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Parity

Founded 2015 · 190 employees · 3 known investors

Parity builds technical infrastructure that helps enterprises and startups adopt Web3, with a focus on the Polkadot ecosystem. It provides blockchain tooling that lets developers deploy testnets and build decentralized applications with native security and scalability.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Founders & leadership

Parity was founded in 2015 by Gavin Wood.

GWGavin Wood
Gavin WoodinFounderHe co-founded Ethereum and served as CTO of the Ethereum Foundation, where he wrote an early implementation of the platform (released as "POC-1") and authored the Yellow Paper specification, and he designed the Solidity programming language.

Investors · 3

ArcTern VenturesToronto · $730K – $2.9M
Digital Currency GroupNew York
Fenbushi CapitalShanghai · $1.3M – $30M

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Competitors · 1

by search overlap
Coinbase14 shared keywordsCoinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers. The company operates a full-stack infrastructure including secure custody, liquidity services, stablecoin infrastructure, and global settlement rails.

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In the news

Parity Raises $25M in Series B Funding to Power 45 Years of Tech Talent Transformationleadsontrees.com · May 2025Raise Secures $63M to Transform the Payments and Loyalty Industry with Blockchain-Powered Gift Cardsffnews.com · Feb 2025Parity Raises CA$8M in Fundingfinsmes.com · Oct 2022Parity Raises $5M Series A Funding From ArcTern VenturesParityparitygo.com · May 2019

Frequently asked questions

What does Parity do?
Parity builds technical infrastructure that helps enterprises and startups adopt Web3, with a focus on the Polkadot ecosystem. It provides blockchain tooling that lets developers deploy testnets and build decentralized applications with native security and scalability.
Who founded Parity?
Parity was founded by Gavin Wood in 2015.
Who are Parity's investors?
Parity's investors include ArcTern Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Fenbushi Capital.