Matthew Le Merle
Managing Partner at Keiretsu Forum
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
2004 - Current
Blockchain Coinvestors is the best way to invest in blockchain businesses. Our vision is that digital monies, commodities, and assets are inevitable and all of the world’s financial infrastructure must be upgraded. Blockchain Coinvestors’ investment strategies are now in their 10th year and to date, we have invested in 40+ pure-play blockchain venture capital funds in the Americas, Asia, and Europe and in a combined portfolio of 1.250+ blockchain companies and projects including 95 blockchain unicorns. www.blockchaincoinvestors.com
Advisor
2024
Financialize AI by enabling direct exposure to compute assets, yield, & derivatives
Chairman
2020
A public acquisition company to assist qualified blockchain unicorns enter the public markets.
Managing Partner
2006
Among the most active venture investors in the world backing over 300 companies in 2021 alone.
Keiretsu Forum is a California-based angel group that offers early, seed, and later stage venture, and debt financing investments.
Advisory Board Director
2013
A marketplace lender dedicated to the franchise industry.
ApplePie Capital is an alternative financing software platform designed for franchise businesses.
Raised $42,362,000.00 from ZMT Capital.
Advisory Board Director
2018
The world's first cryptocurrency index fund.
Bitwise is a crypto index fund manager for individuals, investment managers, and institutions navigating cryptocurrency.
Raised $84,500,000.00 from Khosla Ventures, Julie Zhuo, Adam Nash, Mary Cranston, Howard Akumiah, Highland Capital Partners, Charles Goldman, Henry Kravis, Ashley Yuki and Katia Verresen.
Advisory Board Director
2024
Chairman
2006 - 2024
Igniting fandom through digital ownership and the home of UFC Strike and Concept Art House digital entertainment studio.
Advisor
2021
A Layer 1 omnichain smart contract platform designed to deliver a more efficient, scalable, and secure mechanism for managing complex cross-chain interactions with minimal friction.
Galxe is the leading Web3 credential data network in the world.
Raised $10,000,000.00 from Unicode Digital, BluLive, Blockchain.com Ventures, Matrixport, Mirana, Smrti Lab, Multicoin Capital, Lattice Capital, The Spartan Group and Mask Network.
Advisory Board Director
2022
Asia's leading blockchain technology investment firm known for being Ethereum's earliest corporate investor in the region.
Advisory Board Director
2019
Chairman - Europe
2019 - 2021
The platform for the issuance and management of digital securities
Securitize is a technology company that enables digital securities, which are easier to own, simpler to manage, and faster to trade.
Raised $147,200,000.00 from Aptos, Paxos, Circle, Tradeweb, ParaFi Capital, BlackRock and Hamilton Lane.
Education
MBA
1986 - 1988
MA
1981 - 1984
Certificate in Blockchain Strategy
2018 - 2018
Short Course Certificate
2016 - 2016
Short Course Certificate
2017 - 2017