Metalayer Fund I

United States
Pre Seed
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About Metalayer Fund I

Metalayer is a high-conviction, first-check venture capital firm founded by Andy Kangpan, David Winton, and Mickey Graham (former executives from Two Sigma Ventures and Chainlink Labs). The firm focuses on backing founders reinventing the financial system using blockchain technology, with key areas including capital markets infrastructure, stablecoin/payment applications, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. Based in New York / Delaware, investing globally. Up to 30 early-stage blockchain startups targeted.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Saas
Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage founder reinventing finance with blockchain

blockchain
DeFi
onchain finance
tokenization
financial infrastructure

Bullish Signals

$25M closed, 30 target portfolioexternal
GPs ex-Two Sigma Ventures & Chainlink Labsexternal
Partnered with Uniform Labs for RWA liquidityexternal
9 distinct portfolio verticals confirmedwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Narrow mandate: blockchain finance onlyexternal
No visible fund size or check rangeexternal
No GP LinkedIn or social profiles listedwebsite

Founder Do's

Build onchain financial rails or systems
Targeting institutional or global markets
Early-stage, pre-launch or first-check stage
Reinventing settlement, custody, or liquidity
Leverage blockchain for real-world asset use

Founder Don'ts

No consumer crypto or NFT plays
No late-stage or growth-stage startups
No non-blockchain fintech

Key GPs & Partners

AK
Andy Kangpan
Co-Founder & General Partner
fintechblockchaininstitutional
DW
David Winton
Co-Founder & General Partner
fintechblockchainquant
MG
Mickey Graham
Co-Founder & General Partner
fintechblockchaininstitutional

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$25M
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Key People

Andy Kangpan, David Winton, Mickey Graham

Andy KangpanCo-Founder & General Partner
David WintonCo-Founder & General Partner
Mickey GrahamCo-Founder & General Partner

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