Liam Horne
Angel network1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Liam Horne is a software entrepreneur and engineer who has spent his career building Ethereum scaling and payments infrastructure, including state channels, Optimism, the OP Stack, and stablecoin-related projects, and is currently building Tempo, a payments-focused L1 blockchain. As an individual angel investor he has backed dozens of startups, with a concentration in crypto and fintech infrastructure companies.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 28, 2026.
Team Β· 1 people
from the firm's websiteLiam Horne is an English-born, Canadian-raised software engineer and entrepreneur who studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo before dropping out to start a company. He has spent much of his career building Ethereum scaling technology, including state channels and the Optimism Layer 2 project (whose OP Stack underlies Coinbase's Base), and later focused on stablecoins. He is currently building Tempo, a payments-focused L1 blockchain.
What they invest in
from 8 of 15 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 Γ6Developer Tools Γ2Fintech Γ2AI & Machine Learning Γ1Consumer Γ1Enterprise Software Γ1GovTech Γ1Healthtech Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ1
Investments Β· 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAgora builds a governance platform for crypto protocols, enabling onchain community coordination around protocol upgrades and ecosystem funding. The platform serves protocol communities like Optimism, ENS, Uniswap, and Nouns.
Crypto & Web3GovTech
Axiom develops OpenVM, a zero-knowledge virtual machine that enables cryptographic verification of software program execution. The technology is designed for production use in high-assurance applications including derivatives exchanges, blockchains, and layer-1 scaling solutions.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Conduit provides enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure for production use cases, including rollups, Layer 1 chains, RPC nodes, and professional deployment services. The platform serves financial institutions, fintech companies, and consumer applications seeking to move payments, assets, and financial products onchain.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity and can discover people and express themselves. It functions as a social media platform built on decentralized principles.
Crypto & Web3Social
Courtyard.io is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables users to own and trade physical collectible cards on the blockchain, with options to store them vaulted, sell them, or redeem the NFT for physical delivery.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
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QA Wolf builds an AI-powered testing platform that autonomously explores applications, writes test code, and executes tests in parallel for web, mobile, and native apps. The platform is designed for development teams to accelerate their QA cycles and enable faster shipping of software.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Splits provides permissionless financial infrastructure including subaccounts, treasury management, accounting, and payment processing built on cryptographically restricted, self-custodied accounts that require no paperwork or company formation. The platform serves individuals, agents, and institutions with APIs, CLIs, and UI tools for crypto payments, stablecoin conversions, payroll, and smart contract operations.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Liam Horne focus on?
- Liam Horne focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
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