Matter Labs

Scaling Ethereum with zero-knowledge proofs

Berlin, Germany · Founded 2018 · $266.0M raised

Headquarters
Berlin
Employees
51–200
Founded
2018
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$266.0M
Last Round
$200.0M Series CNov 2022
Rounds
5

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About

Matter Labs is the engineering team behind zkSync, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling protocol powered by zero-knowledge cryptography. Founded in 2018, the company builds open-source ZK infrastructure to enable mainstream adoption of public blockchains. Their flagship product, zkSync Era, is among the most widely adopted Ethereum L2s, processing transactions at scale with full EVM compatibility and security guarantees inherited from Ethereum. Matter Labs also offers ZK Stack, a modular framework allowing teams to build custom ZK-powered chains. The company is backed by leading investors including a16z, Union Square Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, and Blockchain Capital.

Summary

Matter Labs is a Crypto & Web3 company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2018. It has raised $266.0M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $200.0M Series C round in Nov 2022. Investors include Dragonfly Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Placeholder VC.

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Funding History

Series CSeries CNov 2022
$200.0M

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