LayerZero Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)
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
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
12+ companies
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.
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Industry Focus
Does Not Invest In
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
Ramp Network
Chainstack
LayerZero Power Systems
PayPal
Tether
Paxos
FCAT
Ondo
Sky Bridge
- •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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