Union Labs
Norfolk, US Β· Founded 2023 Β· 14 employees on LinkedIn Β· 18 known investors
Union is a blockchain infrastructure project building interoperability technology for connecting decentralized networks, with work spanning liquid staking and DeFi. It operates in the crypto/Web3 sector, offering products such as a testnet and related decentralized token listing infrastructure.
Also known as Union Β· union.build
Founders & leadership
Union Labs was founded in 2023 by Emir B, Karel, and Cor.
Investors Β· 18
Also in the syndicate Β· 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$4M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds Β· 2023β2024
- Undisclosed amountSeries ADec 2024Source β
- $4MSeed FundingNov 2023 Β· 2 sources
Galileo (lead), Nascent (lead), Semantic Ventures (lead), Tioga Capital (lead), Chorus One, Lightshift
Source β
Source: company announcements and press reports β follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Union is a messaging protocol built for cross-chain aggregation, interoperability and chain abstraction. It positions itself as a subsecond messaging layer for application-specific intents and asset transfers between blockchains, relying on consensus verification as the basis for its security and scalability model.
The protocol is designed to operate natively across execution environments, integrating with EVM-based chains, SVM-based chains and other alternative virtual machines rather than targeting a single ecosystem. The project describes zero-knowledge proving as the intended long-term direction of its architecture, referencing a proof singularity approach and real-time, unlimited connections between chains, and has run a public ceremony for participants alongside an ecosystem program.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology
Market position
Union presents itself within the cross-chain interoperability and chain-abstraction category, describing itself as the first subsecond messaging protocol for application-specific intents and transfers.
Technology
Union's design centres on consensus verification, in which cross-chain messages are validated against the consensus of connected networks, presented as the basis for both security and scalability. The protocol targets subsecond message delivery for application-specific intents and transfers, and is built to integrate natively with multiple execution environments including EVMs, SVMs and altVMs. The stated technical endgame is zero-knowledge proving, described in terms of a proof singularity supporting unlimited, real-time connections between chains.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
In the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 1
primary sources listed
- Union Labsunion.build Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Union Labs do?
- Union is a subsecond cross-chain messaging protocol for application-specific intents and transfers.
- Who founded Union Labs?
- Union Labs was founded by Emir B, Karel, Cor in 2023.
- Who are Union Labs's investors?
- Union Labs's investors include AGE Crypto, Borderless Venture, Eterna Capital, LongHash Ventures, Lvna Capital, Marin Digital Ventures, Nascent, TPC Club (The presale club) and 8 more.
- How much funding has Union Labs raised?
- Union Labs has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Union Labs headquartered?
- Union Labs is headquartered in Norfolk, US.