Jacob Mullins
Investor (Shasta) @ Layer1
San Francisco, United States
Jacob Mullins is a seed investor at Layer1 in San Francisco focused on Software and Apps. Jacob focuses on investments in the Emerging Platforms sector which includes Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Computer Vision and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality. He believes there will be an unprecedented increase in the utility and functionality of the camera with applications built “on top of” the camera and powered by AI andadvanced computer vision to place digital objects and experiences into our physical world. Jacob manages the Shasta Camera Fund, a dedicated pre-seed targeted fund that backs visionaries developing products in AR/VR and camera-first Computer Vision applications. Jacob led the firm’s investments and currently serves on the Boards of Camera IQ and Unblockable.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 63%
Last updated:
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Industries Jacob Mullins invests in
Stages Jacob Mullins invests in
Countries Jacob Mullins invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (25%)
- Apps 3 (19%)
- Virtual Reality 3 (19%)
- Augmented Reality 3 (19%)
- SaaS 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (44%)
- Series A 6 (38%)
- Funding Round 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 11 (69%)
- Canada 1 (6%)
- Switzerland 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Portal26
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Titaniam offers a platform that according to the company renders data immune to ransomware, cyberattacks, extortion, insider threats, accidental exposure and any data-related cyber event. | $9M / Series A / Nov 04, 2025 | |
Mesta
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Mesta, a fintech company changing global payment networks with hybrid fiat and stablecoin payment rails, has launched its cross-border payment platform. | $5.5M / Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | |
Mayday
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Mayday is a calendar assistant that helps you sustainably increase productivity while reducing the potential for burnout | $3M / Seed / Mar 07, 2022 | |
Mustard
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Mustard is an elite-level motion analysis app for broad athletics coaching. Mustard's platform conducts complex data analysis of video captured in-app on a player or coach's mobile phone and delivers easily understandable report cards along with personalized, actionable drills to optimize performance. The robust AI technology andapplication suite, to expand into additional sports, and to build out an elite and robust mental performance training platform for all athletes.Mustard was founded in 2019 by Tom House, Jason Goldsmith, Luke Collis, and Rocky Collis. | $3.8M / Seed / Jan 18, 2022 | |
GoFormz
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GoFormz helps its customers to transform into data-driven businesses with its mobile-first business productivity platform. GoFormz provides an easy and proven way for companies to mobilize their paper forms and turn them into smart mobile business applications. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Diego, California. | $20M / Series A / Sep 09, 2021 | |
Camera IQ
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Camera IQ is a camera experience manager that helps digital marketers create new worlds that customers love to explore.Camera marketing thrives at the intersection of experience design and spatial analytics. Camera IQ's technology integrates OS platforms, AR toolkits, and native apps into a single fabric, so brands can deliver captivatingexperiences at scale. | $5M / Series A / Sep 24, 2020 | |
Interplay Learning
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Interplay Learning is an information technology company that specializes in virtual reality and 3D solutions. It provides an online training platform that enables its users to conduct training via 3D simulations designed for career training in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), electrical, energy auditing, manufacturing, facilitymaintenance, and construction codes. | $5.5M / Series A / May 21, 2019 | |
RosieReality
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Rosie is an educational app for iPhone and iPad. The app is perfect for curious kids of ages 9 and up. Kids program Rosie the Robot using magical 3D shapes to explore AR puzzles. | $2.2M / Seed / Apr 25, 2019 | |
BigBox VR
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BigBox VR is a startup based in Seattle creating the future of online VR multiplayer games. Its mission is to combine platform-defining games, social communities, and competitive play to create a VR esport ecosystem. Founded in 2016 by game industry entrepreneurs who led successful exits and launched top-grossing live service products at Valve,Disney, Sony, and Microsoft. The VC-backed company will launch the first FreeMotion battle royale VR game, POPULATION: ONE in 2019. FreeMotion gives players the freedom to climb anything and fly anywhere in VR. | $5M / Seed / Nov 08, 2018 | |
Unblockable
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Unblockable is on a mission to bring the world’s most coveted IP to the blockchain. By partnering with major sports leagues, player associations, entertainment and gaming brands, Unblockable is establishing itself as the leader in the non-fungible digital collectibles space. It is building a platform that empowers fans to buy, sell, and useblockchain based digital collectibles. It combines the collectibility of traditional sports collectibles, the utility of virtual goods, and the game play of fantasy sports, strategy games and more.Key Features: -Each athlete’s likeness and real-world performance are made into a unique token to represent that player-Each token is able to be bought and sold on Unblockable or any other crypto collectible exchange-Your collection of tokens unlocks functionality within Unblockable applications | $5M / Jun 28, 2018 | |
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Co-Investors
About Layer1
Layer1 builds turnkey, fully-integrated Bitcoin mining data centers that boost the profitability of energy assets and improve the reliability of electrical grids. The company's technology enables unique value creation through the innovative integration of energy systems with high-performance computing.Layer1 was founded in 2018 and isheadquartered in San Francisco, California.
Layer1 Contacts
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Alexander Liegl
Co-Founder/CEO
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FAQ
What does Jacob Mullins invest in?
Jacob Mullins invests primarily in Software, Apps and Virtual Reality startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Jacob Mullins last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jacob Mullins closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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