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Salvador Gala

Salvador Gala

Co-Founder at Escape Velocity (EV3), Web3 investor and author

United States
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New York City, New York
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Joined April 2026
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Summary

Salvador Gala is a co-founder of Escape Velocity (EV3), a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage crypto-enabled and AI-native startups. EV3 targets industries such as wireless, compute, energy, healthcare, logistics, and advertising, specifically those leveraging Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN). He actively engages in research, analytics (DePIN Ninja), and media (Proof of Coverage podcast) to foster the DePIN ecosystem. ev3+2
Salvador possesses deep expertise in fintech and venture capital, stemming from his roles as an investor at Ribbit Capital and in Fintech Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. His investment focus includes Payments, FinTech, and Web3/Crypto, contributing to a fund with a substantial size and making strategic investments in companies like Hexagon Wireless and Starpower. nfx+2
Salvador is an author dedicated to leveling the playing field in the investing world. He co-authored "Priced-In: The Handbook for Private Equity & Growth Equity Interviews" to provide comprehensive guidance on institutional investing and recruitment processes. Notably, all profits from the book are directed towards non-profit organizations, including SEO and the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. amazon+1
Salvador has a strong personal connection to decentralized technologies, driven by his background growing up during hyperinflation in Venezuela. This experience fostered a libertarian perspective on empowering permissionless networks and money, which influenced his early interest in Bitcoin and later his focus on Web3 and DePIN. youtube

Work

Education

Writing

State of DePIN 2024 Report

January 3, 2025

Co-published a report with Messari on macro trends in DePIN, AI x DePIN, and the future of decentralized physical infrastructure. This report reviews the current state of the DePIN sector and provides insights into its development.

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Priced-In: The Handbook for Private Equity & Growth Equity Interviews

July 1, 2020

A comprehensive guide co-authored with Aditya Garg, covering institutional investing concepts, recruiting processes, interview questions, and modeling tests for those aspiring to careers in private equity, growth equity, hedge funds, venture capital, and investment banking. All profits from the book are donated to non-profit organizations.

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