OpenZeppelin

investment firm

About

OpenZeppelin builds developer tools and performs security audits for distributed systems that power multimillion-dollar economies.

Details

Last Funding Type
Seed
Industries
Blockchain,Consulting,Cyber Security,Information Technology,Software
Founded date
Jan 1, 2015
Operating Status
Active

OpenZeppelin builds developer tools and performs security audits for distributed systems that power multimillion-dollar economies. At OpenZeppelin, we have built the world’s leading Open Source library for smart contract development. OpenZeppelin Contracts powers over 3,000 public projects, with over 7,000 stars on Github and maintained by a community of 180+ contributors. We also conduct security audits for the Ethereum Foundation, Coinbase, and other leading organizations in the space.

With the success of our product, our security audits work, and our educational efforts, we have set industry standards for building secure systems in a fast-growing industry. We are now excited to offer a development platform that will help the growing number of developers working on top of decentralized protocols build the applications that will reach mass adoption.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
OpenZeppelin has raised a total of — in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 31, 2018 from a Seed round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 31, 2018 Seed 1 Detail
Dec 1, 2017 Series Unknown 4 Detail
Nov 4, 2017 Seed 2 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
OpenZeppelin has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 30, 2021, when Forta Protocol raised $23M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Sep 30, 2021 Forta Protocol
Series Unknown $23M Blockchain

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
7
OpenZeppelin is funded by 7 investors. Kenetic and BlueYard Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Kenetic Seed
BlueYard Capital Series Unknown
Fabric Ventures Series Unknown
Placeholder Series Unknown
True Ventures Series Unknown
Quasar Builders Seed
Starlight Ventures Seed

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
5
OpenZeppelin has 5 current employee profiles, including Executive Demian Brener
Executive
Employee
Employee
Executive
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