# Sinhae Lee

> Sinhae Lee is a seed investor at GBIC (Stanford) backing Web3, Apps and Gaming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GBIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gbic)
- Location: Stanford, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sinhae/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sinhaelee
- Website: https://x.com/sinhaelee

Sinhae Lee is a Partner at GBIC, leading blockchain investments and accelerating robust projects. Prior to joining GBIC, she has been deeply involved in the FinTech/blockchain industry in Silicon Valley. She led business development and operations at a payment start-up, Coin, which was acquired by FitBit in 2016 and later worked at NerdWallet,a FinTech start-up in San Francisco. She started her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. She brings her Silicon Valley and consulting experience to the blockchain/crypto industry. Sinhae holds an MBA from Stanford University and a B.A. in Business from Korea University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FLock.io | FLock enables decentralised and privacy-preserving machine learning, coordinated by smart contractsWe work to make user data collection obsolete, and widespread governance participation guaranteed by codewe propose to use distributed ledger technology (DLT) to achieve FLock, a secure and reliable decentralized {F}ederated {L}earning systembuilt on B{lock}chain.Or, in plain words, we build TensorFlow Federated (TFF) for Web 3.0 | $6M | Seed | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Lillius | Lillius is a sports technology firm that provides bespoke digital sports coaching services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 16, 2024 |  |
| Ethlas | Ethlas is a Web3 software and gaming company that is engineering the future of gaming by leveraging Web3 to unlock the next level of experiences. The mission is making Web3 accessible and safe for everyone, paving the way toward the future of gaming by using Web3 to unlock innovative and fresh user experiences. | $6M | Seed | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Ethlas | Ethlas is a Web3 software and gaming company that is engineering the future of gaming by leveraging Web3 to unlock the next level of experiences. The mission is making Web3 accessible and safe for everyone, paving the way toward the future of gaming by using Web3 to unlock innovative and fresh user experiences. | $2.7M | Seed | Feb 15, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Venturra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturra-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BlockchainSpace](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchainspace) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-dream-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deus Ex DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deus-ex-dao) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About GBIC

VC Fund · New York, United States

GBIC (Global Blockchain Innovative Capital) is a global hub for blockchain technology that furthers the development, acceleration, and launch of blockchain projects. Our value comprises of three core fundamentals: Strategic Investment, Global Community Building, and Best in Class Partners.

3 contacts available at GBIC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sinhae Lee | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sinhae-lee |
| Kevin Owens | Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-owens-14cc |
| Richard Lee | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-lee-1d9e |

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## FAQ

### What does Sinhae Lee invest in?

Sinhae Lee invests primarily in Web3, Apps and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sinhae Lee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sinhae Lee closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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