric Web3 apps globally. Miko's passion for open-source software originated 25 years ago during his tenure as Chief Developer Evangelist for the Java Programming Language and Platform at Sun Microsystems. Since then, Miko has been instrumental in establishing open-source software startups within Silicon Valley, successfully raising over $50 million in venture capital for developer platform companies such as Gradle and financial infrastructure firms like Hazelcast. Useful Links to Connect With Miko Matsumura Platform Link X (formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/mikomatsumura LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikomatsumura Evercoin website https://evercoin.com Gumi Crypto website https://gumi-cryptos.com

Awards

• TOKEN2049 2023 - Speaker Recognition
• Global Crypto Forum2022 - Top Blockchain Visionary
• CryptoWeek Awards2021 - Web3 VC of the Year
• CoinTelegraph2020 - Top 50 Crypto Influencers
• DeFi Summit2018 - Blockchain Evangelist of the Year

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