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ChainLayer Partners

VC
London, UKWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on DeFi innovations, high-throughput blockchain scalability, and identity tools for Web3 and enterprise adoption.

How ChainLayer Partners invests

ChainLayer Partners is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer Platforms.

ChainLayer Partners typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

ChainLayer Partners has backed 1 company in our records, including Polkadex.

Meet the Team

JE

James Eaton

Managing GP

DeFi
Blockchain Infrastructure
PV

Peter van Mourik

General Partner

proof of stake networks
blockchain infrastructure
oracle data
validation / consensus in blockchain
CA

Christian A.

General Partner

blockchain infrastructure
proof of stake networks
oracle data
early stage / blockchain-native investments

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Platforms

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

PO

Polkadex

DeFi Scaling
How to pitch ChainLayer Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James Eaton, Managing GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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