Eclipse
12 known investors
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565 people in our graph share verified history with the Eclipse team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ken Chenaultunlockedknows Neel Somani · together at Airbnb (overlapped)
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×5knows the team · via Airbnb
Eclipse builds an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) as its execution environment, combining Solana's high-throughput execution with Ethereum's liquidity and security. It serves crypto developers and users building and running onchain applications and DeFi across the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems.
Founders & leadership
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Neel SomaniinFounderNeel Somani is a machine learning researcher with expertise in AI for math and formal verification. He previously served as a quant researcher at Citadel covering power and commodities markets.
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Vijay ChettyCEO
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Ben LivshitsCTO
Investors · 12
DBA✓ verifiedNew York
Fenbushi Capital✓ verifiedShanghai · $1.3M – $30M
Hack VC✓ verifiedPalo Alto · $3M
Maven 11✓ verifiedAmsterdam
OKX Ventures✓ verifiedSingapore · $2M – $38M
Placeholder✓ verifiedNew York
Polychain Capital✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Mentha Partners
ParaFi CapitalNew York
TPC Club (The presale club)
TPC Ventures
Robot VenturesreportedBeaverton · $100K – $1M
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$1.3B disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2026
- $1.3BraisedApr 2026 · 4 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Eclipse do?
- Eclipse builds an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) as its execution environment, combining Solana's high-throughput execution with Ethereum's liquidity and security. It serves crypto developers and users building and running onchain applications and DeFi across the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems.
- Who founded Eclipse?
- Eclipse was founded by Neel Somani.
- Who are Eclipse's investors?
- Eclipse's investors include DBA, Fenbushi Capital, Hack VC, Maven 11, OKX Ventures, Placeholder, Polychain Capital, Mentha Partners and 4 more.
- How much funding has Eclipse raised?
- Eclipse has disclosed $1.3B raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.