# Chainlayer

> Chainlayer is a VC fund in Utrecht backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chainlayer
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/chainlayerio?lang=en
- Website: https://www.chainlayer.io/

Chainlayer is a VC fund in Utrecht focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. ChainLayer strives for healthy consensus and security on proof of stake networks as well as providing fast, secure, and accurate oracle data.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Chainlayer. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Chainlayer. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/chainlayer?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 4 | 80% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 60% |
| Privacy | 2 | 40% |
| Web3 | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Sweden | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian A. | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-a-93cb |
| Peter van Mourik | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-van-mourik |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lava Network | Lava Network aims to be a marketplace for blockchain data. | $15M | Seed | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| MetaMirror | "MetaMirror is a company specializing in Decentralized Identity (DID), focused on empowering individuals with control over their personal data. Our solution utilizes the privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure of Oasis Network to facilitate ethical data monetization, ensuring the privacy of users.Our process begins with users tokenizingtheir Web2 and Web3 data into confidential personal data assets. These assets are then managed by a smart DID, known as AI Buddy. By analyzing the user's identity properties, such as demographics and preferences, AI Buddy identifies earning opportunities, such as paid ads and surveys, and offers data-driven services to generate income for the user." | $750K | Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| NuLink | NuLink provides privacy-preserving technology for decentralized applications via APIs. We enable and make it easy for developers, startups, small businesses and enterprises to build their own applications with all the best security and privacy practices. | $4M | Seed | Nov 29, 2021 |  |
| Bumper | BUMPER is a DeFi price protection protocol that protects the value of crypto assets. | $10M | Initial Coin Offering | Apr 28, 2021 |  |
| Unslashed Finance | Unslashed Finance provides insurance products for crypto assets. | $2M | Seed | Mar 04, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lemniscap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lemniscap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alphabit Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphabit-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ARKN Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkn-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Autonomy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autonomy-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beachhead Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beachhead-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BitScale](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitscale-4998) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Chainlayer invest in?

Chainlayer invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Privacy startups, most often at Seed and Initial Coin Offering stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chainlayer's check size?

Chainlayer typically joins rounds of $750k–$15M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chainlayer participates in.

### How do I contact Chainlayer?

Public channels for Chainlayer include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Chainlayer?

The team at Chainlayer includes Christian A. (Co-Founder) and Peter van Mourik (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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