Superlayer

Superlayer

Pre-seed Web3 studio funding and incubation

Overview

Superlayer is a Web3 studio that helps founders build consumer Web3 companies. It provides pre-seed funding, domain expertise, and key partnerships, and develops ideas in-house from concept through testing, launch, and scaling. The company leverages a team of veteran leaders from Web2 and Web3 and collaborates with top partners to onboard users and grow on-chain activity, currently serving more than three million users. What makes Superlayer different is its focus on applying Web3’s strengths to create crypto products people actually want, supported by a network of changemakers that supplies the latest industry insights. The business model centers on offering early-stage resources and strategic partnerships to accelerate growth, with profits coming from pre-seed funding, expertise, and partnerships. The company’s goal is to responsibly advance crypto by building better consumer products that drive adoption and usage of on-chain services.

About Superlayer

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

Industries

Venture Capital

Consumer Software

Crypto & Web3

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$25M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

  • Secured $25M funding from Polygon in 2022 plus $1M seed in 2023.
  • Backed by Animoca Brands, a16z, and Paris Hilton for network strength.
  • Drives 300,000 daily active users and 3M on-chain transactions.

What critics are saying

  • Polygon zkEVM rollout erodes competitiveness to Arbitrum in 2024.
  • RLY token crashes 95% to $0.01 by April 2026, harming credibility.
  • SEC enforcement halts tokenized SocialFi projects post-2024 rulings.

What makes Superlayer unique

  • Superlayer co-founds consumer Web3 apps with Polygon for SocialFi and GameFi.
  • Founders Kevin Chou and Mahesh Vellanki bring Kabam and Rally expertise.
  • Accelerates projects from idea to launch in 4-6 months versus 2-3 years.

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Funding

Total Funding

$25M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Company News

Tech Funding News
Sep 16th, 2025
Exclusive: Senpi raises $4M to build the AI-powered crypto wallet — TFN

Senpi secures $4 million funding led by Lemniscap and Coinbase Ventures to grow its AI-driven, non-custodial crypto wallet, offering autonomous trading agents and advanced trading features.

The Block
Nov 28th, 2024
Avant, Ethena-like DeFi protocol, raises $6.5 million in seed funding

Avant, a crypto yield protocol developer similar to Ethena Labs, said it has raised $6.5 million in a seed funding round.

Securities and Exchange Commission
May 30th, 2024
SEC FORM D

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

CoinDesk
Nov 28th, 2023
A16z Backs Web3 Consumer App Setter in $5M Seed Round

Setter aims to address "the complexity and unfriendliness of current wallet technologies," making entry into Web3 a more seamless experience for more users.

Business Wire
Oct 11th, 2022
Former Nea Partner Amit Mukherjee Launches Chainforest Dao To Invest In Early-Stage Web3 Startups

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chainforest is a first-check web3 VC firm supported by the Chainforest DAO and its community. The organization launches today, and applications to join its community and DAO are now open to the public. The Chainforest community consists of more than 400 full-time web3 operators from organizations such as Polygon, Solana Foundation, Ava Labs, Consensus, Poolsuite, and Friends with Benefits. Community members, dubbed “Rainmakers,” can earn $RAINDROP (tokenized carry in the fund) for supporting the Chainforest investment practice. Because of Chainforest’s unique structure, unlike other investment DAOs, its membership is not limited to 99 members, and anyone may receive admission to the DAO without necessarily contributing capital to the fund. Founded by Amit Mukherjee, who spent more than nine years at the top-tier VC firm NEA, Chainforest began as a Telegram chat filled with thoughtful, daily discussion about all areas of web3. The community members enjoyed the discussion and network so much, they urged Amit to invest more of his time into building it and suggested he convert it into a DAO. Because community involvement is such a critical component of most web3 projects, a community-supported investment firm felt like a natural evolution for web3 VC

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