Miko Matsumura

 

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