What does Matthew Le Merle invest in?

Matthew Le Merle invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.

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, Open Scholarship)); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Directors' Consortium).

Matthew Le Merle

Investor

Managing Partner and CEO of Fifth Era & Blockchain Coinvestors at Blockchain Coinvestors · Managing Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate · Managing Partner at Keiretsu Forum · Advisory Board Director at Hashkey Capital · Advisory Board Director at Bitwise Asset Management

San Francisco, USA & London, UK

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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

Fifth Era PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2004 — presentSan Francisco, California
Keiretsu ForumManaging Partnercurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco, California
Energy Substantiation Partners, LLCDirector Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
ApplePie CapitalAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Bitwise Asset ManagementAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Concept LabsAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Concept LabsChairman2006 — 2024San Francisco, California and Shanghai, China
HashKey CapitalAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2022 — presentSingapore, Singapore
QurrentAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
SecuritizeAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
SecuritizeChairman - Europe2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
sFOXAdvisory Board Directorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
sFOXVice Chairman2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Singularity UniversityAdjunct Facultycurrent2017 — presentMountain View
YPOMembercurrent2007 — presentNorCal
GalxeAdvisor2021 — 2026
BitBull CapitalAdvisory Board Director2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Warburg Pincus LLCAdvisor2019 — 2020San Francisco, California
Telltale GamesFounding Chairman and Investor2004 — 2018San Rafael, California
Bay Area CouncilBoard Director & Trustee1995 — 2016San Francisco, California
SoundwaveBoard Director2012 — 2016Dublin, Ireland
LesConciergesBoard Director2005 — 2015San Francisco, California
Zattikka PLCBoard Director2012 — 2013London, England

Skills & more

Private EquityVenture CapitalStart-upsEntrepreneurship54Due Diligence19Valuation13Portfolio Management10Investments16Investor Relations13Angel Investing26Incubation9Strategy

+8 more

Corporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningBusiness DevelopmentGrowth StrategiesStrategic ConsultingManagement ConsultingCorporate Finance

Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme — The University of Oxford Said Business School

From Matthew's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

ApplePie CapitalBitwiseConcept Art HouseConcept LabsFlameCoHashKey CapitalQurrentSecuritizeSoundwave

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

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 Art House, Concept Labs, FlameCo, HashKey Capital, Qurrent, Securitize, Soundwave.
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, Open Scholarship)); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Directors' Consortium).