3Box Labs

3Box Labs

Develops open-source decentralized data platform

Overview

3Box Labs builds Ceramic Network, a decentralized data network for the Web3 ecosystem. It provides open-source infrastructure to store, manage, and verify user data using DIDs and verifiable credentials, giving users ownership of their data. The company focuses on Open Source and interoperable data layers for developers building dApps and DeFi, rather than consumer products. Its goal is to make the web more open, safe, and composable by supplying trusted decentralized data infrastructure for developers.

Significant Headcount Growth

About 3Box Labs

Simplify's Rating
Why 3Box Labs is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

Crypto & Web3

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$35M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • $30M Series A from Union Square Ventures and Multicoin in February 2022 fuels growth.
  • Over 400 applications built on Ceramic Network show strong adoption.
  • Hiring 25+ roles across engineering and product expands capacity.

What critics are saying

  • Spruce Protocol erodes developers with superior scalability in 6-12 months.
  • Tableland Network captures share via 10x faster Ethereum-native queries.
  • WalletConnect's DID integration obsoletes Ceramic in 3-6 months.

What makes 3Box Labs unique

  • Ceramic Network enables user-controlled data via DIDs and verifiable credentials.
  • Glaze tooling improves IDX protocol for decentralized data storage.
  • Open-source infrastructure supports composable Web3 applications.

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Funding

Total Funding

$35M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$15M
$8.2M
Discord
$15M
Canva
$30M
Kalshi
$30M
3Box Labs

Benefits

Generous equity

Competitive salary

Unlimited vacation

Flexible working hours

Budgets for learning, thought leadership, & community events

In person team retreats

Healthcare benefits

Company News

Protocol Labs
Dec 18th, 2023
Meet 3Box Labs: Building a Web of Trust with Data

Since then, 3Box Labs secured a Series A funding round, with backing from Union Square Ventures, Multicoin, and Protocol Labs, intensifying its efforts to scale the ecosystem.

SiliconANGLE Media
Feb 16th, 2022
Ceramic raises $30M to unlock web3 data sharing for developers

Ceramic raises $30M to unlock web3 data sharing for developers - SiliconANGLE

CoinDesk
Feb 16th, 2022
3Box Labs received financing of $30M in Series A financing round on Feb 19th 22'.

3Box Labs raised $30 million in its effort to build out soon-to-launch data composability network, Ceramic.

Ceramic Network
Feb 16th, 2022
3Box Labs increases headcount by 25

3Box Labs is hiring for more than 25 positions across engineering, product, community, and marketing.

Ceramic Network
Feb 1st, 2022
3Box Labs launched Glaze tooling on Feb 1st 22'.

Ceramic mainnet was launched in a private preview for Early Launch Partners, dozens of projects have onboarded and are running their own nodes on the network, and 3Box Labs has launched its new Glaze tooling which offers improvements on the former IDX protocol, now referred to as DID Datastore.

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