# Linda Xie

> Linda Xie is a crypto investor, founder, and ecosystem builder who co-founded Scalar Capital in 2017 after serving as an early product manager at Coinbase. She raised a $20 million fund backed by Chris Dixon and Fred Ehrsam, championed privacy-focused blockchain projects, co-produced the Ethereum documentary 'Ethereum: The Infinite Garden,' and now leads developer ecosystem growth at Farcaster - a decentralized social protocol she first used as a user in 2021, invested in as a VC in 2022, built on in 2023, and officially joined the team in 2025.

- **Role:** Head of Developer Ecosystem at Farcaster
- **Organizations:** Farcaster, Scalar Capital, Bountycaster
- **From:** California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. Economics / B.S. Management Science (Information Systems), University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 - Finance (2018), Forbes 30 Under 30 - Venture Capital (2019), Co-founded Scalar Capital and raised $20M fund from top-tier investors

## Career timeline

- **2011** — First became interested in cryptocurrency
- **2014** — Joined Coinbase as early employee and Product Manager; began active crypto participation
- **2014-2017** — Built compliance, fraud detection, and finance tools at Coinbase; advised 0x Protocol
- **2017** — Departed Coinbase; co-founded Scalar Capital with Jordan Clifford
- **2017** — Scalar Capital raised $20M fund backed by Chris Dixon, Fred Ehrsam, and Elad Gil
- **2018** — Named Forbes 30 Under 30 - Finance
- **2019** — Named Forbes 30 Under 30 - Venture Capital
- **2020-2021** — Published widely-shared beginner guides to DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs on Mirror
- **2021** — Co-produced 'Ethereum: The Infinite Garden' documentary; raised $1.9M in 3 days via crowdfunding
- **2021** — Joined Farcaster as early user
- **2022** — Invested in Farcaster via Scalar Capital
- **2023** — Co-founded Bountycaster, a bounty platform built on Farcaster
- **2023** — Scalar Capital transitioned out of active investing
- **2025** — Joined Farcaster team as Head of Developer Ecosystem

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 - Finance (2018)
- Forbes 30 Under 30 - Venture Capital (2019)
- Co-founded Scalar Capital and raised $20M fund from top-tier investors
- Co-produced 'Ethereum: The Infinite Garden' documentary, raising $1.9M in community crowdfunding in 3 days
- Authored some of the most-read beginner guides in crypto (NFTs, DeFi, DAOs, Zcash, IOTA)
- Early Coinbase employee (joined ~50th employee) during formative regulatory period
- Portfolio includes Uniswap, Aave, Chainlink, StarkWare, Filecoin, dYdX, Compound
- Speaker at SXSW and Forbes Under 30 Summit
- Contributed to a16z's NFT Canon resource
- 125,000+ Twitter followers; 18,000+ Medium followers

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Joined Farcaster team as Head of Developer Ecosystem
- **2025-03** — Gathered feedback from 100+ Farcaster builders; identified daily active users as the #1 pain point
- **2025-04** — Creating educational video content explaining Farcaster mini apps to new developers
- **2023-01** — Co-founded Bountycaster, a bounty and services marketplace built on Farcaster
- **2023-06** — Scalar Capital transitioned out of active investing role

## Links

- Website: https://lindajxie.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaxie
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ljxie
- GitHub: https://github.com/linda-xie

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Last updated: 2026-04-29