Michael Gu
Angel Investor
Michael Gu is a seed investor focused on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Web3. Michael became the Founder of Boxmining - one of the top crypto YouTube channels with over 200,000 subscribers and 15 Million Views. Michael has been providing top tier independent coverage of the cryptocurrency scene since 2017. Micheal has participated in the first wave of cryptocurrency investing, with a mining operation in 2012 and keyinvestments in 2017.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Gu invests in
Stages Michael Gu invests in
Countries Michael Gu invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi) 2 (67%)
- Web3 1 (33%)
- Finance 1 (33%)
- Payments 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| XSwap is a cross-chain swaps protocol that provide protocols and end-users with secure, reliable, and simple cross-chain payments, all supported by Chainlink CCIP. | Seed / May 09, 2024 | ||
| Plena Finance is a mobile application for cryptocurrencies and NFTs. It also offers lending, borrowing, liquidity pools, variable asset vaults, NFT marketplace, staking, and DeFi notification, as well as being interoperable and gasless, allowing users to manage and perform a wide range of financial transactions. | $5M / Seed / Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Drops, a groundbreaking project that unlocks additional value for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) | $1.1M / Seed / May 05, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Michael Gu invest in?
Michael Gu invests primarily in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Web3 and Finance startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Michael Gu invest in?
Michael Gu typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$5M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Michael Gu's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Michael Gu took part in.
How do I contact Michael Gu?
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When did Michael Gu last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Gu closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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