Bryan Pellegrino
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder & CEO at LayerZero · Founder & CEO at LayerZero · Co-Founder & CEO at LayerZero Labs
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
FoundedLayerZero$3B
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About
Co-founder and CEO of LayerZero Labs, the cross-chain messaging protocol he took from nothing to a $3B valuation in 18 months. A former professional poker player; computer science at the University of New Hampshire.
Founder & CEO at LayerZero
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LayerZero's investors · 36
a16z cryptoMenlo ParkAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAndromeda CapitalBinance LabsMalta · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021BitDAOBixin CapitalBeijingBixin VenturesBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksChapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checksCitadelsince 2026Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksDeFiance CapitalSingaporeGenblock CapitalSan FranciscoGhaf Capital PartnersDubaiHypersphere VenturesMiami Beach · since 2021King River CapitalSydneyMajinx CapitalKyivMantle NetworkMaple VCSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checksMC Ventures (Muhabbit Capital)Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2021MVP VenturesChicagoOKX VenturesSingapore · $2M – $38M checksPolygon VenturesDubaiProtocol VenturesSan Francisco · $5M checks · since 2021Red Beard VenturesWestport · $90K – $300K checksRobot VenturesBeaverton · $100K – $1M checks · since 2021Ryze LabsMiamiSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSino Global CapitalBeijing · since 2021Space Whale CapitalSan FranciscoSublime VenturesTetherHong Kong · $1.5M – $775M checks · since 2026Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks
Co-founders at LayerZero
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Raz ZarickFounder
Experience
- LayerZero LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — present
- Rho AIEntrepreneur In Residence2016 — 2020
- Rho AILead Engineer, Machine Learning Architecture2015 — 2016
- Hero.app (acquired by People.ai)Co-Founder2017 — 2019
- BuzzDraftCEO2011 — 2013
- Coder DenCOO/Founder2010 — 2012Dover, New Hampshire
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship19Start-ups23Modeling1Machine Learning3Sports StatisticsFantasy BaseballPoker2Online Poker1SQLAlchemyNew Business Development5Project Planning3Online Marketing10
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bryan Pellegrino?
- Co-founder and CEO of LayerZero Labs, the cross-chain messaging protocol he took from nothing to a $3B valuation in 18 months. A former professional poker player; computer science at the University of New Hampshire.
- Where does Bryan Pellegrino work?
- Bryan Pellegrino is Founder & CEO of LayerZero and Angel investor at Bryan Pellegrino.
- What companies did Bryan Pellegrino found?
- Bryan Pellegrino founded LayerZero.
- Where did Bryan Pellegrino go to school?
- Bryan Pellegrino studied at University of New Hampshire (Computer Science).
Founder mafias
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Also attended University of New Hampshire71
Jessica DowdInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersRosemary SullivanOperations Manager at RET VenturesAndrew BrochuController at Castle Island VenturesBryce BlairAdvisory Board at Navitas CapitalChris StoneInvestor at EPIC VENTURESDillon HealyHead of Business Development & Capital Formation, North America at Sora Ventures
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