StarkWare

Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol

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StarkWare is an Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol and one of the main zk-rollup solutions. It builds StarkNet, a permissionless decentralized ZK-Rollup, and StarkEx, a standalone permissioned Validity-Rollup, both of which are layer-2 scaling solutions for Ethereum using zero-knowledge rollup technology.

Tags: Infra Layer2

Ecosystem(1): Ethereum

Founded: 2018

Location: Israel

Team

Eli Ben-Sasson

Co-Founder &CEO

Alessandro Chiesa

Co-Founder & Chief Scientist

Michael Riabzev

Co-Founder & Chief-Architect

Avihu Levy

Chief Product Officer

Louis Guthmann

Ecosystem Lead

Gideon Kaempfer

VP of Engineering

Fundraising

Delphi Digital

IOSG Ventures

Standard Crypto

ConsenSys Mesh

Alchemy Ventures

Chapter One

Round	Amount	Valuation	Date	Investors
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Investments

Tag

Ecosystem

Token Issuance

Region

Operating Status

dYdX

Decentralized Exchange

Fordefi

Institutional MPC wallet & security platform

Taproot Wizards

Bitcoin-focused Ordinals project

Orbiter Finance

L2 cross-chain bridge

Argent

Layer2 wallet

Parallel Finance

DeFi super DApp protocol

Figment

Blockchain infrastructure and services provider

Bitlayer

A Bitcoin security-equivalent Layer 2 based on the BitVM paradigm

QED Protocol

zk-Native Blockchain Protocol

Lava Network

Modular data access layer

Aligned Layer

ZK verification layer

Usual

RWA stablecoin protocol

Espresso Systems

High throughput EVM compatible privacy blockchain

ZKX

Permissionless derivatives trading protocol

Ingonyama

Zero Knowledge ASICs

Kakarot

EVM-compatible ZK-Rollup

tanX

Decentralized order-book exchange

=nil;

Marketplace for Zero Knowledge Proofs

Braavos

A StarkNet wallet in Browser

Pragma Network

ZK rollup-native oracle

zkLend

Crypto Lending Protocol on StarkNet

Snapshot

Decentralized voting system

XMTP

The communication protocol and network for Web3 and crypto

NIM Network

AI game chain based on Dymension

SendBlocks

Blockchain data management company

Bring

Web3 retail platform

Focus Tree

Web3 productivity app

Hylé

The core layer for the modular ZK stack

X10

Hybrid cryptocurrency exchange

Chakra

Bitcoin restaking protocol based on ZK

Giza

Building the Open Economy for AI

PWN

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Carbonable

Web3 powered carbon removal platform

GammaX

Decentralized, Order Book-based DEX

MatchboxDAO

Starkware-based on-chain gaming ecosystem

Efficient Frontier

Algorithmic trading firm & crypto liquidity provider

Total 36 Page

Name	Round	Amount	Valuation	Date
SendBlocks	Seed	$ 8.2 M	--	Jul 02
Bring	--	$ 1.1 M	--	Jun 20
Focus Tree	Seed	$ 2 M	--	May 17
Hylé	Seed	$ 2.6 M	--	May 14
X10	--	$ 6.5 M	--	Apr 30
Chakra	--	--	--	Apr 26
Usual	--	$ 7 M	--	Apr 17
Aligned Layer	Seed	$ 2.6 M	--	Apr 15
Bitlayer	Seed	$ 5 M	--	Mar 27
Espresso Systems	Series B	$ 28 M	--	Mar 21
QED Protocol	--	$ 3 M	--	Feb 27
Lava Network	Seed	$ 15 M	--	Feb 15
Ingonyama	Seed	$ 21 M	--	Jan 23
Taproot Wizards	--	$ 7.5 M	--	Nov 16, 2023
tanX	--	$ 16.5 M	$ 100 M	Sep 07, 2023
Giza	--	$ 3 M	--	Jul 11, 2023
PWN	--	$ 2 M	$ 42 M	Jun 28, 2023
Kakarot	Pre-Seed	--	--	Jun 02, 2023
Carbonable	Seed	$ 1.2 M	--	Mar 21, 2023
=nil;	--	$ 22 M	$ 220 M	Jan 19, 2023