Blake is a crypto angel investor who founded Principle Ventures and is active in early-stage blockchain investing. Blake's Twitter Score is 31 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #31,497 (top 10%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Blake also goes by Blake Gao and operates a related handle, @BlakeGao, which external communities including Social Graph Ventures and Bitcoin BuildCon use when citing his work. He appeared as a speaker at Bitcoin BuildCon in June 2024, representing Principle Ventures in that capacity. Beyond founding Principle Ventures, Blake is a member of Social Graph Ventures and a DAO member of Hydra.
Blake describes himself as a lifelong learner and maintains an active presence on X, with posts as recent as mid-2026. His account carries a blue verification badge and links to the Backpack exchange. Blake has published 1,516 posts to date and has been mentioned by 2 accounts a total of 2 times. As an angel investor, Blake has backed Interface.
Who follows Blake on X?
The accounts that follow Blake include 126 founders, 50 angel investors, 32 influencers and 11 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Luca Netz, Foobar, mikedemarais.eth, Matthew Graham and Galois Kevin.