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Chapter One Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 48 cheques on record.

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VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $5.6M, Sept 2026

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABlockchainDefiWeb 3

Deploying now
50%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 48 on record
Since the last cheque140days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.7MRounds led0 of 48Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 74%
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Chapter One Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.4M

What they do

The Most Product-Obsessed Venture FirmFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$5K – $200K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
BlockchainDefiWeb 3
Based in
West Hollywood, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first48 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Jun
    General IntuitionSeries A · US · Golden Egg Check$300MWith 11 others
  3. May
    Fether LabsSeed · GB$524KWith 2 others
  4. Mar
    Zcash Open Development LabSeed · US$25MWith 4 others
  5. Mar
    MathSeed · US$15MWith 2 others
  6. Jan
    General IntuitionVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  7. 2025

    9 rounds

  8. Dec
    RorkVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. Oct
    GroundPre-seed · US$3.6MWith 3 others
  10. Oct
    GlueSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  11. Sept
    BulkSeed · Ventureburn$8.0MWith 5 others
  12. Sept
    MetalSeed · US · AlleyWatch$5.0MWith 7 others
  13. Aug
    HyperbeatSeed · PA$5.2MWith 2 others
  14. Jun
    Better AuthSeed · ET · TechCrunch$5.0MWith 3 others
  15. Jun
    AntimetalSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$20MWith 4 others
  16. Feb
    FlashnetSeed · US$4.5MWith 4 others
  17. 2024

    12 rounds

  18. Dec
    HyperbolicSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  19. Dec
    FiammaSeed$4.0MWith 1 other
  20. Nov
    PhiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  21. Oct
    NillionVenture · CH$25MWith 3 others
  22. Sept
    HeliusSeries B · CA$22MWith 4 others
  23. Sept
    RaycastSeries B · GB$30MWith 4 others
  24. Sept
    DaylightVenture · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  25. Aug
    SplineSeries A · US$10MWith 4 others
  26. Jul
    Ragie AISeed · US$5.5MWith 2 others
  27. Jun
    AvailVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  28. Jan
    Ondo FinanceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  29. Jan
    SquidSeries A · CH$4.0MWith 3 others
  30. 2023

    5 rounds

  31. Sept
    AltQPre-seed · CA$368KSole investor
  32. Aug
    CampaignPre-seed · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    OthersideAISeed · US$2.8MWith 3 others
  34. Feb
    PortalSeed · US$5.3MWith 4 others
  35. Jan
    PontoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  36. 2022

    12 rounds

  37. Nov
    PearpopSeries A · US$18MWith 6 others
  38. Oct
    HexensSeed · GB$4.2MWith 2 others
  39. Oct
    WahyooSeries B$6.5MWith 2 others
  40. Sept
    Dust LabsSeed · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  41. Aug
    MatchboxDAOSeed$7.5MWith 3 others
  42. Jun
    EndaomentVenture · US$6.7MWith 4 others
  43. Jun
    Runway HealthPre-seed · US$1.5MWith 5 others
  44. Mar
    TruvSeries A · US$25MWith 5 others
  45. Mar
    ShapeShiftVenture · USUndisclosedWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

JMJeff MorrisManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JMJeff Morris Jr.ManageriFiling they signed
JAJeffrey Albert Morris Jr.Managing DirectoriForm ADV
JGJeffrey GrimbergAuthorized person of the manageriFiling they signed
QRQuinn RotchfordPresident of the manageriFiling they signed

We also hold 6 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$106Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Chapter One, PAGE ONE LLC
SEC number
CRD 316964

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Chapter One Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator11rounds togetherCoinbase VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherSlow VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherFramework VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherRobot VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherAbstract VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm3rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm3rounds togetherPolygonHedge fund3rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherBase10 PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Chapter One Ventures put money into.

General Intuition$300M · Jun 2026Fether Labs$524K · May 2026RorkDec 2025Ground$3.6M · Oct 2025Bulk$8.0M · Sept 2025Metal$5.0M · Sept 2025

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Chapter One Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Chapter One Ventures

What does Chapter One Ventures invest in?

Chapter One Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Blockchain, Defi and Web 3.

How active is Chapter One Ventures?

48 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Chapter One Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: General Intuition (Series A, Jun 2026), Fether Labs (Seed, May 2026) and Zcash Open Development Lab (Seed, Mar 2026).

How big are Chapter One Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.7M.

Does Chapter One Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 48 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Chapter One Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (74%), the United Kingdom (9%) and Switzerland (6%).

Is Chapter One Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Chapter One Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (11 rounds together), Coinbase Ventures (5 rounds together) and Slow Ventures (5 rounds together).

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