MoneroMahesh is a crypto venture capitalist who co-founded Escape Velocity Ventures (EV3), a DePIN-focused early-stage fund. MoneroMahesh's Twitter Score is 86 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of September 2026, ranking #8,909 (top 5%) among 486,621 tracked accounts.
MoneroMahesh, whose real name is Mahesh Ramakrishnan, co-founded Escape Velocity Ventures alongside its DePIN and crypto investment mandate. EV3 writes checks between $500K and $3M at the earliest stages and has led investments in over thirty startups. The fund raised $20 million for its debut vehicle in 2022, drawing backing from founders of Andreessen Horowitz, Multicoin, and Framework Ventures. EV3 subsequently closed its second fund at $61.74 million in December 2025, with Cendana contributing $15 million as the largest LP check, per Fortune. An investor letter from January 2026 disclosed that EV3 was de-banked for crypto exposure during the final close of Fund I.
MoneroMahesh has co-authored multiple Harvard Business School case studies on blockchain networks, covering projects including Helium, NEAR, and Hyperliquid. A CoinDesk profile from December 2024 described him as a leading DePIN investor. EV3 also operates a fellowship program at fellowship.ev3.xyz and the DePIN analytics platform depinpulse.app. Before founding EV3, MoneroMahesh previously worked at Goldman Sachs in investment banking and at Apollo Global Management in private equity.
MoneroMahesh has accumulated 4,761 followers as of September 2026 and published 3,360 posts on X. MoneroMahesh has been mentioned by 71 accounts, with 113 total mentions.
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