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Rss3

5 known investors

RSS3 builds products and open infrastructure for keeping public web information portable and readable, including Folo (a unified reading timeline), RSSHub (an open-source layer that converts sources into RSS feeds), and the $RSS3 token that links its data, applications, and ecosystem. It serves readers, developers, and contributors focused on open feeds and RSS-based reading workflows.

Also known as Natural Selection Labs Β· RSS3 Β· RSS3 Network

Founders & leadership

JMJoshua Meng
Joshua MenginFounder

Investors Β· 5

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

RSS3 is a project building products and open infrastructure intended to keep public web information portable and readable. Its own site organizes the work into three parts: Folo, a reading application that consolidates scattered sources into a single timeline framed around attention rather than notifications; RSSHub, a long-running open-source layer that converts additional web sources into RSS feeds and is described by the company as one of the world's largest RSS networks, comprising a route system, instances and public infrastructure; and $RSS3, a token described as linking the project's infrastructure, applications and ecosystem and giving contributors, developers and users a shared stake [0][1].

Earlier public documentation describes RSS3 as a decentralized, open-source information syndication protocol and a web3 feed standard that exposes updates of on-chain activity in a standardized, machine- and human-readable JSON structure, allowing users to track many blockchain addresses in one feed aggregator. The stated aim was to build an information-syndication ecosystem as an alternative to centralized Web 2.0 distribution, with an open protocol on which third parties can build decentralized applications. The design was said to be inspired by RSS conceptually rather than technically derived from it [3].

The RSS3-Network GitHub organization hosts roughly 71 repositories, including a Whitepaper repository defining the architecture of the RSS3 Network and its tokenomics, an RSS3 Evolution Proposals (REPs) repository, the Protocol repository for structuring open information for interoperability, a Node implementation in Go, a Global Indexer, Solidity network contracts, an MCP server, Terraform/Helm deployment tooling and forks of optimism and op-geth [2].

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources β€” announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Gitcoin grants raisedJan 2021$91.1K
GitHub repositories in RSS3-Network organizationJan 202671 repositories
GitHub stars β€” Protocol repositoryJan 2026317 stars

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

Timeline Β· 3

launches, deals, and filings
Mar 2022
RSS3 Protocol v0.4.0-rc1 released

Release of RSS3 protocol version 0.4.0-rc1; the format is a JSON-extended web syndication format developed by Natural Selection Labs, with initial release 0.1.0-alpha.0.

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Feb 2022
Whitepaper published: 'RSS3: A Next-Generation Feed Standard'

Natural Selection Labs published the RSS3 whitepaper describing the feed standard.

source β†—

Jan 2021
Gitcoin grants contributions of over $91,078

RSS3 was first launched on the open-source bounty website Gitcoin grants and raised over $91,078 from contributors.

$91.1K source β†—

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

β–ΈResearch sources Β· 7

primary sources listed
  • Rss3rss3.io Β· web

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Rss3 do?
RSS3 builds open-web reading products and feed infrastructure, including Folo, RSSHub and the $RSS3 token.
Who founded Rss3?
Rss3 was founded by Joshua Meng.
Who are Rss3's investors?
Rss3's investors include Coinbase Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Y2Z Ventures, Youbi Capital, SevenX Ventures.