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LayerZero Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)

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Austin, TXProfile updated November 2026Website

LayerZero Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
12 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-04

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

12+ companies

Team

7 partners

About LayerZero Ventures

LayerZero Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, TX. The firm focuses exclusively on early-stage infrastructure for crypto scalability, cross-border transactions, and payments. It invests at the pre-seed and seed stages.

LayerZero Ventures invests in the sectors of Blockchain/Crypto, Crypto Infrastructure, and Cross-Border Payments. It does not invest in Consumer Apps or Media. Typical check size ranges from $250K to $2.0M. Cold outreach is an accepted way to approach the firm.

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on early-stage infrastructure for crypto scalability, cross-border transactions, and payments.

How LayerZero Ventures invests

LayerZero Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages. It does not invest in Consumer Apps, Media.

LayerZero Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

LayerZero Ventures has backed 12 companies in our records, including Ramp Network, Chainstack, LayerZero Power Systems.

Partners & Team

JG

James Galm

Chief Technology Officer

MR

Mauricio Romero

Director of Quality

LB

Linda Bell

Director of Shared Services

HM

Heather Mcintyre

Director of Product Management

JS

Julie Szanto

Senior Technical Writer

JB

Jerome Boots

Vice President of Manufacturing

SZ

Shujing Zhu

Director of Engineering

Industry Focus

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Apps
Media

Recent Activity

Investment Track Record

LayerZero Ventures has recorded investments in 12 portfolio companies. These include ATLAS, Chainstack, FCAT, Google, LayerZero Power Systems, Ondo, Paxos, PayPal, Ramp Network, Sky Bridge, Tether, and Zero. Chainstack is categorized under Blockchain Infrastructure and Ramp Network under Crypto Payments.

John Hernandez, Solo GP, focuses on Blockchain Infrastructure and Cross-Border Payments. The firm maintains a portfolio that aligns with its thesis on infrastructure supporting crypto scalability, cross-border transactions, and payments.

Portfolio Companies (12)

Other

RA

Ramp Network

Crypto Payments
CH

Chainstack

Blockchain Infrastructure
LA

LayerZero Power Systems

PA

PayPal

TE

Tether

PA

Paxos

GO

Google

FC

FCAT

ON

Ondo

SK

Sky Bridge

How to pitch LayerZero Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James Galm, Chief Technology Officer.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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