ResearchHub Technologies, Inc.
San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
ResearchHub operates an open science platform that rewards users with the ResearchCoin (RSC) token for publishing, reviewing and collaborating.
Also known as ResearchHub · Researchhub Technologies, Inc.
Founders & leadership
ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2020 by Brian Armstrong and Patrick Joyce.
Board
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$6.5M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2023–2025
▶$2MraisedFeb 2025 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Michael PolanskyDirector
- Brian ArmstrongExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Patrick JoyceExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $2M
- Amount sold
- $2M
- First sale
- Feb 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.5MraisedJun 2023 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Brian ArmstrongExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Michael PolanskyDirector
- Patrick JoyceExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $5.3M
- Amount sold
- $4.5M
- First sale
- May 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. maintains ResearchHub, an open platform for scientific publishing and collaboration in which users are rewarded with a cryptocurrency token, ResearchCoin (RSC), for publishing, reviewing, criticizing and collaborating in the open. Earned RSC can be used to fund scientific research, request services, tip other users, and exercise voting rights in community decision making.
The platform and the ResearchCoin token are maintained and improved through a partnership between the ResearchHub Foundation and Researchhub Technologies, Inc. The organization states that the incentives underlying scientific funding and publishing are broken and that blockchain technology can help address them, with the stated aim of accelerating the pace of science. Public documentation covers product features, content guidelines, mission and values, RSC tokenomics and contract addresses, and Foundation programs and initiatives.
Business model
ResearchHub is operated as a partnership between a corporate entity, Researchhub Technologies, Inc., and the ResearchHub Foundation, with a native token (ResearchCoin, RSC) used to reward and coordinate contributors.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Positions itself as an open-science alternative to existing scientific publishing and funding models, which it characterizes as having broken incentives.
Technology
The platform uses blockchain technology and a native token, ResearchCoin (RSC), with published tokenomics and on-chain contract addresses; RSC confers funding, tipping, service-request and governance-voting capabilities.
Go-to-market
Researchers, reviewers and other scientific contributors who publish, review and collaborate on open scientific content.
Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 2
primary sources listed
- What is ResearchHub? | ResearchHub Docsdocs.researchhub.com · web
2 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. do?
- ResearchHub operates an open science platform that rewards users with the ResearchCoin (RSC) token for publishing, reviewing and collaborating.
- Who founded ResearchHub Technologies, Inc.?
- ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. was founded by Brian Armstrong, Patrick Joyce in 2020.
- Who are ResearchHub Technologies, Inc.'s investors?
- ResearchHub Technologies, Inc.'s investors include HAWKTAIL.
- How much funding has ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. raised?
- ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. has disclosed $6.5M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. headquartered?
- ResearchHub Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, US.