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Who invested in Layer1?
Layer1's investors include Peter Thiel, Digital Currency Group and Jeffrey Tarrant.
2019
$2.1MSeed$50MRound
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in Layer1
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$52Mraised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources
$2.1MSeed$50MRound
- Latest round
- Round, $50MOct 2019
- Step-upi
- 23.8×
- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $2.1M Dec 2018
- Biggest round
- $50M Round · Oct 2019
- Between rounds
- 10 months from the last two
The rounds
- Oct 2019
- Dec 2018
Founders and team
From Layer1's own website: 3 founders, 7 on the team.
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
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Quick answers about Layer1
How much has Layer1 raised?
Layer1 has raised $52M across 2 rounds since 2018.
When did Layer1 last raise?
Layer1's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $50M in Oct 2019.
What was Layer1's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $50M in Oct 2019, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Layer1 first?
Layer1's first round on record, in Dec 2018, was backed by Digital Currency Group, Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Tarrant.
What stage is Layer1 at?
Layer1's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2019.
Where is Layer1 based?
Layer1 is based in the United States.
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