Linera

Linera

Layer-1 blockchain enabling per-user microchains

Overview

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

Linera (Zefchain Labs) builds a Layer 1 blockchain protocol designed for web3 apps that require very low latency and high throughput. Its core idea is microchains: a virtually unlimited set of parallel chains, with each user wallet getting a dedicated user chain. This structure allows many transactions to happen at once, enabling real-time applications for use cases like payments, gaming, messaging, and proprietary trading. The network’s ability to run many parallel chains helps it stand apart from traditional single-chain or generic multi-chain systems, by removing bottlenecks and increasing parallel processing. Linera’s goal is to provide scalable, low-latency blockchain infrastructure for developers and enterprises, supported by a model likely based on transaction fees and enterprise solutions. The Archimedes Testnet served as evidence of real-time capabilities.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Linera

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

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

Fintech

Crypto & Web3

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$12M

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Dojima partnership enables seamless cross-chain web3 applications.
  • Devnet launched January 2024 targets Rust developers with Wasm.
  • Babbage Testnet advances toward mainnet with zero confirmation delays.

What critics are saying

  • Solana dominates with 50k+ TPS, eroding Linera's developer share.
  • Mainnet delay past mid-2026 triggers investor exodus.
  • Sui's parallel execution attracts Rust developers from Linera.

What makes Linera unique

  • Linera pioneers microchains granting each user wallet a dedicated chain.
  • Microchains enable unlimited parallel chains for real-time web3 apps.
  • Founded by Mathieu Baudet, leverages FastPay from Meta's Novi.

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Funding

Total Funding

$12M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$2M
Netflix
$2.3M
Instacart
$3M
Robinhood
$6M
Linera

Benefits

Remote Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

10%
The Crypto Times
Apr 2nd, 2025
Dojima and Linera Power Web3 With Seamless Cross-Chain Apps

Dojima Foundation, the team building the Omnichain Web to connect blockchain ecosystems, has partnered with Linera, a high-speed Layer 1 blockchain focused on real-time applications.

FinSMEs
Jan 30th, 2024
Linera Launches Public Devnet To Expand Its Breakthrough Microchain Technology To Rust Developers

San Francisco, California, January 30th, 2024, ChainwireLinera, the layer-1 blockchain protocol pioneering microchains to give users their own blockspace, today announced the deployment of its Devnet.Founded by Mathieu Baudet, a former Meta researcher and infrastructure engineer who helped develop the technology underlying Novi digital payments called FastPay, Linera’s technology brings unprecedented horizontal scalability to web3 through its unique protocol.Linera’s groundbreaking microchain model grants each individual user wallet their own lightweight chains to store their assets and streamline web3 app interactions. Because Microchains are small enough to be replicated into browser extensions and mobile devices, Linera makes it easy for application interfaces to access the on-chain data of their users. The Linera system scales by adding chains, not by increasing the size or the production rate of blocks. During times of high demand, Linera’s validators expand dynamically like elastic web services. Scaling at the validator level rather than at the blockchain level, this fresh approach unlocks horizontal scalability for web3 applications requiring support for limitless active users and real-time interactions.Targeting Rust developers and built on the WebAssembly (Wasm) virtual machine, Linera’s Devnet is now available for testing. Developers can now test their projects on a small number of test validators operated by the Linera core team

Medium
Aug 16th, 2023
Microchains: A New Paradigm for Web3— Investing in Linera

We believe Linera’s network of microchains presents the critical breakthrough that can make the future of web3 real.

CoinDesk
Aug 16th, 2023
Ex-Meta Engineer's Layer-1 Blockchain Linera Raises $6M in New Funding

Linera, a layer-1 blockchain attempting to tackle scalability issues using 'microchains,' said it closed a new $6 million funding round led by venture capital fund Borderless Capital.

BSC News
Aug 16th, 2023
A16z-Backed Linera Blockchain Raises Further $6 Million

On August 16, Linera, a highly scalable layer-1 blockchain project, announced the completion of a $6 million raise, led by Borderless Capital, which included well-known investors such as a16z, ArkStream Capital, Tribe, GSR, and MH Ventures.

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