Optimism is an Ethereum-based decentralized infrastructure platform that allows for instant transactions and scalable smart contracts.
Optimism is an Ethereum-based decentralized infrastructure platform that allows for instant transactions and scalable smart contracts. The company is a public benefit corporation, a for-profit corporation that is obligated to balance the financial interests of our stockholders with the best interests of our community and society.Optimism, which was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, provides an Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution to assist developers in building on the blockchain.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Mar 17, 2022 | Series B | $150M | 4 | Andreessen Horowitz Paradigm | — | Detail |
Feb 24, 2021 | Series A | $25M | 3 | Andreessen Horowitz | — | Detail |
Jan 15, 2020 | Seed | $3.50M | 2 | — | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Andreessen Horowitz | Yes | Series B |
Paradigm | Yes | Series B |
Nascent | — | Series B |
Wintermute | — | Series B |
IDEO CoLab Ventures | — | Seed |