Struck Capital

Struck Capital is a U.S. early-stage venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California (Los Angeles metropolitan area), providing seed-stage capital and operational expertise to innovative entrepreneurs across consumer technology, enterprise SaaS, fintech, digital health, and adjacent technology sectors. The firm was founded in 2014-2015 by Managing Partner Yida Gao (formerly at Morgan Stanley) and Partner Aziz Gilani (prior operator / angel-investor roles) alongside additional partners including Sandya Sriram. Struck Capital has raised multiple institutional funds (Fund I, Fund II, Fund III, and Struck Crypto as a dedicated digital-asset strategy) with aggregate AUM of approximately USD 500 million+ across vintages. Typical initial check sizes are in the USD 500,000 to USD 3 million range at seed stage. The firm's Struck Crypto vehicle invests in blockchain protocol / Layer-1 and DeFi infrastructure tokens and has participated in projects across the broader digital-asset ecosystem. Notable portfolio companies include Stampli, Turvo, Nuro (autonomous-vehicles delivery unicorn), Grin, Earnin, Popular Pays, and many other U.S. early-stage technology companies.