Linda Xie
InvestorManaging Director at Scalar Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Linda Xie co-founded Scalar Capital, where she serves as managing director. Before starting the firm, she was an early employee and product manager at Coinbase, where she built internal tools for compliance, fraud, and finance. Earlier in her career she worked as a portfolio risk analyst at AIG. She also advises the 0x project and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2019.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Scalar Capital.
- Education
- Holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.
- Awards
- Was named to the Forbes 2019 30 Under 30 list.
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Experience
- FarcasterDeveloper Ecosystem Lead2025 — 2026
- BountycasterCo-Founder2023 — 2025
- OptimistCo-producer at Vitalik: An Ethereum Story2021 — 2024
- Scalar CapitalCo-founder & Managing Director2017 — 2023
- 0xAdvisor2017 — 2023
- CoinbaseProduct Manager2014 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
- AIGPortfolio Risk Analyst2012 — 2014New York, New York, United States
- AIGRisk Management Intern2011New York, New York, United States
- AIGRisk Management Intern2010New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
- Passed Level II in the CFA Program — CFA Institute
From Linda's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
CeloContribution LabsDIRT ProtocolHumanFirstIron FishKadenao1LabsOpenSeaOpynPulleyreNFTSaddle FinanceShibuyaStarkWare IndustriesXMTP
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Colleagues at Scalar Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Linda Xie?
- Linda Xie co-founded Scalar Capital, where she serves as managing director. Before starting the firm, she was an early employee and product manager at Coinbase, where she built internal tools for compliance, fraud, and finance. Earlier in her career she worked as a portfolio risk analyst at AIG. She also advises the 0x project and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2019.
- Where does Linda Xie work?
- Linda Xie is Managing Director at Scalar Capital.
- What does Linda Xie invest in?
- Linda Xie invests in Crypto & Web3.
- What check size does Linda Xie write?
- Linda Xie typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Linda Xie invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Celo, Contribution Labs, DIRT Protocol, HumanFirst, Iron Fish, Kadena, o1Labs, OpenSea, Opyn, Pulley, reNFT, Saddle Finance, and 3 more.
- Where did Linda Xie go to school?
- Linda Xie studied at UC San Diego (B.A., Economics, Honors with Distinction).
- What awards has Linda Xie received?
- Was named to the Forbes 2019 30 Under 30 list.
Same school
Also attended UC San Diego571
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Shared employers
Also worked at Scalar Capital2
Also worked at 0x11
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Also worked at Coinbase188
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Also worked at AIG103
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