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Chapter One Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · 5 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
Chapter One Ventures is a venture fund manager based in New York. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently TU Fund I, a series of Chapter One Ventures, LP ($281.2K offering) filed April 2019.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 5 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 17 of 19 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6Crypto & Web3 ×6Developer Tools ×6Cloud Computing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4SaaS ×4Creator Economy ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×12Canada×1Norway×1
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 42021 · 62020 · 111 dated
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)inMatthew Parkhurst(Founder)
Co-investorsBuilder CapitalChapter OneHawk Hill VenturesIDEO CoLab VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcFramework Ventures+2 more
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-investorsChapter OneWorklife Ventures1Crowd468 CapitalBain CapitalCraft Ventures+6 more
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(Founder)inDwight Churchill(Founder)inGaurav Misra Dwight Churchill(Founder)
Co-investorsChapter OneSequoia CapitalSV AngelAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesKleiner Perkins
Cord builds embedded collaboration features that software companies can add to their own products.
Ben Henley(Founder)in
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Index VenturesKickstart InnovationLerer HippeauNFXStride VC
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 InnovationChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper Dragon+19 more
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(Founder)Dan Romero(Founder)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeChapter One+18 more
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)Bill Elmore(Founder)Jeff Morris Jr.(Founder)
Co-investorsFoundation CapitalHaun VenturesFounders Fund6th Man VenturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter One+14 more
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(Founder)inYuchen Jin(Founder)inYue Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmbush CapitalBankless VenturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter OneFaction+8 more
Mercury is an investor database listing venture capital investors and their sector focus areas.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Immad Akhund(Founder)inJason Zhang(Founder)inMax Tagher(Founder)inMax Tazhitdinov(Founder)Max Tazhnudinov(Founder)
BoardTom Brown(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundAtaraxia CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesBuilders + Backers+51 more
Misfits Market is an online grocery delivery service that rescues and delivers surplus produce and other food products that would otherwise be wasted due to cosmetic imperfections or supply chain inefficiencies.
Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTechPhiladelphia</hq_country> <parameter name="hq_country">US
Abhi Ramesh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelBlue CollectiveChapter OneNat TurnerPROOFSoftBank Vision Fund+5 more
Ondo builds institutional-grade platforms, assets, and infrastructure for bringing traditional financial markets onchain, including tokenized public securities and US Treasuries usable in DeFi.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Nathan Allman(Founder)inPinku Surana(Founder)
BoardPaul Veradittakit(Director)in
Co-investorsBitDAOChapter OneCoalition OperatorsCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCoinList+12 more
Pearpop is an influencer marketing platform that connects brands with creators for end-to-end campaigns, measurement, talent management, and affiliate activation.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Cole Mason(Founder)inGuy Oseary(Founder)Spencer Markel(Founder)
Co-investorsChapter OneNvested EquitySeven Seven SixSlow VenturesVentureSouqAnimal Capital+7 more
Popmenu provides marketing and customer engagement technology for restaurants, including an interactive menu platform, email campaigns, and loyalty tools designed to attract guests and drive transaction growth.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSTennessee, US
Tunji Junard(CMO and Co-founder)Michael J. Gullo(Manager and promoter)Brendan Sweeney(Founder)inJustis Blasco(Founder)inAnthony (Tony) S. Roy(Founder)in
BoardRexhi Dollaku(Director)
Co-investorsChapter OneFelicis VenturesMantis CapitalBase10 PartnersBedrockBedrock Capital+2 more
Spindl provides attribution, analytics, audience-building, and advertising tools for onchain (crypto/Web3) applications, letting teams track user journeys from web clicks to onchain actions across chains.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech
Jon Wienner(Founder)in
Co-investorsBankless VenturesCoinbase VenturesConsenSys MeshFJ LabsMulticoin Capital7percent Ventures+16 more
Spline is a web-based collaborative design platform for creating and shipping production-ready interactive 2D and 3D experiences to web, iOS, and Android.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkReston, US
Alejandro Leon(Founder)inAlejandro León(Founder)inGuillaume Gouessan(CTO)Caroline Mack(COO)Ale test(Tester)Gabor Pribek(Head of Design)
Co-investorsChapter OneFirestreak VenturesFirst Round CapitalGradient VenturesLeonis CapitalNXTP+17 more
Supabase is a fully managed PostgreSQL backend platform that integrates with AI builders like Claude, Lovable, and Bolt to enable rapid development of production applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paul Copplestone(Founder)inAnt Wilson(Founder)inInian Parameshwaran(Engineering)Rory Wilding(Head of Growth)Laura Copplestone(People)Margarita Sandomirskaya(Recruitment)
Co-investorsBase Case CapitalAccelavraBerkeley FrontierChapter OneCoatue Management+23 more
Syndicate provides infrastructure to scale the Ethereum blockchain, supporting staking and development operations on the network.
Crypto & Web3Mountain View, US
William Raphael Papper(Executive Officer, Director)Ian John Lee(Executive Officer, Director)ian //(Founder)inIan Lee(Founder)inWill Papper(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeAtelierBlueYard Capital+28 more
Whereby provides browser-based video calling that runs on WebRTC without app downloads, offering meeting features such as breakout groups, screensharing, recording, and transcriptions.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsChapter OnePoint NineEarl Grey CapitalFathom CapitalSaaStr Fund
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSupabase · finsmes.com · Aug 7, 2026
Ondo Finance · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 16, 2026
Mercury · thesaasnews.com · Jul 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Chapter One Ventures made?
- Chapter One Ventures has 19 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What sectors does Chapter One Ventures focus on?
- Chapter One Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, E-commerce, Fintech.
- Where is Chapter One Ventures located?
- Chapter One Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
Co-investors · 83
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Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund is an early-stage investment vehicle run by founders Todd Goldberg and Rahul Vohra, who write $300k-$500k checks into early-stage startups and help with product/market fit, go-to-market, and future fundraising.
Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
Buckley Ventures is a venture capital firm that makes concentrated early-stage investments in internet, software, and frontier technology companies.
Worklife is a venture capital firm focused on the future of work and creator economy, backing technical teams and founders often before they leave their prior jobs.
Earl Grey Capital is an early-stage venture fund founded by operators who previously built Clearbit, an API-first data company acquired by HubSpot in 2023.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
▶71 more co-investors
Alumni VenturesFJ LabsFirst Round CapitalFoundation CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Battery VenturesGradient VenturesStreamlined VenturesSlow VenturesLiquid VenturesStride VCElectric CapitalPoint NineParadigmGoodwater CapitalWEEKEND500 GlobalHustle FundBetter Tomorrow VenturesBedrockSolana VenturesDivergenceFlucas VenturesEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Peak State VenturesNXTPFathom CapitalRedpoint VenturesLong Journey VenturesBenchmarkKrakenB Capital GroupPlug and Play VenturesUpHonest CapitalOak HC/FTMadrona Venture GroupCaffeinated CapitalObvious VenturesCanvas VenturesStellar CapitalAltaIR CapitalGaingelsWGI GroupAwesome People VenturesStandard CapitalKearny JacksonMaC Venture CapitalClimate CapitalFikaIVCYes VCGraph VenturesSeed Club VenturesActive CapitalcLabsIncisive VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalNational Science FoundationSID Venture PartnersAVVHashedf7 VenturesBasecamp FundMindset VentureProof GroupUnchained Capital, Inc.CompoundBrainstorm VenturesGroWrkIdeas y CapitalUrban Innovation
Firms observed investing alongside Chapter One Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Chapter One Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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