# Matthew Liu

> Matthew Liu is a pre-seed investor at Origin Protocol (San Francisco) backing Software and Cooking. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Origin Protocol](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/originprotocol)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewliu/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/matthewliu
- Website: http://www.originprotocol.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/matthewliu

Matthew Liu is a pre-seed investor at Origin Protocol in San Francisco focused on Software and Cooking. Matthew Liu is the Co-founder at Origin Protocol. He attended Stanford University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Cooking | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daydaycook | DayDayCook was founded in December, 2012. They are Hong Kong’s largest cooking multimedia platform and have community with monthly users totaly more than 400,000. Today, as more and more users aspire to a higher quality of life, food safety, and health, DayDayCook has become a platform for original recipes and cooking advice, helping their users tomaintain a healthy lifestyle.DayDayCook inspires a young generation to cook and enjoy both traditional and modern Asian recipes through a variety of distribution channels including digital and traditional publishing with high quality and easy-to-follow recipes.DayDayCook has millions of monthly viewers over its broad reach including website, mobile apps, videos, and books. With a strong and dedicated fan base including over 275,000 Facebook fans, DayDayCook also brings goods to the consumer through its e-commerce store 'The DayDayCook Shop' | $228M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Apollo ID | Powering the future of hospitality & entertainment globally. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Mar 15, 2024 |  |
| XMTP | XMTP is an open, crypto-native communication protocol that connects communities, applications, and users. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $20M | Series A | Aug 31, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sound Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sound-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [a16z crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alchemy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemy-insights) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anson Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anson-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atelier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atelier-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Origin Protocol

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Origin is a protocol for creating sharing economy marketplaces using the Ethereum blockchain and IPFS. It empowers developers and businesses to build decentralized marketplaces on the blockchain. Its protocol makes it easy to create and manage listings for the fractional usage of assets and services.Origin allows buyers and sellers to discovereach other, browse listings, make bookings, leave ratings and reviews, and much more.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at Origin Protocol.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Josh Fraser | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-fraser |
| Matthew Liu | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-liu |
| Coleman Maher | Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coleman-maher |
| Cuong Do | Senior Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cuong-do |
| David Segura | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-segura |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Liu invest in?

Matthew Liu invests primarily in Software, Cooking and Internet startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Matthew Liu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Liu closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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