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Chapter One

Chapter One

Venture Capital
United StatesEst. Jan 1, 201736 investments

> Chapter One is a first-check crypto fund focused on the web economy. The limited partners include Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Category: Crypto-Native Fund Founded: Jan , Location: United States

Portfolio

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Bond Protocol
Bond Protocol

A platform for DeFi protocols to acquire their own liquidity

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Cartridge
Cartridge

The starknet gaming console

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Fanhouse
Fanhouse

Web3 social tool

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FirstFloor
FirstFloor

The easiest way to discover NFT drops

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Flashnet
Flashnet

Bitcoin native trading platform

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Helius
Helius

Solana developer platform

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Hexens
Hexens

Blockchain security company

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Hyperbeat
Hyperbeat

Liquid Yield on Hyperliquid

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Hyperbolic Labs
Hyperbolic Labs

The Open-Access AI Cloud

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MatchboxDAO
MatchboxDAO

Starkware-based on-chain gaming ecosystem

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Mevvy
Mevvy

MEV execution platform

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Paradigm
Paradigm

A Decentralized Relay Protocol

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Pearpop
Pearpop

The Creator Collaboration Platform

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Spindl
Spindl

Onchain Ads and Attribution Platform

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StarkWare
StarkWare

Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol

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Wonderverse
Wonderverse

DAO native tool

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Zcash Open Development Lab
Zcash Open Development Lab

Zcash Development Company

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Daylight
Daylight

Crypto wallet discovery service

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Dharma Labs
Dharma Labs

Cryptocurrency wallet company

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Dust Labs
Dust Labs

The firm behind popular NFT projects DeGods and y00ts

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Dynamic
Dynamic

Web3 authentication platform

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LayerZero
LayerZero

The universal cross-chain messaging layer

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Sweatcoin
Sweatcoin

Earn crypto with every step you take

Funding$13.0MJul 2022
Ondo Finance
Ondo Finance

Democratizing institutional finance with tokenized assets

Funding$10.0MJul 2022
The Graph
The Graph

Indexing protocol for open blockchain data

Funding$50.0MJan 2022
Portal
Portal

Onboarding the first billion gamers into Web3.

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Ether.Fi
Ether.Fi

Non-custodial liquid restaking for Ethereum.

Funding$27.0MFeb 2024
Nillion
Nillion

The first Blind Computer for private data

Funding$25.0MOct 2024
Ocean Protocol
Ocean Protocol

Decentralized data and compute marketplace for AI

Funding$1.8MMar 2019
Reserve protocol
Reserve protocol

Create asset-backed currencies for the world

Private$2.0MDec 2018
Fleek
Fleek

AI agent launchpad for efficient inference

Series A$25.0MNov 2022
Elixir
Elixir

Institutional liquidity for the next generation of DeFi

Series A$7.5MMar 2025
Syndicate
Syndicatedefunct

Programmable smart rollups for customizable appchains

Funding$800KApr 2026
Phi
Phidefunct

Open credentialing protocol for on-chain identity

Seed$2.0MFeb 2023
Compound
Compound

Autonomous lending for open finance.

Series A$25.0MNov 2019
Flip
Flip

NFT marketplace aggregator

Funding

News

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@layerzero_coreJul 2026

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@wsjJul 2026

Phase 1 of the $100K Trust Wallet x @OndoFinance competition ends tomorrow at 10am UTC and Phase 2 will begin immediately. Reminder: in Phase 2, top 1,000 holders of eligible Ondo assets will win $15 each. 0% swap fees on Ondo RWAs, right from your self-custodial Trust Wallet. Learn more: trustwa

@trustwalletJul 2026

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Crypto BriefingJul 2026

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@bitmantwJul 2026

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@humafinanceJul 2026

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@beeboopxJul 2026

📢🪧 Iggy has a reminder. Good habits compound too. https://t.co/ATEe9wBNAX

@benqifinanceJul 2026

Smac at Compound backed Manifest. @compoundvc is one of the original thesis-driven crypto firms, investing since 2016. They've been backing the durable stuff since before durable was a thing. Glad to have you on the team @0xsmac.

@0xsmacJul 2026

1/ 🚀 Tokenized stock volume nearly doubled to $459M this week Trust Wallet and Binance Wallet both launched trading competitions on Ondo's tokenized securities, and the volume followed. On-chain volume hit $458.6M (+57% WoW) while active traders actually fell to 20,295 (-11%). By issuer this we

@coinmarketcapJul 2026