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Matthew Le Merle

Investor

Managing Partner and CEO of Fifth Era & Blockchain Coinvestors at Blockchain Coinvestors · Managing Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate

San Francisco, USA & London, UK

About

Matthew Le Merle is Managing Partner and CEO of Fifth Era and Blockchain Coinvestors. His career has included work as a strategy advisor, professional services firm leader, corporate executive, and private equity and venture capital investor, with Chairman and Non-Executive Director roles across 15 public and private companies. Earlier he spent 21 years advising Fortune 500 leadership at McKinsey & Company, A.T. Kearney, Monitor Group, and Booz & Company, and served as an SVP at Gap Inc.; he holds degrees from Christ Church, Oxford and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3

Experience

  1. Fifth Era PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2004 — presentSan Francisco, California
  2. Keiretsu ForumManaging Partnercurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco, California
  3. Energy Substantiation Partners, LLCDirector Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  4. ApplePie CapitalAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Bitwise Asset ManagementAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Concept LabsAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Concept LabsChairman2006 — 2024San Francisco, California and Shanghai, China
  8. HashKey CapitalAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2022 — presentSingapore, Singapore
  9. QurrentAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. SecuritizeAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. SecuritizeChairman - Europe2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  12. sFOXAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. sFOXVice Chairman2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Singularity UniversityAdjunct Facultycurrent2017 — presentMountain View
  15. YPOMembercurrent2007 — presentNorCal
  16. GalxeAdvisor2021 — 2026
  17. BitBull CapitalAdvisory Board Director2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Warburg Pincus LLCAdvisor2019 — 2020San Francisco, California
  19. Telltale GamesFounding Chairman and Investor2004 — 2018San Rafael, California
  20. Bay Area CouncilBoard Director & Trustee1995 — 2016San Francisco, California
  21. SoundwaveBoard Director2012 — 2016Dublin, Ireland
  22. LesConciergesBoard Director2005 — 2015San Francisco, California
  23. Zattikka PLCBoard Director2012 — 2013London, England
  24. Booz & Company.Lead Partner2010 — 2013San Francisco, California
  25. Monitor GroupGeneral Partner2002 — 2006San Francisco, California
  26. Gap, IncSVP Gap Strategy & Business Development followed by SVP Gap Global Marketing1999 — 2000San Francisco, California
  27. AT KearneySenior Partner1992 — 1999New York, New York and San Francisco, California
  28. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate1984 — 1992London, England and New York, New York
  29. Bankers TrustAssociate1987London, England
  30. Bankers TrustAssociate1987New York, New York
  31. NatWestAssociate1980 — 1981London, England

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership34Management33Private Equity99Venture Capital99Start-ups99Entrepreneurship54Due Diligence19Valuation13Portfolio Management10Investments16Investor Relations13
+12 moreAngel InvestingIncubationCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningBusiness DevelopmentGrowth StrategiesStrategic ConsultingManagement ConsultingCorporate FinanceMergersMergers & Acquisitions
  • Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme — The University of Oxford Said Business School

From Matthew's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

ApplePie CapitalBitwiseConcept LabsFlameCoHashKey CapitalQurrentSecuritize

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Blockchain Coinvestors

Aarti Sharma
Accountant at Blockchain Coinvestors
Abradat Kamalpour
Law Partner, Jones Day Financial Practice at Blockchain Coinvestors
Adarsh Giri
Investment Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors
Alison Davis
Managing Partner & Chairman at Blockchain Coinvestors
Anuroop Singh Rathore
Investment Analyst at Blockchain Coinvestors
Ariel Barack
Partner Ordway Selections at Blockchain Coinvestors
Bart Stephens
Co-Founder & GP Blockchain Capital at Blockchain Coinvestors
Bowen Mechigian
Director of Finance at Blockchain Coinvestors

Network1

Cecilia Li
Investor at Formless Capital

Investors connected to Matthew in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Le Merle?
Matthew Le Merle is Managing Partner and CEO of Fifth Era and Blockchain Coinvestors. His career has included work as a strategy advisor, professional services firm leader, corporate executive, and private equity and venture capital investor, with Chairman and Non-Executive Director roles across 15 public and private companies. Earlier he spent 21 years advising Fortune 500 leadership at McKinsey & Company, A.T. Kearney, Monitor Group, and Booz & Company, and served as an SVP at Gap Inc.; he holds degrees from Christ Church, Oxford and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Where does Matthew Le Merle work?
Matthew Le Merle is Managing Partner and CEO of Fifth Era & Blockchain Coinvestors at Blockchain Coinvestors.
What does Matthew Le Merle invest in?
Matthew Le Merle invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.
What companies has Matthew Le Merle invested in?
Investments tracked here include ApplePie Capital, Bitwise, Concept Labs, FlameCo, HashKey Capital, Qurrent, Securitize.
Where did Matthew Le Merle go to school?
Matthew Le Merle studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business Administration); University of Oxford (MA, Geography (Double First); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Directors' Consortium).

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Also attended University of the Arts London29

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Shared employers

Also worked at YPO195

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Also worked at Warburg Pincus LLC72

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Also worked at Booz & Company.19

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Also worked at Monitor Group23

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