Grove
3 known investors
Find your way into Grove
7 people in our graph share verified history with the Grove team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Shahan Khoshafianunlockedknows Luis de Leon · together at Grove (overlapped)
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Grove, originally founded as Pocket Network Inc., built decentralized infrastructure including the Pocket Network protocol and the Grove Portal gateway serving blockchain data access. It later pivoted to a payment platform enabling humans and AI agents to pay creators directly for content using the x402 open payment protocol. The company is winding down.
Founders & leadership
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Michael O'Rourke
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Pabel NunezinFounder
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Luis de LeoninLuis de Leon is a systems engineer who worked at Verizon Business International before co-founding Grove (formerly Pocket Network Inc.), which built decentralized blockchain infrastructure and later pivoted to payment solutions for content creators.
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Valeria Benitez FlorezinFounder
Investors · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseed fundingJan 2026Source ↗
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In the news
State funding will help Garden Grove recoup chemical incident costs. Nearby cities were denied – Orange County Registerocregister.com · Aug 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Grove do?
- Grove, originally founded as Pocket Network Inc., built decentralized infrastructure including the Pocket Network protocol and the Grove Portal gateway serving blockchain data access. It later pivoted to a payment platform enabling humans and AI agents to pay creators directly for content using the x402 open payment protocol. The company is winding down.
- Who founded Grove?
- Grove was founded by Michael O'Rourke, Pabel Nunez, Luis de Leon.
- Who are Grove's investors?
- Grove's investors include Borderless Venture, F-Prime Capital, Outliers VC.