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Eco

1,517 employees on LinkedIn · 21 known investors

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Eco provides a developer platform for stablecoin companies to enable cross-chain money movement without building underlying infrastructure. The platform offers real-time settlement, simplified onchain user experience, and programmable orchestration for stablecoin transactions across multiple chains and assets.

Also known as Eco Inc. · Eco Protocol

Founders & leadership

RSRyne Saxe
Ryne SaxeFounder · CEO (Part 2)He began at Eco in 2018, first as CEO, then as COO from 2020 before returning to the chief executive role in 2024. Earlier he practiced as an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, worked as a freelance consultant and project manager, coordinated a region for AmeriCorps/Impact Alabama, and did physics research and teaching at the University of Alabama, including a visiting research stint at the University of Washington with NASA.
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Andy BrombergFounder
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Henry AultFounder

Investors · 21

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Eco (eco.com) describes itself as a stablecoin network intended to make money programmable, connecting digital asset markets through stablecoins with programmable routing and predictable execution. Its public materials position the product set around three offerings: Routes, described as cross-chain stablecoin movement that is permissionless to integrate via a Routes SDK; Accounts, a forthcoming unified stablecoin balance with one-click actions across connected chains; and Crowd Liquidity, a forthcoming protocol through which chains, bridges and DeFi participants share stablecoin liquidity, with participation described as requiring only that a user hold stablecoins. A consumer-facing bridging interface called Portal is also offered.

The company's support documentation identifies the corporate entity as Eco Inc., a blockchain company building software described as maximizing money's value. Eco Inc. is stated to be a founding contributor to the Eco Protocol and the builder of a product called Bend. The support site also hosts brand guidelines, an overview of the Eco Protocol, and a large stablecoin-focused knowledge base referred to as Stablepedia, and references related concepts including blockchain interoperability, the Eco Foundation and Cross-L2 Actions.

Marketed capabilities include bridging and swapping stablecoins across major chains, vaults and markets within seconds, global stablecoin balances and deposit addresses with gasless single-click transactions, and programmable automation for settlement and orchestration in which customers configure risk limits, routing rules and fallback conditions while Eco executes.

Business model

Eco supplies infrastructure and developer tooling (including an SDK) that other companies integrate to move stablecoins across chains, rather than serving end users directly; specific pricing or monetization terms are not disclosed in the available sources.

Traction

The website states that institutional money movers use Eco for transaction execution and automation and references support for major chains, vaults and markets ('50+ more'), but no user, volume or revenue figures are disclosed in the sources.

Latest developments

Eco's site lists Accounts and Crowd Liquidity as coming soon, with Routes and the Portal bridging interface currently available. Support documentation notes Eco Inc. as the builder of Bend and a founding contributor to the Eco Protocol.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Eco positions itself as stablecoin-native infrastructure connecting major blockchains and digital asset markets; the sources state it is backed by a16z, Pantera and Founders Fund, but provide no market share, revenue or comparative data.

Technology

The stack centers on cross-chain stablecoin routing and orchestration: a Routes product and SDK for cross-chain stablecoin transfers, planned Accounts providing a unified cross-chain stablecoin balance with gasless one-click transactions and deposit addresses, and a planned Crowd Liquidity protocol allowing chains, bridges and DeFi protocols to share stablecoin liquidity. Programmable execution features include configurable risk limits, routing rules and fallback conditions. The company also contributes to the Eco Protocol and references Cross-L2 Actions and blockchain interoperability in its documentation.

Go-to-market

Distribution is through developer integration — a permissionless Routes SDK, developer documentation, and a hosted bridging interface (Portal) — supported by a public support/knowledge base, a community forum and a Discord channel.

Developers and stablecoin companies integrating cross-chain money movement, and institutional money movers using the platform for transaction execution and automation across trading, tokenization, treasury and FX use cases.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 20261,517
Notable investorsJan 2025a16z, Pantera, Founders Fund

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

The Eco mafia →

8 people who came through Eco went on to found or lead other companies.

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▸Research sources · 8

primary sources listed
  • Ecoeco.com · web

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Eco do?
Eco is a blockchain company building a stablecoin network for cross-chain routing, settlement and orchestration.
Who founded Eco?
Eco was founded by Ryne Saxe.
Who are Eco's investors?
Eco's investors include 1k(x), 1kx, a16z crypto, Activant Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Ausum Ventures, Champion Hill Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and 13 more.