Liam Horne
Overview
Liam Horne is an angel investor and entrepreneur specializing in blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. He is the CEO of OP Labs, a role he has held since 2021. Prior to that, he co-founded ETHGlobal in 2017, leading the largest developer community in Web3, with over 5,000 projects built by more than 30,000 hackers across 40 virtual and in-person hackathons worldwide. During his tenure at ETHGlobal, he launched a $50 million fund and made seed investments into companies like OpenSea, Celer, and Ramp Network. Additionally, he co-founded L4, where he led the research and engineering team producing open-source software for off-chain blockchain scalability, including integrations with The Graph. From 2016 to 2017, he served as the Director of Engineering at Atomic, building engineering and data science teams for startups and launching Atomic's Canadian engineering offices, which led to the founding of Terminal. From 2013 to 2016, he was the CTO of PiinPoint, developing a product to identify optimal locations for new stores, utilized by companies such as Tim Hortons, H&R Block, TJX, Colliers, Burger King, Circle K, Cushman & Wakefield, and JLL. He attended the University of Waterloo from 2012 to 2014, studying Computer Science, before dropping out to start a startup. His interests include the adoption of stablecoins in markets with unstable local currencies, protocols and standards for scaling Ethereum blockspace, programmable cryptography, and the growth of the Ethereum community and developer ecosystem through initiatives like hackathons. He has invested in numerous startups, including Othership, QA Wolf, Daimo, Erebor, Stable, Farcaster, Ambrook, Mercantile, Software Applications Incorporated, Conduit, Splits, Axiom, OpenSea, Agora, and many more. He is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Investment Focus
- Innovative blockchain and cryptocurrency projects
- Strong technical teams
- Scalable business models
- Potential for significant market impact
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Liam Horne invest in?
Liam Horne invests in Technology, Healthcare, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Media and Software, and is based in California, United States. Liam Horne is listed as a angel investor in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Liam Horne invest at?
Liam Horne backs companies at Seed, Early Stage, Series A and Series B, writing cheques of 5M - 37M.
Which regions does Liam Horne invest in?
Liam Horne invests across United States and Canada.
What companies has Liam Horne invested in?
Liam Horne's portfolio includes OpenSea, Conduit, QA Wolf, Agora, Farcaster, Stable, Ramp Network and Axiom.
How do I contact Liam Horne?
Liam Horne's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of the team.
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