Agora is an onchain governance company that provides a comprehensive governance system for protocols without requiring any coding. Their platform enables secure decentralization and community-led growth, allowing protocols to implement advanced governance features easily. Agora has been instrumental in helping major protocols like Optimism and Uniswap enhance their governance processes, demonstrating significant traction with over 600k votes cast and 103k monthly users. Their battle-tested governance solutions are designed to scale with the needs of their clients, making them a key player in the decentralized governance space.
Base is a low-cost, secure Ethereum L2 platform designed to bring the next billion users on-chain. It aims to create an open financial system that increases economic freedom globally, supporting builders with resources and funding opportunities. With a vision to keep transaction fees low and speed high, Base is built on the Optimism Superchain and incubated by Coinbase, making it a trusted choice for developers and users alike. The platform is designed to facilitate the development of on-chain applications, enabling a decentralized economy accessible to everyone.
Conduit is a complete rollup platform that allows users to customize, deploy, and scale their rollups efficiently. It features a powerful G2 sequencer capable of 100 Mgas/s, and offers a fully managed infrastructure that ensures security and scalability. With over 300 chains deployed and $1.2B total value locked across its chains, Conduit is positioned as a leader in the crypto infrastructure space, catering to top teams in the industry. The platform supports a variety of applications and provides seamless user experiences, making it an attractive option for developers looking to launch and grow their ecosystems.
Gelato is a leading Rollup as a Service (RaaS) platform that empowers developers to build scalable, custom enterprise-grade rollups with a single click. The platform integrates seamlessly with top infrastructure providers and offers a suite of Web3 services, including automation solutions and gasless transactions. Gelato differentiates itself through its robust security practices, high availability, and a user-friendly experience, making it an attractive option for enterprises looking to deploy and scale their own Layer 2 chains. With over 50 rollups deployed and 4.5 million daily transactions, Gelato is positioned as a key player in the rapidly growing Web3 ecosystem, catering to a diverse range of applications from DeFi to gaming.
OP Labs is a software development company focused on scaling Ethereum through the Optimism protocol, which enhances performance and scalability while promoting public goods. Their innovative, open-source design aims to revolutionize global coordination and societal structures in the digital age. Founded in 2019, OP Labs operates as a remote-first company with local hubs for collaboration.
Optimism is an Ethereum-based decentralized infrastructure platform that allows for instant transactions and scalable smart contracts. The company is a public benefit corporation, a for-profit corporation that is obligated to balance the financial interests of our stockholders with the best interests of our community and society. Optimism, which was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, provides an Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution to assist developers in building on the blockchain.
In pursuit of a more open and fair financial system, the Uniswap Foundation supports the growth, decentralization, and sustainability of the Uniswap community. Through grants, we're driving value in five key focus areas: Protocol and Innovation, Developers, Governance, Research, and Security. Our grant making approach is designed to maximize positive impact, bringing in new contributors to our community who focus on building new initiatives, committees, products, infrastructure, and more. To learn more about our community impact, visit uniswapfoundation.org/impact.
Zora is an onchain social network, a protocol, and a secret third thing. We are pioneering how users, creators and brands realize the true value of their content and engagement online. The future of the internet is free, valuable, and experimental, and teams of developers are building that future on top of our Protocol. Since launching in 2020, we’ve amassed 200k monthly active users who have earned $1.2 million dollars in rewards (and counting!). Zora is international. Our headquarters are the internet and our team is all over the world. Investors include Haun Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Paradigm.