O(1) Labs
Blockchain & Crypto
$15Mlatest round · Venture round · Nov 2018 · 7 yr ago
1backers · Dria Ventures
11-50team · employees, estimated range
2017founded
Overview
O(1) Labs is a cryptography company founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco that created the Mina Protocol. Mina uses recursive zero-knowledge proofs to keep the entire blockchain small enough to verify on a phone. The company also develops proof systems and tooling that let applications verify off-chain data without exposing it.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$15M
1 round on record
Latest round
$15M
Venture round · Nov 2018 · 7 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
Dria Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
95 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
3
best: 31 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Nov 2018 | $15M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | O(1) Labs, LLC | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Evan ShapiroExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Izaak MecklerExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Financials
Total raised
$15M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $15M | Details |
People

Evan Shapiro
Executive Officer, Director

Izaak Meckler
Executive Officer, Director
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News
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff




