CrossLayer Capital is a Venture Fund of Funds focused exclusively on the blockchain ecosystem. Founded by experienced investors and allocators, CrossLayer is a long-term, technology driven investment platform. We back established and emerging venture managers investing in the next generation of blockchain based startups and protocols. Beyond investing, we strive to be a partner to allocators seeking to access and invest in blockchain technologies.
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Our team
Backed by leading institutions, we have spent over two decades as investors and capital allocators and have been investing with blockchain managers since 2018.
Bo Shao is a co-founder and Chairman of CrossLayer Capital. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of the Evolve Foundation. Previously Bo was a founding managing partner of Matrix Partners China, a leading venture capital firm with over $8 billion dollars under management and over 700 investments. Bo is also a serial entrepreneur and co-founded EachNet, BabyTree, NovaMed, Nuance Biotech, and Parent Lab. Bo was early investor in Bitcoin and Ethereum and an active investor in crypto broadly. He holds a BA and MBA from Harvard.
Drew Myers is a co-founder and Managing Partner of CrossLayer Capital. Drew was previously a Managing Director at Makena Capital where he spent 12 years on Makena’s Private Equity team focused on Venture Capital. Drew developed the firm’s thesis for crypto and blockchain and led the firm’s investments in the space over three years. Drew has a BA from Eugene Lang College and an MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Thomas Rogers is a Principal at CrossLayer Capital. Thomas previously spent 2.5 years at Makena Capital working on the Private Equity and Risk Management teams. Thomas worked closely with Drew on all blockchain investments at Makena. Thomas has a BS and MS from Stanford University.