About Breyerlabs
Breyerlabs is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Menlo Park, United States. As of Jul 2022, Breyerlabs has invested in 42 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Blockchain Technology and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of AltLayer Overall, Breyerlabs portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Circle, Step and Bitcoin. A lot of funds co-invest with Breyerlabs, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Breyerlabs has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Breyerlabs' List of Top Investments
Breyerlabs has a portfolio of 42 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Bestow and Stash.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Kenya and 12 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, FinTech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Breyerlabs:1. Circle
Cross-border payment solution for businesses focusing on cryptocurrency. It offers a payments API for payment processing, a payouts API for global payouts solutions, and more. The mobile application is available for Android users.
Key facts about Circle
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.5B
- Employee Count: 1,402 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, 2020 Ventures and 50 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 22, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. KuCoin
Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform. It enables users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, and more. It provides APIs, market analysis charts, insights, current pricing lists as assistance to the trader, and more. It offers multiple features, including futures trading, a built-in P2P exchange, purchasing cryptocurrencies with a credit or debit card, and exchange services.
Key facts about KuCoin
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Mahe (Seychelles)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $180M
- Employee Count: 1,062 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Jump Crypto, Breyerlabs and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 21, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Citizen
Citizen is a digital media application which provides instant notifications and live broadcasts of locally reported crimes and incidents. Real-time updates, including videos, are provided by other users through the app itself. In addition, users can chat and communicate within the app to share information. Its mobile application is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Citizen
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $144M
- Employee Count: 216 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Greycroft, Haystack and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. BITMAIN
Developer of hardware solutions for crypto mining. It provides users with a platform that is based on the application-specific integrated chip miner technology for Bitcoin mining. It also offers cloud solutions, for blockchain and artificial intelligence applications.
Key facts about BITMAIN
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $950M
- Employee Count: 433 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: HPR Capital, SIB Investment Group and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 13, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Step
Step is a digital bank for consumers. It has its banking license through a partnership program. It offers services such as savings account, NFC-enabled prepaid cards for online/offline purchases, money transfers, and more. It also offers an app-based platform that is available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Step
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $176M
- Employee Count: 276 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Coatue and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Oct 11, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Breyerlabs' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Breyerlabs has invested in 42 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in AltLayer and most recent follow-on round was in Stash.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Breyerlabs' Investments by Stage
Breyerlabs has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.53M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $23.3M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $70M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $56M and 1 investment in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $28M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 2 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Breyerlabs' Investments by Sector
Breyerlabs has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Blockchain Technology, FinTech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 27 Software companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
High Tech | 8 |
Blockchain Technology | 7 |
FinTech | 7 |
Consumer | 3 |
Others | 20 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Breyerlabs' Investments by Geography
Breyerlabs has made most investments in United States (11), followed by Kenya where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 11 |
Kenya | 2 |
Ghana | 1 |
Greece | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Breyerlabs' recent investments
Breyerlabs has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Breyerlabs:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 01, 2022 | Singapore | Seed | 6937 | [+8] | |
Jun 28, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2115 | [+9] | |
May 16, 2022 | United States | Series A | 6537 | [+6] | |
Mar 17, 2022 | United States | Series A | 5926 | [+8] | |
Mar 2022 | United States | Seed | 6062 |
Unicorns in Breyerlabs' Portfolio
Breyerlabs has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Viva and ZenBusiness. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Viva. It became a unicorn in 2022.Here is a list of unicorns in Breyerlabs' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Diversified payment processing solution for businesses | 2010 | Marousi | Series B | ulmddyj | ||
70 | Cloud based business incorporation platform | 2017 | Austin | Series C | s{jrng{ |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Breyerlabs' Portfolio
3 of Breyerlabs' portfolio companies have become public. Circle got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jun 2025 at marketcap of $6.22B and Bitcoin got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).Here are Breyerlabs' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 05, 2025 | - | - | 7450 | |
Feb 18, 2021 | - | - | 3971 | |
Jun 19, 2020 | Aug 06, 2020 | Post IPO | 6991 |
Acquired companies in Breyerlabs' Portfolio
5 companies from Breyerlabs' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Stash in Feb 2026 by Grab for $425M.Here are Breyerlabs' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 12, 2026 | Jun 28, 2017 | Series C | 9718 | |
Feb 09, 2026 | - | - | 8968 | |
Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 28, 2022 | Seed | 2015 | |
May 05, 2025 | Jul 10, 2021 | Seed | 1465 | |
Jul 21, 2021 | Aug 01, 2018 | Series A | 3059 |
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Team profile of Breyerlabs
Breyerlabs has a team of 1 member located in United States. Breyerlabs' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Breyerlabs
Over the past 9 years, 277 investors have co-invested in Breyerlabs's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Breyerlabs: SV Angel, Valar Ventures and 64 others have invested in rounds before Breyerlabs. There are 2 companies where SV Angel has invested before Breyerlabs and 2 companies where Valar Ventures has invested before Breyerlabs.
- Top Co-investors of Breyerlabs: 92 investors entered a company along with Breyerlabs. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (2 companies).
- Invested after Breyerlabs: A total of 119 investors have invested in Breyerlabs's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Breyer Capital (5 companies), OKX (3 companies) and SoftBank Vision Fund (2 companies).
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