# Matthew Le Merle at Keiretsu Forum > Matthew Le Merle, Managing Partner at Keiretsu Forum. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its... Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-le-merle (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Orinda, US · Angel network # Matthew Le Merle Managing Partner at [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) Latest rounds - **Soundwave** Seed · $1M Oct 2012 Backs *Consumer Apps* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Oct 2012 - **Filings:** 20 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 episodes - **Books:** 1 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 20 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Keiretsu Forum - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=matthew-le-merle)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=matthew-le-merle) ## The firm [**Keiretsu Forum** Angel network · US **14** cheques in 12 months **184** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $1M - **Active:** 2012 2012 - [Soundwave](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundwave) *Seed* **$1M** *IE* Oct 2012 Joined · +3 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Consumer Apps **1** Alongside - [ACT Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unique-lifestyle-homes-limited) - [Enterprise Ireland *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) - [Radical Investments *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radical-investments) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Managing Member of the Issuer since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era)** Managing Member of the Managing Member of the Managing Member since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era Coinvestors - TYTL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era-coinvestors-tytl)** Managing Member of the Managing Member of the Issuer since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blockchain Coinvestors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-coinvestors)** Managing Member of the General Partner and the General Partner of the Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blockchain Coinvestors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-coinvestors)** Managing Member of the General Partner and Managing Member of the General Partner of the Investment Manager. since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blockchain Coinvestors Fund VII-A](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-coinvestors-fund-vii-a)** Managing Member of the General Partner and Managing Member of the Investment Manager since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era)** Managing Member of the General Partner and the Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era Coinvestors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era-coinvestors)** Managing Member of the General Partner and the Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blockchain Coinvestors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-coinvestors)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer and Managing Member of the Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blockchain Coinvestors Early Stage Token](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-coinvestors-early-stage-token)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer and the Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era)** Managing Member of the Managing Member of the Issuer on 8 filings · since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era)** Managing Member of the Managing Member of the Issuer and Managing Member of the Investment Manager of the Issuer. on 2 filings · since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Fifth Era Coinvestors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-era-coinvestors)** Managing Member of the Managing Member of the Issuer on 21 filings · since 2024 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Keiretsu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-capital)** Manager of the General Partner. on 3 filings · since 2024 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[Blockchain Coinvestors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-coinvestors)** Managing Member of the General Partner and Managing Member of the Managing Member of the General Partner of the Investment Manager on 2 filings · since 2024 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blockchain Coinvestors Mid Stage Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-coinvestors-mid-stage-growth)** Managing Member of the General Partner and Investment Manager of the Issuer. on 3 filings · since 2024 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Blockchain Coinvestors Fund III Parallel, LP** Managing Member of the General Partner and Managing Member of the General Partner of the Investment Manager. since 2023 - SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Blockchain Coinvestors Mid Stage Growth Fund LP** Managing Member of the General Partner and Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2023 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Blockchain Coinvestors Fund III, LP** Managing Member of the General Partner and the General Partner of the Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2023 - SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Blockchain Coinvestors, LP** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer and Managing Member of the General Partner of the Investment Manager of the Issuer. since 2022 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Keiretsu Forum - [**Alphan Manas** Chairman - Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alphan-manas) - [**Aydonat Atasever** Managing Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aydonat-atasever) - [**David Hildebrandt** Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-hildebrandt) - [**Ima Mampilly** General Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ima-mampilly) - [**Joe Ponsonby** Director - Irl *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-ponsonby) - [**Julian P** Angel Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/julian-p) - [**Robert Novelli** Angel Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/robert-novelli) - [**Steve Morrow** Angel Investor, Consultant, Advisor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-morrow) ## Their book - Build Your Fortune in the Fifth Era: How Angel Investors, VCs, and Entrepreneurs Prosper in an Age of Unprecedented Innovation Matthew Le Merle · 2017 3.54 from 24 ratings on Goodreads About the book #1 BEST-SELLER in 7 Categories The Internet didn’t even exist 30 years ago, and now billions of people are connected to the web every day, and remarkable new technologies have been invented that will dramatically change the way humans exist on our planet. This emerging playing… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Silicon Valley Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-silicon-valley-podcast) · 16 Dec 2025 · 40 min Ep 280 The Future of Finance & Blockchain with Matthew Le Merle With [Matthew Le Merle](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-le-merle) Their book [Build Your Fortune in the Fifth Era](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-le-merle#books) About this episode Guest: Matthew Le Merle, CEO & Managing Partner, Blockchain Coinvestors About the Guest: Matthew Le Merle is a leading figure in early-stage venture capital, having previously managed Keiretsu, the world's largest angel network. In 2014, he made a strategic pivot into the digital asset space,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=matthew-le-merle). ## Find people like Matthew Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)