Sam Yilmaz is a crypto venture capitalist who co-founded Bloccelerate VC and now serves as its Chairman Emeritus after a seven-year run as General Partner. Sam Yilmaz's Twitter Score is 18 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #59,335 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Sam Yilmaz co-founded Bloccelerate VC and later transitioned out of the General Partner role to become Chairman Emeritus of the firm. He also co-founded the Decentralized Applications Fund, described as the first venture fund to raise all its capital in cryptocurrency and invest exclusively in Bitcoin 2.0 applications. He previously served on the board of the Mastercoin Foundation and formerly worked at idaCapital as a Venture Partner.
Sam Yilmaz co-founded BitAngels and, in that capacity, supported funding for distributed applications built on the Mastercoin protocol. He is also co-author of "The General Theory of Decentralized Applications, DApps," a work examining the emerging landscape of decentralized application development. Sam Yilmaz has published 2,294 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 22 accounts a total of 50 times, reflecting sustained engagement within the crypto venture community. Sam Yilmaz has 1,515 followers as of July 2026 on the platform.
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