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Layered Innovations Fund

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Layered Innovations Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $800K–$3.5M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$800K–$3.5M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, AI / ML
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-26

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$800K – $3.5M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in software engineering solutions that streamline workflows and optimize engineer productivity.

How Layered Innovations Fund invests

Layered Innovations Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer, Retail.

Layered Innovations Fund typically writes checks of $800K–$3.5M per investment.

Layered Innovations Fund has backed 3 companies in our records, including BuildTrack, Layered Innovations (Inc.), Layered (layered.vc).

Partners & Team

TB

Thomas Beck

Partner

Software Engineering
B2B Productivity

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Retail

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

BU

BuildTrack

Engineering Productivity
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Layered Innovations (Inc.)

Software Development·N/A

A mobile application and software development company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

LA

Layered (layered.vc)

Venture Capital·N/A

A venture studio and firm.

How to pitch Layered Innovations Fund
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $800K – $3.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Thomas Beck, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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