Taiko Labs raises $22M to build Type 1 zkEVM
Date: 2023-06-09 Categories: BLOCKCHAIN
Sequoia China led the first $10 million fundraiser in the third quarter of 2022, while Generative Ventures led a recent $12 million Series A round.
Other investors include OSG Ventures, GSR and GGV Capital, as well as angels represented by POAP co-founder Patricio Warthalter, Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation, and Anthony Sassano.
Taiko creates an Ethereum scaling solution that is “as close as possible to the design and ideology” of the network. The company described the development as a zero-knowledge Ethereum virtual machine of the first type (zkEVM Type 1).
“Our design decisions are to adhere as closely as possible to the specification of the EVM and Ethereum itself. Firstly, because we love blockchain and want to expand it, and also because it has the best properties,” said Taiko Labs co-founder Matthew Finestone.
Previously, the project team launched the third version of the test network, which was called “the next step towards the decentralized equivalent of Ethereum zkEVM.”
According to Taiko co-founder Daniel Wang, the funding will ensure the successful launch of the mainnet. However, he noted that the startup needs more capital to create an investment fund and attract developers to the ecosystem.
