Matter Labs
also invests · investor profileGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · Founded 2019 · Incorporated in Cayman Islands · 16 known investors
Matter Labs builds Prividium, an Ethereum-secured blockchain platform designed for banks and financial institutions to issue, settle, and manage digital assets with privacy and compliance controls. The company also develops ZKsync, a zero-knowledge scaling solution for Ethereum, and the open-source ZK Stack framework.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Founders & leadership
Matter Labs was founded in 2019 by Alex Gluchowski and Aleksandr Vlasov.
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Alex GluchowskiinCo-founderBefore starting Matter Labs in 2018, he was director of R&D at Entropy Labs and co-founded two Berlin startups, serving as CTO of the equipment-rental marketplace PaulCamper and of Somuchmore GmbH. His earlier career included CTO of ExpoGlobus.com and software engineering roles at Clarity AG in Bad Homburg, Clarity Ukraine, and Design Bureau Electronprylad.
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Aleksandr VlasovCo-founder
Board
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Investors · 16
1k(x)Austin
1kxRoad Town, Tortola · $50K – $1M
a16z cryptoMenlo Park
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Blockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200Kvia Aleks Larsen · board
DragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M
Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Santa Monica
MetastableNew York City · $3M – $30M
ParaFi CapitalNew York
Placeholder VCNew Yorkvia Chris Burniske · board
WintermuteLondon
CoinFundreportedNew York · $6M – $10M
HashedreportedSeoul · $1M – $37M
Lightspeed Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M
PlaceholderreportedNew York
Variant FundreportedNew York · $250K – $750K
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$252M disclosed across 5 of 6 rounds · 2019–2026
▶$5.3KraisedNov 2022 · 26 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$5.3KraisedNov 2022 · 26 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Aleks LarsenDirector
- Aleksandr VlasovDirector
- Alex GluchowskiExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $5.3K
- Amount sold
- $5.3K
- First sale
- Nov 2022
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$200MraisedNov 2022 · 22 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$200MraisedNov 2022 · 22 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Aleksandr VlasovDirector
- Alex GluchowskiExecutive Officer, Director
- Aleks LarsenDirector
- Offering amount
- $200M
- Amount sold
- $200M
- First sale
- Nov 2022
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$39.7MraisedJan 2022 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$39.7MraisedJan 2022 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Alex GluchowskiExecutive Officer, Director
- Christopher BurniskeDirector
- Aleksandr VlasovDirector
- Offering amount
- $39.7M
- Amount sold
- $39.7M
- First sale
- Sep 2021
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$10.3MraisedJan 2022 · 88 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$10.3MraisedJan 2022 · 88 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Aleksandr VlasovDirector
- Alex GluchowskiExecutive Officer, Director
- Christopher BurniskeDirector
- Offering amount
- $10.3M
- Amount sold
- $10.3M
- First sale
- Nov 2021
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2MraisedSep 2019 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2MraisedSep 2019 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Alex GluchowskiExecutive Officer, Director
- Christopher BurniskeDirector
- Aleksandr VlasovDirector
- Offering amount
- $2M
- Amount sold
- $2M
- First sale
- Aug 2019
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Matter Labs do?
- Matter Labs builds Prividium, an Ethereum-secured blockchain platform designed for banks and financial institutions to issue, settle, and manage digital assets with privacy and compliance controls. The company also develops ZKsync, a zero-knowledge scaling solution for Ethereum, and the open-source ZK Stack framework.
- Who founded Matter Labs?
- Matter Labs was founded by Alex Gluchowski, Aleksandr Vlasov in 2019.
- Who are Matter Labs's investors?
- Matter Labs's investors include 1k(x), 1kx, a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Blockchain Capital, Dragonfly, Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC), Metastable and 8 more.
- How much funding has Matter Labs raised?
- Matter Labs has disclosed $252M raised across 5 of its 6 known rounds.
- Where is Matter Labs headquartered?
- Matter Labs is headquartered in George Town, Grand Cayman.