# Chapter One

> Chapter One is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Software and FinTech. See 95 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 95
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Fund size: $40M
- Last fund: Dec 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chapter-one-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/chapterone
- Website: https://chapterone.com/

Chapter One is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Software and FinTech. The venture firm for product-driven companies

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Chapter One. Shizune tracks 7 team members at Chapter One. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/chapter-one-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$20M |
| Pre-Seed | $368k–$3M |
| Series A | $9.5M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 30 | 32% |
| FinTech | 19 | 20% |
| Blockchain | 19 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 17 | 18% |
| Cryptocurrency | 16 | 17% |

89 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 58 | 61% |
| Series A | 14 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 5% |
| Series B | 3 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 58 | 61% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 3% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Labossiere | Investment Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-labossiere |
| Anand Iyer | LP | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-iyer |
| Doug Dyer | CFO & COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-dyer-a1f0 |
| Jamesin Seidel | Investment Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamesin-seidel-bc27 |
| Jeff Morris Jr. | Founder & Managing Partner | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-morris-jr |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alfred | Alfred is a software startup focused on accelerating the research and development (R&D) timelines for robotics, autonomous vehicles, and advanced hardware manufacturing. |  | Seed | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Fether Labs | Fether Labs is a UK-based startup developing wrist-worn XR hand-tracking and haptic hardware. Their technology enables precise gesture control and immersive interaction in extended reality environments, enhancing VR/AR experiences for gaming, training, and digital collaboration. | $524.3K | Seed | May 28, 2026 |  |
| Blackstar Computers | Blackstar Computers is a forward-looking company dedicated to reshaping the computing experience by innovating across hardware design, operating systems, and human–computer interaction. It aims to create tightly integrated systems where performance, usability, and adaptability work seamlessly together, rethinking how users interact with technologythrough more intuitive interfaces, smarter software, and purpose-built devices that enhance productivity, creativity, and everyday digital experiences. | $12M | Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Zcash Open Development Lab | Zodl is a mobile wallet for sending and managing private Zcash transactions, with encrypted payments and full user control of funds. | $25M | Seed | Mar 09, 2026 |  |
| Erebor Bank, N.A. | Erebor is a nationally chartered bank designed for the new innovation economy. | $350M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| Lighter | Lighter develops software focused on financial applications. It designs tools to support financial tasks and processes. The company creates solutions for various financial needs. Its products aim to streamline financial activities. Lighter specializes in software development for finance. | $68M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| General Intuition | General Intuition is a frontier research lab focused on teaching machines to learn and adapt through play, aiming to build artificial intelligence that can perceive, anticipate, and improvise in real-world dynamics, with gaming as a central domain for testing and innovation. | $133.7M | Seed | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Glue | Glue allows users to communicate with colleagues without moving workspaces, channel fatigue, loud alerts, or complicated setup. Glue is headquartered in San Francisco, California and was founded in 2021. | $20M | Series A | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Glue | Glue is an AI technology company that provides an AI-native work chat platform. | $20M | Series A | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| BULK Trade | One Exchange Infinite Markets | $8M | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |

10 of 95 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Slow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slow-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Distributed Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/distributed-global) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Chapter One invest in?

Chapter One invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 95 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chapter One's check size?

Chapter One typically joins rounds of $2M–$20M at Seed, $368k–$3M at Pre-Seed and $9.5M–$31M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chapter One participates in.

### How do I contact Chapter One?

Public channels for Chapter One 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 Chapter One?

The team at Chapter One includes Alex Labossiere (Investment Partner), Anand Iyer (LP) and Doug Dyer (CFO & COO), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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