Sorella Labs Sustainable onchain markets
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Sorella Labs builds application-layer tooling, including Brontes and Angstrom, to mitigate maximum extractable value on Ethereum.
Also known as Sorella Β· Sorella Labs
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Sorella Labs is a crypto infrastructure company developing tools intended to mitigate maximum extractable value (MEV) on Ethereum. According to an August 2024 report, the company was developing methods to address MEV through pattern identification and had built two products: Brontes, which identifies MEV activity and processes Ethereum blocks, and Angstrom, which integrates with Uniswap V4. The company frames its work as targeting the application layer, complementing protocol-level MEV work by Flashbots, with which it said it works closely.
The company's own site presents itself under the tagline "Fair Markets for All DeFi Users" and links to a Dashboard, an Explorer, documentation, careers and writing sections, with a 2024 copyright notice. Reporting places its CEO as Ludwig Thouvenin, who cited internal company analysis estimating that more than $855 million had been lost to malicious MEV actors.
Headquarters reporting in the sources is inconsistent: one 2024 news report describes Sorella Labs as a California-based startup that is headquartered in Manhattan, while a funding aggregator lists it under San Francisco, California. No further detail on legal entity, founding date or ownership appears in the sources.
Business model
Sorella Labs builds software tooling around Ethereum's maximum extractable value problem, positioning at the application layer rather than the protocol layer. Its named products are Brontes, for identifying MEV activity and processing Ethereum blocks, and Angstrom, designed to integrate with Uniswap V4. The company's website lists a Dashboard, an Explorer and documentation as its public-facing product surfaces. The sources do not describe pricing, monetization or contractual arrangements.
Traction
As of August 2024 the company employed 15 people and planned further hiring. Its CEO cited internal analysis estimating more than $855 million lost to malicious MEV actors as the scale of the problem addressed. No user, revenue or volume metrics appear in the sources.
Latest developments
A funding aggregator lists a $5.2 million round of undisclosed series dated 2 February 2026 as the company's most recent round, with the lead investor not disclosed in the public portion of the listing. No other post-2024 developments appear in the sources.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
The company is presented as one of several firms working on Ethereum MEV, operating alongside Flashbots, which the source describes as Paradigm-backed and having raised $60 million in a 2023 Series B at an approximately $1 billion valuation. Sorella's application-layer focus is characterized as complementary rather than directly competing with Flashbots' protocol-level work.
Sources describe Sorella Labs as targeting MEV at the application layer, which is presented as complementary to Flashbots' protocol-level approach, and as mitigating MEV through pattern identification. Its Angstrom product is described as integrating into Uniswap V4.
Technology
Reported technology comprises Brontes, described as a tool that identifies MEV activities and processes Ethereum blocks, and Angstrom, described as integrating into Uniswap V4. The company's 2024 hiring plans for systems engineers, MEV researchers and Rust developers indicate Rust-based systems engineering, though the sources do not detail the architecture.
Go-to-market
The sources indicate a developer- and protocol-oriented approach: integration with Uniswap V4 via Angstrom, close collaboration with Flashbots, and public tooling (Explorer, Dashboard, documentation) published on the company website. No sales or distribution details are stated.
DeFi users and Ethereum ecosystem participants; the Angstrom product is aimed at integration with the Uniswap V4 protocol.
Geography
Sources give conflicting United States locations: a 2024 news report calls the company California-based while stating it is headquartered in Manhattan; a funding aggregator lists it among funded startups in San Francisco, California, United States and North America.
History
The available sources cover the company from 2024 onward. In August 2024 it announced a $7.5 million round anchored by Paradigm and stated it had developed the Brontes and Angstrom tools, employed 15 people and planned to hire systems engineers, MEV researchers and Rust developers. A funding aggregator separately records a $5.2 million round of undisclosed series dated 2 February 2026. Founding date and earlier history are not covered in the sources.
Risks & controversies
Public funding data is inconsistent: an August 2024 news report describes a $7.5 million round anchored by Paradigm, while a funding aggregator records only one round, a $5.2 million round of undisclosed series dated February 2026, and reports total funding of $5.2 million. Location reporting is likewise inconsistent between California/San Francisco and Manhattan. The aggregator source withholds investor and team detail behind a paywall.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 4
launches, deals, and filingsA funding aggregator lists a $5.2M round of undisclosed series dated 2 February 2026, reported as the company's most recent round; lead investor not disclosed in the public listing.
$5.2M source β
Sorella Labs announced a $7.5 million funding round anchored by Paradigm, with participation from Nascent, Uniswap Ventures, Robot Ventures and Bankless Ventures; proceeds earmarked for expanding operations, development efforts and hiring systems engineers, MEV researchers and Rust developers.
$7.5M source β
Sorella Labs reported working closely with Flashbots, another Paradigm-backed firm; Flashbots addresses MEV at the protocol level while Sorella targets the application layer.
The company said it had developed Brontes, a tool to identify MEV activity and process Ethereum blocks, and Angstrom, a tool designed to integrate with Uniswap V4.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 6
primary sources listed
- Sorella Labs Sustainable onchain marketssorellalabs.xyz Β· web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Sorella Labs Sustainable onchain markets do?
- Sorella Labs builds application-layer tooling, including Brontes and Angstrom, to mitigate maximum extractable value on Ethereum.
- Who are Sorella Labs Sustainable onchain markets's investors?
- Sorella Labs Sustainable onchain markets's investors include Nascent, Paradigm.