LayerOneVC is an early-stage venture fund focused on backing pre-seed and seed Web3 companies building on layer-one blockchains, founded by Ryan Bethencourt. LayerOneVC's Twitter Score is 5.5 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #167,121 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
LayerOneVC was launched by Ryan Bethencourt as a fund targeting early Web3 entrepreneurs, writing checks in the range of $50,000 to $250,000 per investment. By late 2022, the fund had raised approximately $3 million and deployed capital across roughly a dozen companies spanning cryptocurrency, NFT, and broader Web3 sectors. The advisory business is registered as Layer One Ventures, LLC with CRD number 322397, as identified in a Form ADV annual amendment filed in March 2025. The fund is backed by Anatoly Yakovenko.
LayerOneVC has participated in notable seed and strategic rounds within the Web3 ecosystem. The fund joined Exchange Art's $3.2 million seed round in September 2022, backing the Solana-based digital-art marketplace. LayerOneVC also participated in Squads' $5.7 million strategic round alongside Placeholder, Multicoin Capital, Jump Crypto, Delphi Digital, Solana Ventures, and other co-investors. LayerOneVC has published 15 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 2 accounts a total of 9 times.
LayerOneVC's fund portfolio includes Squads, Exchange Art, BoomBox Market and Synx.
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