Basics Capital is a global crypto venture fund that focuses on early-stage blockchain infrastructure, application-layer, and ecosystem projects. Basics Capital's Twitter Score is 15 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #64,284 among 486,621 tracked accounts.
Basics Capital was founded by Larry Shi and operates as a primary-market fund combining direct investment with long-term company building, talent sourcing through research firms and academics, and active collaboration with portfolio teams. The fund has invested in over 110 projects spanning 40 countries, with coverage across DeFi, GameFi, SocialFi, launchpad, wallet, and NFT categories.
Basics Capital is affiliated with Seedify as a VC partner, a relationship established through a partnership announced in November 2021 under which the two firms refer blockchain-gaming projects and incubation-stage investment opportunities to each other. Basics Capital is also affiliated with OpenPad AI. Its X account has reflected continued crypto-investment activity through 2024 and into 2025, including amplification of portfolio funding rounds and token-related announcements.
Basics Capital's fund portfolio includes Coin98 Super Wallet, MyMasterWar, DareNFT, Forest Knight, ShoeFy Launching Raze Racing PlayToEarn NFT Game, reBaked - BUIDL mode on, DODAS and FuruKuru.
Basics Capital has 43,658 followers as of September 2026 and has published 453 posts. The account has been mentioned by 76 accounts, with 157 total mentions.
Who follows Basics Capital on X?
The accounts that follow Basics Capital include 66 founders, 22 angel investors, 37 influencers and 29 VCs. Among them are Mario Nawfal, Iced, Boxmining, Ty.ai, Kyle Chass and Vibevibe.