Stader
also invests · investor profileSingapore, SG · 16 known investors
Stader Labs is a non-custodial, smart-contract-based liquid staking platform that lets users stake crypto assets across multiple Proof-of-Stake networks while retaining liquidity through tokenized staked assets usable in DeFi protocols. It serves retail crypto users, exchanges, and custodians across networks including Ethereum, Polygon, BNB, Hedera, Fantom, Terra 2.0, and Near.
Also known as Stader Labs
Founders & leadership
Investors · 16
Also in the syndicate · 9
Valuation · disclosed
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Stader (Stader Labs) operates a non-custodial, smart-contract-driven staking platform that serves as staking middleware for proof-of-stake networks. Users stake tokens of any size, receive liquid staking tokens representing the staked position, and can deploy those tokens across DeFi protocols while continuing to accrue staking rewards. The company's site lists Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain and Hedera among supported networks and states that its liquid staking tokens are usable across more than 40 DeFi protocols.
The company positions itself as an end-to-end stake management layer addressing three delegator problems it identified in research: node selection with limited performance information, ongoing node monitoring and re-delegation, and reward tracking and re-staking. Its stated aim is to spread delegations across an index of validators in one click, improve delegator UX, and generate risk-adjusted yield through liquid staking derivatives, cross-chain lending access, gamified staking pools and reward swaps. Longer term, the company has described ambitions to be a platform on which DAOs and developers build custom staking solutions, including staking-based cross-asset ETFs.
Stader also operates governance and token-related infrastructure around its $SD token, including an SD Utility Pool in which holders delegate SD to support Ethereum node operation and receive rewards, plus community forum and Snapshot governance venues and published analytics.
Founding story
Press coverage states Stader Labs was founded in April 2021 by Amitej Gajjala, Dheeraj Borra and Sidhartha Doddipalli to build decentralised protocols and applications for efficient stake management on public blockchain networks.
Business model
Stader provides staking infrastructure and liquid staking products directly to retail crypto users and, per its own statements, to exchanges and custodians. At the time of its seed announcement it described plans to build APIs offering end-to-end staking solutions for exchanges and mainstream fintech apps.
Traction
Company communications reported a community of over 5,000 active members at the time of the seed round, when the product was live on Terra testnet with an MVP being built on Solana. By January 2022 the company said more than 20,000 unique wallets were staking over $500 million in LUNA with its smart contracts. A third-party database lists 48 employees and roughly 14,200 monthly website visits.
Latest developments
As of the current website, Stader promotes liquid staking on Ethereum and Hedera on its landing page, with Polygon and BNB also listed in site navigation, and markets an SD Utility Pool through which $SD holders delegate to earn rewards while supporting Ethereum decentralisation.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Stader operates in the liquid staking segment of DeFi, describing itself as staking middleware for multiple PoS networks rather than a single-chain protocol. In early 2022 press coverage it reported roughly 20,000 unique wallets staking over $500 million in LUNA through its contracts.
Multi-chain coverage rather than single-network focus, one-click diversification of stake across an index of validators, and composability of its liquid staking tokens with a stated 40+ DeFi protocols; the company also highlights multiple third-party security audits.
Technology
Native smart contracts for staking deployed per blockchain, issuing liquid staking tokens that remain tradable and composable in DeFi. Company materials cite security audits by Sigma Prime, Halborn, PeckShield and OtterSec.
Go-to-market
Direct web-based staking application spanning multiple networks, distribution through integrations with DeFi protocols and ecosystem partners (listed partners include Ledger, Aave, Balancer, Beefy Finance, Swissborg, Quickswap, Anchorage, BitGo), and exchange partners including OKX, Gate.io, Huobi, Bybit, KuCoin and Crypto.com. Content marketing via its blog and newsletter supports acquisition.
Retail cryptocurrency delegators across whale, mid-size and small holder segments, as well as exchanges, custodians, DAOs and developers building staking solutions.
Geography
Headquartered in Singapore according to third-party database listings; products are delivered globally through web-based protocols, and marketing was described as targeting a global crypto audience.
History
Founded in 2021, Stader Labs closed a $4 million seed round led by Pantera Capital in October 2021 at a $50 million valuation, launched its product in November 2021 on Terra, and in January 2022 announced a $12.5 million round led by Three Arrows Capital at a $450 million valuation, earmarked for cross-chain expansion, hiring and developer ecosystem work. It subsequently expanded beyond Terra to networks including Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain and Hedera, and added governance features such as the SD Utility Pool.
Risks & controversies
Sources note that the company's early traction and 2022 valuation were tied to the Terra ecosystem and LUNA-denominated staking. Third-party data on funding totals, headcount and headquarters is inconsistent (one database simultaneously reports 48 and 61 employees and lists the headquarters as both Singapore and India), and the same source carries a disclaimer about data reliability.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — 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 — not independently audited.
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Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsStader Labs said it raised $12.5 million in a round led by Three Arrows Capital at a $450 million valuation, with Accel India, GoldenTree Asset Management, Blockchain.com, Accomplice and Digital Asset Capital Management participating. Funds were designated for cross-chain expansion, hiring and developer ecosystem building.
$12.5M source ↗
Stader's staking product launched in November 2021; the company cited resulting early traction on Terra's blockchain.
Stader Labs announced a US$4 million seed financing led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, True Ventures, Jump Capital, Proof Group, Hypersphere, Huobi Ventures, Solidity Ventures, Ledgerprime and Double Peak Group, plus blockchain foundations (TerraForm Labs, Solana Foundation, Near Foundation) and angel investors. Proceeds were earmarked for multi-chain product development and marketing.
$4M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Stader do?
- Stader Labs is a non-custodial liquid staking platform providing staking middleware across multiple proof-of-stake blockchains.
- Who founded Stader?
- Stader was founded by Amitej Gajjala, Dheeraj Borra.
- Who are Stader's investors?
- Stader's investors include Accel, Better Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Triblock, Accomplice, GoldenTree Asset Management.
- Where is Stader headquartered?
- Stader is headquartered in Singapore, SG.