StarkWare Industries

About

StarkWare Industries is commercializing a new cryptographic zero-knowledge proof system to solve the scalability bottleneck of blockchains. StarkWare has developed STARK, its zero-knowledge proof protocol, and aims to improve scalability and privacy in blockchains using this technology. The company will provide cryptographic proofs that are zero-knowledge, succinct, transparent (no need for a trusted setup), and post-quantum secure.

Classification

Sector

Cyber SecurityData SecurityFintech & InsurtechTrading & Investing

Core Technology

Cryptography

Target Customer

Media & EntertainmentGaming IndustryMobile GamingFinancial ServicesInvestment & Portfolio ManagementTradingEnterprise & Professional ServicesSoftware Development

Business Model

B2B

Tags

unicorn-2021privacy-protectioncryptographyhardwarecryptocurrencycyber-securityblockchaindata-protection

Funding & Events

Oct 2018

A Round $30M

Intel Capital, Atomico, Collaborative Fund, FLOODGATE, Wing Venture Capital, Consensys, Naval Ravikant, Sequoia Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Multicoin Capital, Scalar Ventures, Semantic Ventures, DCVC

Nov 2021

C Round $50M

Sequoia Capital (Lead)

May 2022

D Round $100M

Greenoaks Capital (Lead), Tiger Global Management, Coatue

Mar 2021

B Round $75M

Paradigm (Lead), Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, Alameda Research, DCVC, Wing Venture Capital, Three Arrows Capital, Sequoia Capital

Jul 2018

Non-equity Undisclosed

Jan 2018

Seed $6M

FLOODGATE, Vitalik Buterin, MetaStable Capital, Pantera Capital, Arthur Breitman, Elad Gil, Polychain Capital, Bollinger Investment Group, Fred Ehrsam, Naval Ravikant, Linda Xie

News (8)

Jan 23, 2025 ·

www.calcalistech.com

growth-positive

“As a co-inventor of the Cairo architecture and programming language, and the leader of the Starknet engineering group since its inception, Lior embodies the innovation, dedication, and excellence that are at the core of StarkWare’s DNA,” said Prof. Eli Ben Sasson, CEO and Co-Founder of StarkWare.

Management ChangesExpand

May 25, 2022 ·