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Layer One Ventures is an early-stage investor in Web3 startups, focused on backing Pre-Seed and Seed stage companies building new and exciting technologies on crypto rails. Launched in Durham, NC on AngelList, the fund targets scrappy founders in the cryptocurrency, NFT, and broader Web3 space — writing $50,000–$250,000 checks — with a particular interest in the Solana ecosystem and companies democratising access to digital assets, decentralised finance, and the creator economy.
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“With the crypto markets (and financial markets) now in a deep bear market, I'm bullish on investing in scrappy companies during this period which I suspect will be similar to 2000 and 2008 in previous market cycles.”
“The Exchange Art team has the passion, vision and deep love of fine art AND technology needed to build, what we believe will be the next digital revolution, fine art built with digital provenance and running on Solana rails built for a global market. I've worked closely with the team for the last few months and their vision for what is possible for the future of the digital fine art market for both global artists and collectors (many millions of whom previously had no access to these markets) is breathtaking and I'm delighted to be able to back them on their journey!”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Art | Seed | $3m | 2022-07-16 |
| Squads Labs | Strategic | $6m | 2023-10-16 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Big Brain Holdings | 1 |
| Cultur3 Capital | 1 |
| Jump Crypto | 1 |
| Placeholder | 1 |
| Multicoin Capital | 1 |
| Electric Capital | 1 |
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