Framework Labs is a spinout of Framework Ventures that positions itself as a technology studio combining research, trading, and engineering functions usually siloed across firms and the capital stack. Its Network Capital model aims to incubate startups, provide staking, provision liquidity, and build applications on top of early-stage networks; an example is the snx.tools dashboard for Synthetix analytics. The firm emphasizes active participation in governance, market-making, and advanced trading strategies to help bootstrap and steward DeFi protocols rather than passive token holding. Framework Labs announced strategic hires Ray Pulver (co‑founder and CTO of IDEX) and Roy Learner (former principal at Wavemaker Partners) to lead and grow the team. The company raised an $8 million seed round led by Station 13, cited as one of the larger early-stage crypto raises in that period. Framework Labs aims to capture value through product development and active engagement across decentralized finance rather than through traditional passive investment approaches.

Total raised

$8M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Aug 2020