INACTIVE/DISSOLVED
Founded
1 Mar 2013
Operating until
30 Oct 2019
Address
Layer Inc
San Francisco, CA
United States
Phone
Website
VCID: 1013916
Profile
Corporate information
Official name
Layer, Inc.
Investment activity status
Not investing
Company type
Creative platform for presenting your work, discovering new art, and connecting with others.Funding
Funding rounds
Series B USD 15,000,000
USD 15,000,000 (5 Mar 2017)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Greycroft Partners LLC | Venture capital partnership formed to invest in promising digital media companies, including both business and consumer-focused ventures | United States | Initial investment. Led the round. |
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CME Ventures LLC | The venture capital arm of the CME Group. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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e.ventures | Global venture capital firm | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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M12 | The corporate venturing arm of Microsoft. | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Salesforce Ventures | Salesforce's corporate investment group. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Series A USD 14,500,000
USD 14,500,000 (8 May 2014)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fuel Capital | Early-stage venture capital firm focused on consumer, SaaS, and cloud infrastructure companies. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Homebrew | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Tuesday Capital | Seed stage venture capital fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Series A USD 7,000,000
USD 7,000,000 (7 May 2014)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Homebrew | United States | Initial investment. Led the round. | |
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Fuel Capital | Early-stage venture capital firm focused on consumer, SaaS, and cloud infrastructure companies. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Morado Venture Partners | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Promus Ventures | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Salesforce Ventures | Salesforce's corporate investment group. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Social Discovery Ventures | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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Tuesday Capital | Seed stage venture capital fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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AME Cloud Ventures | Venture capital firm focused on seed to later stage companies building infrastructure and value chains around data. | United States | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
Seed USD 6,000,000
USD 6,000,000 (29 Oct 2013)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AME Cloud Ventures | Venture capital firm focused on seed to later stage companies building infrastructure and value chains around data. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Ashvin Patel | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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DCVC Management Co LLC | Venture capital firm that invests in companies that are driving the big data and deep compute secular trend. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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e.ventures | Global venture capital firm | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Fuel Capital | Early-stage venture capital firm focused on consumer, SaaS, and cloud infrastructure companies. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Greycroft Partners LLC | Venture capital partnership formed to invest in promising digital media companies, including both business and consumer-focused ventures | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Morado Venture Partners | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Promus Ventures | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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SV Angel | Silicon Valley-based angel fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Tuesday Capital | Seed stage venture capital fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Seed USD 1,500,000
USD 1,500,000 (13 Sep 2013)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anthem Venture Partners | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Bloomberg Beta | Venture fund manager focused broadly on the future of work. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. Roy Bahat |
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DCVC Management Co LLC | Venture capital firm that invests in companies that are driving the big data and deep compute secular trend. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Gordon Rubenstein | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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Pacific Partners LLC | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Promus Ventures | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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SV Angel | Silicon Valley-based angel fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Tuesday Capital | Seed stage venture capital fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
| Investor | Contacts | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
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AME Cloud Ventures Venture capital firm focused on seed to later stage companies building infrastructure and value chains around data. |
Seed Series A |
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Anthem Venture Partners |
+1 (310) 899-6225 |
Seed |
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Ashvin Patel |
Seed | |
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Bloomberg Beta Venture fund manager focused broadly on the future of work. |
Seed | |
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CME Ventures LLC The venture capital arm of the CME Group. |
Series B (exited) | |
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DCVC Management Co LLC Venture capital firm that invests in companies that are driving the big data and deep compute secular trend. |
Seed | |
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Dream Incubator Inc |
Venture | |
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e.ventures Global venture capital firm |
Seed Series B (exited) |
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Fuel Capital Early-stage venture capital firm focused on consumer, SaaS, and cloud infrastructure companies. |
Seed Series A |
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Greycroft Partners LLC Venture capital partnership formed to invest in promising digital media companies, including both business and consumer-focused ventures |
Seed Series B (exited) |
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Homebrew |
Series A | |
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M12 The corporate venturing arm of Microsoft. |
Series B (exited) | |
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Morado Venture Partners |
Seed Series A Series B |
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Pacific Partners LLC |
Seed | |
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Promus Ventures |
Seed Series A |
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Salesforce Ventures Salesforce's corporate investment group. |
Series A Series B (exited) |
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Social Discovery Ventures |
Series A Venture |
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SV Angel Silicon Valley-based angel fund. |
+1 (650) 854-4500 |
Seed |
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Tuesday Capital Seed stage venture capital fund. |
Seed Series A |