# Chapter One Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Chapter One Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 48 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/chapter-one (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Chapter One Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 48 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $5.6M, Sept 2026

Pre-seed Seed Series A Blockchain Defi Web 3

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**50%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 48 on record

Since the last cheque **140** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.7M** Rounds led **0 of 48** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 74%**

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## Chapter One Ventures highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.4M

## What they do

> The Most Product-Obsessed Venture Firm From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $5K – $200K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Blockchain Defi Web 3
- **Based in:** West Hollywood, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **48 appearances**

- **2026** 5 rounds
- **Jun** **[General Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-intuition)** Series A · US · Golden Egg Check **$300M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Fether Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/fether-labs)** Seed · GB **$524K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Zcash Open Development Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/zcash-open-development-lab)** Seed · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Math](https://millionrounds.com/company/math)** Seed · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[General Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-intuition)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2025** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Rork](https://millionrounds.com/company/rork)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Ground](https://millionrounds.com/company/ground)** Pre-seed · US **$3.6M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Glue](https://millionrounds.com/company/glue)** Series A · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Bulk](https://millionrounds.com/company/bulk)** Seed · Ventureburn **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Metal](https://millionrounds.com/company/metal)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$5.0M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Hyperbeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperbeat)** Seed · PA **$5.2M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Better Auth](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-auth)** Seed · ET · TechCrunch **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Antimetal](https://millionrounds.com/company/antimetal)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Flashnet](https://millionrounds.com/company/flashnet)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **2024** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hyperbolic](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperbolic)** Series A · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Fiamma](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiamma)** Seed **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Phi](https://millionrounds.com/company/phi)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Nillion](https://millionrounds.com/company/nillion)** Venture · CH **$25M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Helius](https://millionrounds.com/company/helius)** Series B · CA **$22M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Raycast](https://millionrounds.com/company/raycast)** Series B · GB **$30M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Daylight](https://millionrounds.com/company/daylight)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Spline](https://millionrounds.com/company/spline)** Series A · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Ragie AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ragie-ai)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Avail](https://millionrounds.com/company/avail)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Ondo Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/ondo-finance)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Squid](https://millionrounds.com/company/squid)** Series A · CH **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **2023** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[AltQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/altq)** Pre-seed · CA **$368K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Campaign](https://millionrounds.com/company/campaign)** Pre-seed · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[OthersideAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/othersideai)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Portal](https://millionrounds.com/company/portal)** Seed · US **$5.3M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Ponto](https://millionrounds.com/company/ponto)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2022** 12 rounds
- **Nov** **[Pearpop](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearpop)** Series A · US **$18M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Hexens](https://millionrounds.com/company/hexens)** Seed · GB **$4.2M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Wahyoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/wahyoo)** Series B **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Dust Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dust-labs)** Seed · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[MatchboxDAO](https://millionrounds.com/company/matchboxdao)** Seed **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Endaoment](https://millionrounds.com/company/endaoment)** Venture · US **$6.7M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Runway Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/runway-health)** Pre-seed · US **$1.5M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Truv](https://millionrounds.com/company/truv)** Series A · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[ShapeShift](https://millionrounds.com/company/shapeshift)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 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 registration **5 named**

JM **Jeff Morris** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JM **Jeff Morris Jr.** Manager i Filing they signed

JA **Jeffrey Albert Morris Jr.** Managing Director i Form ADV

JG **Jeffrey Grimberg** Authorized person of the manager i Filing they signed

QR **Quinn Rotchford** President of the manager i Filing 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

**$106M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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

- [Onstage 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onstage)

Most recent commitments

- [Onstage Fund I](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onstage)

New fund on file

**$5.6M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$6.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.4M**

Led 0 of 48 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $5K – $200K
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *18*
- Venture *12*
- Series A said *10*
- Pre-seed said *4*
- Series B said *4*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 11
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) 5
- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 5
- [Framework Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/framework-ventures) 4
- [Robot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robot-ventures) 4
- [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) 3

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## 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 Combinator** Accelerator **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Framework Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/framework-ventures)[**Robot Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robot-ventures)[**Abstract Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Polygon** Hedge fund **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polygon)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Base10 Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Chapter One Ventures put money into.

[**General Intuition** $300M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-intuition)[**Fether Labs** $524K · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fether-labs)[**Rork** Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/rork)[**Ground** $3.6M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/ground)[**Bulk** $8.0M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/bulk)[**Metal** $5.0M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/metal)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 3 Aug 2021 · 46 min Jeff Morris, Jr. on finding your own fund/market fit, having like Lightspeed and Sequoia as LPs, and the ever-changing dynamic between entrepreneurs and VCs With [Jeff Morris](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-morris) Mentions [Chapter One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chapter-one) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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