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Chapter One

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Los Angeles · Seed · 6 people tracked

Also known as CHAPTER ONE, PAGE ONE LLC

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Investment thesis

Chapter One backs founders with bold, imaginative ambition, framing the current era of startups as extending beyond mere code and software. The firm emphasizes supporting entrepreneurs who are authoring the future they want to live in, favoring generational companies driven by large-scale vision rather than incremental products.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed
Check
$5K – $200K
HQ
Los Angeles, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$105.8M
VC funds
6
Tracked investments
129
Unicorns
16
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
7

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website & curated
Cambree Bernkopf· Designer Partner
Karolina Dubiel· Investor

What they invest in

from 111 of 129 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×48SaaS ×39Enterprise Software ×31Crypto & Web3 ×30Developer Tools ×29Fintech ×25Data & Infrastructure ×18Consumer ×12

HQs:United States×61Canada×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1Norway×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 73 portfolio companies
41%
solo founders
30 of 73 mapped founding teams
60%
repeat founders
of 103 founders with career history
~1.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 10 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×302 founders×263 founders×124+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 96 founders with education data

Stanford University ×9Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×6Columbia University ×4Princeton University ×4University of Cambridge ×4UCLA ×3University of Waterloo ×3Boston University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 85 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×47Economics ×13Engineering ×11Business & Management ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×6Finance & Accounting ×4Life Sciences ×3Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 103 founders with career history

Microsoft ×6Apple ×5Amazon ×4Goldman Sachs ×4Google ×4Stanford University ×4Dapper Labs ×3IBM ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×15Plug and Play Ventures ×2

14 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 99 with degree data)

Investments · 129 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 12020 · 42019 · 12018 · 112 dated

Lyftlyft.comin𝕏NASDAQ: LYFT

Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US

Logan Green(Co-founder; CEO until 2023)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder; President until 2023)inDavid Risher(Chief Executive Officer)inErin Brewer(Chief Financial Officer)Lindsay Llewellyn(Chief Legal and Business Officer and Corporate Secretary)

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAidenlair CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen Horowitz+51 more

Aestuaryaestuary.com

Aestuary acquires consumer brands from founders, offering a defined ~45-day process from first conversation to close and combining a proprietary platform with hands-on support to grow the brands.

ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US

Andy Wang(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsTectonic VenturesThe MBA Fund

Alethea AIalethia.aiin𝕏

ALETHIA AI builds AI systems at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain, having introduced intelligent NFTs (iNFTs) and now developing autonomous agents and decentralized, user-owned AI.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Deep TechMarketing Tech

Arif Khan(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsD1 VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesGhaf Capital PartnersHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)Multicoin Capital+7 more

Alexalexcodes.appin𝕏

Alex is an AI agent integrated into Xcode that automates code generation, debugging, and development tasks for iOS developers.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Daniel Edrisian(Founder)in

Co-investorsDash VCInception Studio CapitalOrange CollectiveRitual CapitalTheory Forge VenturesY Combinator+10 more

Altalt.xyzin𝕏

Alt operates an online marketplace and exchange for trading collectible cards, including sports cards and Pokémon cards, through auctions and fixed-price sales.

ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Leore Avidar(Founder)

Co-investorsBackwards CapitalBoxGroupBreyer CapitalFirst Round CapitalHyperguapOlima Ventures+3 more

Andrenaandrena.comin𝕏May 2019

Andrena is a wireless Internet service provider that delivers high-speed connectivity to multi-tenant buildings and households using wireless technology beamed to building roofs, then distributed wirelessly to units.

CleantechCloud ComputingNew Jersey, US

Neil Chatterjee(Founder)inJames Smits(Founder)in

Co-investors645 VenturesAfore CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCalm VenturesCastle Island VenturesChaos Ventures+9 more

Antimetalantimetal.comin

Antimetal builds an autonomous system that operates production infrastructure by continuously monitoring, diagnosing, and fixing issues across software systems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Shreyas Iyer(Founder)in

Co-investorsBuilder CapitalHawk Hill VenturesIDEO CoLab VenturesFramework VenturesPolygon VenturesSound Ventures

Atlasatlascard.comin𝕏

Atlas is a membership card and app that provides access to reservations at high-end restaurants, luxury hotels, sold-out concerts, and sporting events for members.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US

Patrick Mrozowski(Founder)inSid Parihar(Founder)Kenan Pulak(Founder)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAccelARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Evolution VC PartnersFinancial Venture StudioKindred Ventures+41 more

Better Authbetter-auth.comin𝕏acquired by Vercel

Better Auth is an open-source authentication framework for TypeScript applications that provides composable, plugin-based authentication with support for multiple methods including credential auth, social sign-on, passkeys, and enterprise features.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Bereket Engida(Founder)inRavindra Mistriin

Co-investorsLobster CapitalP1 VenturesPeak XV PartnersPioneerRain CapitalSeaplane Ventures+9 more

Blockfolioblockfolio.com

Los Angeles, US

Charles Mason(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsNirvana CapitalPantera CapitalRecursive VenturesRefactor Capital

Bubblesusebubbles.comin𝕏

Bubbles is an AI meeting assistant that automatically joins calls to record, transcribe, and generate summaries and action items, integrating with calendars and meeting platforms.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tom Medema(Founder)in

Co-investorsWorklife Ventures1Crowd468 CapitalBain CapitalCraft VenturesJeff Morris Jr+5 more

Buenobueno.artin𝕏

Bueno is a no-code toolkit that enables NFT creators to manage projects across their full lifecycle without requiring blockchain knowledge, coding skills, or hiring external developers.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Pablo StanleyZackGabsJason

Bulkbulk.trade𝕏

Bulk is a decentralized trading platform that aims to combine the decentralized custody of a DEX with the execution performance of a centralized exchange.

Crypto & Web3

Co-investors6th Man VenturesBig Brain HoldingsWintermuteMirana VenturesRobot VenturesStride Ventures

Camblycambly.comin𝕏

Cambly connects language learners with tutors for online English instruction.

EdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Sameer Shariff(Founder)inKevin Law(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer / learning leader)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAUTHENTIC VENTURESBessemer Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)HaystackMONASHEES+20 more

Cameocameo.com

Marketplace enabling users to request personalized video messages or live chats with celebrities and influencers.

Steven Galanis(Co-founder)inMartin Blencowe(Founder)inDevon Spinnler Townsend(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsChaifetz GroupChicago VenturesCleo CapitalConnect VenturesDigi VenturesDuke Capital Partners+23 more

Captionscaptions.aiin𝕏

Captions is an AI video editor that automatically transforms raw footage into fully edited videos with cuts, overlays, captions, and music.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Gaurav Misra(Co-Founder and CEO)inDwight Churchill(Co-Founder and COO)in

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalSV AngelAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesKleiner Perkins

Cardinal Roboticscardinalrobot.com

Cardinal Robot offers Robots-as-a-Service, providing task-specific robots along with installation, integration, service, and support to help clients address labor shortages.

HardwareRoboticsSaaS

Anand Lalwani(Cofounder)inAnand V Lalwani(Founder)in

Co-investorsDorm Room

Cartridgecartridge.gg𝕏

Cartridge provides infrastructure for onchain games, including a game-native wallet and identity system (Cartridge Controller) and a deterministic onchain game engine (Dojo Engine).

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGaming

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Bitkraft Esports VenturesSpice CapitalBITKRAFT VenturesDune VenturesErgodic Capital+3 more

Channel3trychannel3.comin𝕏

Channel3 provides an API that organizes product data for AI agents to search, recommend, and purchase products.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Alexander Schiff(Founder)inGeorge Lawrence(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzLudlow VenturesMatrix+3 more

Circlecircle.soin𝕏

Circle is an all-in-one platform for building and running online communities, offering member spaces, engagement feeds, branded mobile apps, courses, email marketing, website building, and integrated payments.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS

Sid Yadav(Founder)inAndrew Guttormsen(Founder)in

Co-investorsBoxGroupBungalow CapitalHubSpot VenturesICA FundLocalGlobeNavigate Ventures+4 more

Clayclay.earthin𝕏Acquired

Clay (Mesh) builds relationship management software that helps people remember and stay connected with the people in their network.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsForerunner VenturesGeneral CatalystStellation CapitalAdapt VenturesNotation CapitalCapitalG+1 more

Coherecohere.ioin𝕏Seedacquired by Ramp

Cohere develops customer engagement software that guides users visually on their screens during support and sales interactions, including over voice and text channels like phone or chat.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Yunyu Lin(Founder)inRahul Sengottuvelu(Founder)in

Co-investorsInovia CapitalRadical VenturesSalesforce VenturesY CombinatorBoxGroupCurious Endeavors+6 more

Compoundcompound.finance

Compound is an Ethereum smart-contract protocol for supplying and borrowing crypto assets at algorithmically set interest rates.

Geoffrey Hayes(Founder)Robert Leshner(Founder)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBig Candle CapitalBitDAOCoinbase Ventures+11 more

Concourseconcourse.aiin𝕏Seed

Concourse is a platform that builds and deploys AI agents for enterprise finance teams, covering FP&A, accounting, treasury, and data functions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Matthieu Hafemeister(Founder)inTed Michaels(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupClocktower VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)FOG VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+18 more

Consoleconsole.com

Console is a modular IT service management (ITSM) platform built on a "Context Graph" that uses AI agents to automate service requests, enforce access governance, and manage assets and business data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Croncron.comin𝕏Acquired

Cron is a next-generation calendar application designed for professionals and teams to manage their schedules and time.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Raphael Schaad(Founder CEO)in

Co-investorsInitialized CapitalNext Play VenturesY Combinator20VCIndex VenturesTwenty Two Ventures+1 more

Dapper Labsdapperlabs.comin𝕏

Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.

ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver

Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inMikhael Naayem(Executive Officer)inJody Rebak(Executive Officer)in

BoardDavid Pakman(Director)inAlex Shih(Director)

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsBond Capital Management+43 more

Densitydensity.ioin𝕏

Density makes Waffle, a self-installable real-time radar sensor for anonymous people counting in rooms, phone booths, and desks.

HardwareIoTPropTechSan Francisco, US

Andrew Farah(Founder)in

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpKleiner PerkinsLAUNCHLong Journey VenturesLudlow VenturesReshape+3 more

Dopplerdoppler.comin𝕏Dec 2025

Doppler provides a secrets management platform for developers, DevOps, and security teams to securely manage sensitive credentials and configuration data within their development workflows.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US

Brian Vallelunga(Chairman & Founder)inAjay Kanuri(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAmogh Mishra(Director)Sabri Murat Bicer(Director)

Co-investors515 VenturesAbstract VenturesBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)GV (Google Ventures)Neotribe Ventures+16 more

Dust Labsdustlabs.com𝕏

DeGods is a global community and NFT project built around the DeGods digital collectibles, art, and the $DEGOD token, with community features including a Discord, memecoin trading chat, and branded merchandise.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3SocialLos Angeles, US

Co-investorsUnlock Venture Partners

Dynamic Labs, Inc.dynamic.xyzin𝕏Jul 2023

Dynamic provides wallet and payment infrastructure for applications and platforms, enabling integration of blockchain-based transactions.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSNew York, US

Yoni GoldberginItai Turbahn(Executive Officer, Director)inJonatan Goldberg Kidon(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAsymmetricBreyer CapitalHypersphere VenturesAlchemy Ventures

Ellixirelixir.finance

Philip Forte(Founder)inChristopher Gilbert(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetaworksBloccelerate VC

Endaomentendaoment.orgin𝕏

Endaoment provides blockchain-based philanthropic services that enable donors and nonprofits to manage charitable giving with lower fees and greater transparency through smart contracts.

Crypto & Web3FintechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US

Robbie Heeger(President & CEO)inCarter Wilkinson(Treasurer & Secretary)in

Co-investorsCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesHigher Ground LabsJDS SportsShine CapitalAdam Nash+4 more

Epirus Modern Defense Systemsepirusinc.comin𝕏

Epirus develops high-power microwave systems and electronic warfare technology for defense applications, including counter-unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. military.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech

Co-investors8VCBroom VenturesCenter15 CapitalEvolution VC PartnersKensington Capital Partners LimitedPrime Movers Lab+3 more

Ereborerebor.bank

Erebor is a US national bank in Columbus, Ohio serving AI, crypto, defense and advanced manufacturing companies.

Palmer Luckey(Founder)

Co-investorsAntiArctic DigitalBalerion Space VenturesCastle Island VenturesIneffable VenturesLakeside Capital+15 more

EtherFiether.fiin𝕏

ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrington CapitalCathay InnovationCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper DragonFjor Founders+18 more

Farcasterwarpcast.com

Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity, aimed at connecting people and building software on top of the network.

Crypto & Web3SocialVenice, US

Daniel Romero(Executive Officer, Director)Varun Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeCoinbase Ventures+16 more

Fether Labsfetherlabs.com

Fether Labs develops wrist-worn sensors that measure tendon displacement and mechanical pressure to translate hand movements into digital output.

Deep TechHardwareRobotics

Jacques Blagburn(CEO)inMichael Ma(CTO)inDr James Choi(CSO)

Co-investorsPurposeTech

Flashnetflashnet.xyz𝕏

Flashnet operates a non-custodial Bitcoin liquidity and orchestration layer that handles routing, bridging, and settlement against native Bitcoin liquidity, offering an API for teams to buy, sell, and move BTC and stablecoins.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesSoma CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementGula Tech AdventuresShasta VenturesStrategic Cyber Ventures+1 more

Fleekfleek.co

Fleek is a London-based B2B marketplace and AI software layer for wholesale secondhand and vintage clothing.

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupTitan CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBurda Principal InvestmentsEbayFJ Labs+3 more

Flexbase Technologiesflex.onein𝕏

Flex provides flexible credit and financing solutions to business owners using AI technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Zaidur Rahman(Executive Officer, Director)Zaid Rahman(Founder)in

BoardSaxon Baum(Director)in

Co-investors53 StationsBeyond CapitalCarnrite VenturesCompanyon VenturesFJ LabsFlorida Funders+18 more

Formic Technologiesformic.coin𝕏Sep 2020

Formic develops automation and robotics solutions for factories to increase production capacity and reliability while reducing costs, downtime, and safety risks.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChicago, US

Saman Farid(Founder & CEO)inMisa I.(Founder)in

BoardGarry Tan(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlackhorn VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCarnrite VenturesCorrelation VenturesDeep Acre+13 more

General Intuitiongeneralintuition.comin𝕏

General Intuition is an AI research organization focused on developing general artificial intelligence through learning and play-based approaches, utilizing game environments and reinforcement learning to teach machines perception, anticipation, and real-world reasoning capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Vincent Micheli(Co-founder)inPim de Witte(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAlliance VCAlliance VentureAlumni VenturesBackedBascom Ventures+25 more

GETASAPgetasap.usin

GetASAP supplies same-day fresh produce to restaurants and retailers, powered by AI-driven demand forecasting and freight brokerage technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Raghav Arora(Founder)inPranavkrishna Suresh(Founder)in

Co-investorsLoup VenturesPioneerPrana Tech VenturesScribble VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator+2 more

Glueglue.ai

Glue is a team communication tool that organizes work into named, persistent threads instead of continuous chat channels, letting teams find decisions and bring AI agents into conversations.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Evan Owen(Founder)in

Co-investors8-Bit CapitalCraft VenturesAbstract Ventures

Gnomicagnomica.com

Gnomica develops small-molecule drug inhibitors that target bacterial pathways as a treatment for cancer.

BiotechHealthtech

Groundgroundtech.co

Ground offers an API and dashboard that let companies add yield-earning and liquidity products on their balances or customer-facing offerings, with built-in risk controls and reporting.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsParafi General Fund

Guildguild.xyz𝕏

Guild is a community management platform with 100+ integrations that lets teams control access using token-gating and on-chain activity, automate Discord roles and permissions, and track member contributions through scoring systems.

Crypto & Web3SaaSSocial

Robert Aron Zawiasa(Founder)in

Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkSeed Club VenturesTomahawk.VCHack VCHeadline+2 more

Hallwayhallway.aiin𝕏

Hallway offers a no-code platform to add conversational AI characters (powered by Claude, GPT, or Gemini) to websites and products for customer engagement, lead capture, and user guidance.

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesRedbud VC

Hallwayhallway.com𝕏

Hallway is a platform where AI agents build software from natural-language descriptions — writing code, testing with screenshots, and deploying apps to live Cloudflare Worker URLs in secure cloud sandboxes.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Heliushelius.devin𝕏

Helius is Solana's leading infrastructure provider offering high-performance RPC nodes, transaction sending services, and data streaming tools for developers, traders, and applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsToronto, CA

Rifat Mert Mumtaz(Executive Officer, Director)Nicolas Pennie(Founder)inLiam Vovk(Founder)inMert M(Founder)

BoardSteve Vassallo(Director)inCraig Burel(Director)in

Co-investorsFoundation CapitalHaun VenturesFounders Fund6th Man VenturesBig Brain HoldingsPropel Venture Partners+13 more

Hexenshexens.ioin𝕏

Hexens is a Web3 cybersecurity firm that provides smart contract audits, offensive security testing, and security research for blockchain projects and decentralized applications.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Sipan Vardanyan(Co-Founder, CEO)Vahe Karapetyan(Co-Founder, CTO)in

Co-investorsDelta BlockchainTenzor CapitalAcrobator VenturesHash CapitalImToken VenturesIOSG Ventures

Hyperbeat Hyperliquid-native yield infrastructurehyperbeat.orgin𝕏

Hyperbeat offers a self-custodial smart wallet on HyperEVM that combines fiat-crypto conversion, high-yield accounts, a collateral-backed credit card, and leveraged trading of stocks, crypto, commodities, and indices.

Co-investorsBreeddlabElectric CapitalFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Node CapitalAnchorage Digital+3 more

Hyperbolichyperbolic.aiin𝕏Oct 2022

Hyperbolic operates an AI cloud platform that provides developers and researchers with affordable access to GPU compute and open-source AI models by tapping underutilized hardware.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Jasper Zhang(CEO & Co-Founder)inYuchen Jin(CTO & Co-Founder)inYue Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmbush CapitalBankless VenturesBig Brain HoldingsFactionGSR+8 more

Hyperwriteaihyperwriteai.comin𝕏Nov 2020

HyperWrite is an AI writing assistant delivered as a Chrome extension and web app, offering predictive autocomplete, web search, citations, and hundreds of tools to create, edit, and refine text.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFuture of WorkSaaSMelville, US

Matt Shumer(Cofounder)inJason Kuperberg(Founder)inJosh BickettinMiles Feldstein(Director)

Co-investorsCortical VenturesFoundersMadrona Venture GroupNew York Venture PartnersActive Capital

interviewing.iointerviewing.ioin𝕏Jul 2021

Interviewing.io provides technical interview preparation services, helping candidates practice coding, system design, machine learning, and behavioral interviews with real interviewers from top tech companies.

EdTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aline Lerner(Founder)inBrent Murri(Director)

Co-investorsKapor CapitalTenOneTen VenturesUlu VenturesVela PartnersWestbound Equity PartnersM13

Italicitalic.com𝕏

Italic designs and sells home goods including towels, bedding, scent products, and hosting items focused on everyday rituals.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWalnut, US

Jeremy Cai(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Annie Chen(Executive Officer)

BoardDon Stalter(Director)inDaniel Gulati(Director)Byron Ling(Director)

Co-investorsAdapt VenturesComcast VenturesKindred VenturesOlima VenturesWorklife VenturesCapital GmbH Co. KG+4 more

Krakenkraken.comin𝕏

Kraken 360 Investments provides capital and launch infrastructure to blockchain protocols in pre-token and early post-token phases, offering custody, staking, treasury, and liquidity services alongside fundraising support.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Jesse Powell(Founder)inMichael Gronager(Founder)inThanh Luu(Founder)David RipleyinArjun Sethiin

Co-investors1/1 Capital10T Fundalphabet angelsAltari VenturesAweh VenturesBlockchain Capital+44 more

LayerZerolayerzero.networkin𝕏

LayerZero builds decentralized infrastructure for interoperability across blockchains and asset issuance, enabling applications and chains to connect liquidity and extend reach across ecosystems.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Bryan Pellegrino(Founder & CEO)inRaz Zarick(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+36 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

BohrBondprotocolButterflyDaylightLilac FlowerPhiland

Exits · 8

1 IPOs · 7 acquisitions · showing 4

LyftNASDAQ: LYFTBasisacq. by DigitsBetter Authacq. by VercelCohereacq. by Ramp

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Chapter One made?
Chapter One has 129 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Chapter One invest at?
Chapter One invests at the Seed stage.
What is Chapter One's typical check size?
Chapter One typically writes checks of $5K – $200K.
What sectors does Chapter One focus on?
Chapter One focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
Where is Chapter One located?
Chapter One is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
Does Chapter One lead rounds?
Chapter One typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Chapter One co-invest with?
Chapter One most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, among 561 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Crypto's Moment is Now ft Jeff Morris Jr. - Chapter One Ventures

Decypher Podcast · Jeff Morris Jr.

No one talks about this in venture capital | Jeff Morris Jr. of Chapter One | 1947 VC

1947 Rise with Shiva Singh Sangwan · Jeff Morris Jr.

Starting an Early Stage Venture Capital Fund: Insights from Jeff Morris Jr. of Chapter One

Elana Gold | The Girls Table · Jeff Morris Jr.

Monetizing Tinder - Fireside Chat with Jeff Morris Jr. | Managing Partner at Chapter One

The Product Folks · Jeff Morris Jr.

Jeff Morris Jr.: Chapter One - The Founder Hour Podcast

The Founder Hour · Jeff Morris Jr.

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