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About thirdweb
thirdweb is a full-stack tool platform for Web3 developers, offering modular APIs and SDKs for smart contract deployment, wallet integration, payments, and on-chain data indexing. Its core services include: one-click creation and publishing of ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1155 tokens; unified interfaces for bridging and swapping assets across 30+ chains; fiat and crypto payment support; custodial and embedded wallet solutions; and real-time on-chain data querying. The platform emphasizes a hybrid 'no-code + low-code' model, enabling developers to build applications without deep blockchain knowledge. Its competitive edge lies in abstracting complex infrastructure—contracts, wallets, payments, data—into simple APIs while supporting multi-chain ecosystems like OP Superchain and ZKsync. The market pain point is that traditional Web3 development requires juggling multiple vendors, security audits, and cross-chain compatibility issues; thirdweb reduces integration costs and maintenance burden through a unified platform. Public information from the past six months (February to August 2026) shows continued expansion of supported chains (e.g., OP Superchains, ZKsync chains), enhanced account abstraction, gas sponsorship, real-time indexing, and improved mobile React Native SDK and payment experiences. Overall, thirdweb is evolving from a contract tool into a comprehensive application backend service.
thirdweb is a Web3 development platform founded around 2020, offering smart contracts, wallets, APIs, and other tools to lower the barrier for blockchain application development.
Key milestones:
- In November 2025, it released version 4.0, consolidating its product line into six primitives: Tokens, Bridge, x402, AI, Wallets, and Gateway. This marked a strategic shift from a traditional contract deployment platform to infrastructure for AI agents and the internet-native economy, deprecating standalone products such as Payments and Insight.
- In February 2026, co-founder and CTO Jake Loo stepped down, stating that AI had fundamentally changed how software is built and that he was dedicating himself fully to AI. This reflected thirdweb's internal AI-first transformation.
These milestones show thirdweb evolving from a general-purpose Web3 tool platform toward AI-driven economic infrastructure.
Furqan Rydhan (Founder & CEO): Serial entrepreneur, former founding CTO of AppLovin and CTO of Bebo. Founded thirdweb in 2021. Also founded Founders, Inc., an investment fund.
Jake Loo (Co-founder, former CTO): Software engineer, ex-Twitch and Bebo. Co-founded thirdweb in 2021, stepped down as CTO in early 2026.
Steven Bartlett (Co-founder): Entrepreneur, founder of Social Chain, host of Diary of a CEO podcast. Co-founded thirdweb in 2021.
Atif Khan (VP of Business): Current executive, responsible for business development.
Nir Kabessa (Senior Product Manager): Current executive, leads product management.