Across protocol is a novel bridging method that combines an optimistic oracle, bonded relayers and single-sided liquidity pools to provide decentralized instant transactions from rollup chains to Ethereum mainnet
Paradigm
Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital
Irreducible
30 Jan, 2025, 00:00
$24m
Series A
Irreducible accelerates zero-knowledge proof generation by operating FPGA clusters tailored for cryptographic computations, supporting blockchain protocols
a16z crypto, Haun Ventures, USV, Variant, Standard Crypto
Monad
9 Apr, 2024, 00:00
$225m
optimized EVM blockchain
Paradigm
Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, eGirl Capital, Castle Island Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Rune Christensen, Robinson Burkey, Mert Mumtaz, Bryan Pellegrino, Eric Wall, Luca Netz, Saquon Barkley, Ansem, Hsaka, inversebrah
Ellipsis Labs
4 Apr, 2024, 00:00
$20m
Series A
on-chain liquidity primitives
Paradigm
Electric Capital, Anatoly Yakovenko, Justin Drake, Mike Neuder, Sreeram Kannan, Ansem, 0xMert, Uri Klarman, Cobie, Doug Colkitt
Vana
3 Apr, 2024, 00:00
$18m
Series A
Vana’s platform focuses on solving the data wall problem in AI research. By pooling data through decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), Vana allows contributors to earn ownership stakes in the AI models they help create
Paradigm
Polychain Capital, Packy McCormick, Casey Caruso
Succinct
22 Mar, 2024, 00:00
$55m
Seed and Series A
open-source zkVM that lets developers write Rust without sacrificing performance
Paradigm
Robot Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Geometry, ZK Validator, Sreeram Kanan, Sandeep Nailwal, Daniel Lubarov, Elad Gil
