Chapter One Ventures

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$50 M

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Pre-seed Series B

Region of investment

North America South America Europe Asia
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Chapter One Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2017. The firm is led by General Partner Jeff Morris, Jr., a former VP of Product at Tinder, and Jamesin Seidel, who joined in 2022 with a background in anti-spam and online safety. The team is composed of former product leaders from companies like Tinder, Stripe, and Instagram, focusing on creating a robust founder experience.

The firm invests in sectors such as Web3, fintech, SaaS, AI, and developer tools, with a typical check size ranging from $500K to $2M. They focus on early-stage investments, including Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds, primarily within the USA. Chapter One Ventures manages a Crypto Fund with $50 million AUM, launched in 2021.

Notable portfolio companies include Framer - design tool, Substack - newsletter platform, and others. The firm emphasizes backing products that will define the future, offering support in talent, community, and data post-investment.

Industry

Web3 HRTech Energy Telecommunications Sports/SportsTech Software Security Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Gaming Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech SaaS AI Developer Tools Mobile/Apps Blockchain/Crypto Technology

Chapter One Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Crypto Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Fintech
Mobile/Apps
Blockchain/Crypto
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
Series A
North America
$5-10 m
$50 M
December 2021

Contacts

Name
Title
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Jeff Morris Jr. Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Jamesin Seidel Investment Partner
Investment Partner
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about Chapter One Ventures

Chapter One Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Series B, writing tickets of $5-10 m.
Chapter One Ventures is located in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Chapter One Ventures was founded in 2017.
Chapter One Ventures invests in companies and startups in Web3, HRTech, Energy, Telecommunications, Sports/SportsTech, Software, Security, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Gaming, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, SaaS, AI, Developer Tools, Mobile/Apps, Blockchain/Crypto, Technology.
Chapter One Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, South America, Europe, Asia.
Chapter One Ventures invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Series B.
Chapter One Ventures usually invests $5-10 m on average.
Chapter One Ventures has around $50m assets under management.
Chapter One Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2021-12-14
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