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O(1)Labs

95 Third Street 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States

Overview

Founded in 2017, o1Labs is a blockchain technology company with a core focus on zero knowledge (zk) and other forms of novel cryptography. Their notable achievements include the incubation of the Mina Protocol, the world’s first zk blockchain that is lightweight, scalable, and decentralized, and the creation of o1js, a powerful and intuitive framework for zk application developers. o1Labs’ vision is to catalyze a new generation of applications powered by zero knowledge cryptography.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
6

Sector focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Open Source
  • Software
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Investment portfolio

  • Aligned Layer

    Participated · Seed · Apr 2024

    Aligned Layer is an EigenLayer-supported decentralized verification layer built for Ethereum. It aims to provide affordable zero-knowledge proof verification to advance scalability and cross-chain interoperability. The layer integrates multiple zero-knowledge proof systems to reduce costs and increase verification speed. Aligned Layer positions itself to drive blockchain innovation by lowering the economic and technical barriers to ZK validation. The company completed a $2.6M seed financing led by Lemniscap and received strategic investments from StarkWare and O(1) Labs. No operating metrics or revenue figures were disclosed in the article.

Team

  • Claire Kart

    Head of Marketing & Community

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  • Benjamin Ward

    Head of BizOps & Finance

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  • Brad Cohn

    Head of Strategy & Operations

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  • Emre Tekişalp

    VP of Business Development and Operations

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