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LayerZero Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

LayerZero Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer Apps, Media.

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

LayerZero Ventures has backed 3 companies in our records, including Ramp Network, Chainstack, LayerZero Power Systems.

Meet the Team

JG

James Galm

Chief Technology Officer

JH

John Hernandez

Solo GP

Blockchain Infrastructure
Cross-Border Payments
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

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Apps
Media

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

RA

Ramp Network

Crypto Payments
CH

Chainstack

Blockchain Infrastructure
LA

LayerZero Power Systems

How to pitch LayerZero Ventures
  • 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 $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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