Layer1 Capital
Layer1 Capital is a Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 3 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Security
- HQ
- New York, NY
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-08-27
Seed
$500K – $2.5M
3+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Invests in foundational blockchain technologies and protocols enhancing interoperability and security.
How Layer1 Capital invests
Layer1 Capital is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Security. It does not invest in Media, Biotech.
Layer1 Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.
Layer1 Capital has backed 3 companies in our records, including Polkadot, Uniswap, Grin.
Partners & Team
Jason Meyer
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
Polkadot
Uniswap
Grin
A privacy-focused, decentralized cryptocurrency implementing the Mimblewimble protocol.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jason Meyer, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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