When was Aeternity founded?

Aeternity was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Aeternity located?

Aeternity is headquartered in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

How many employees does Aeternity have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Aeternity is 13.

Is Aeternity a funded company?

Aeternity is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** ICO round, raised on Apr 2017.

When was the latest funding round of Aeternity?

Aeternity's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Apr 01, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Aeternity rank among its competitors?

Aeternity ranks 16th amongst 237 active competitors, of which 51 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Arcium, which secured $1M in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Aeternity?

Aeternity's top competitors include AVA, Ethereum and Avalanche. Among them, Arcium secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

Aeternity - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Aeternity is a blockchain platform to build smart contracts. It enables Turing-complete smart contracts that allow the execution of transactions without third parties and intermediaries. It is based on proof-of-work (PoW) and proof-of-stake (PoS) algorithm. Aeternity's oracles enable smart contracts to connect with real-world data. State channels allow executing smart contracts off-chain.

Website: aeternity.com
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Email ID: *****@aeternity.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Apr 01, 2021, $*****

Investors

Fundamental Labs & 10 more

Ranked

16^th among 237 active competitors

Employee Count

13 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Vereign & 1 more

Similar Companies

AVA & 408 more

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Aeternity has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 2017. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Apr 01, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Aeternity has 11 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Aeternity:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 01, 2021	6940598	Grant (prize money)	4270770	9477484	3355104	1597605
Jun 09, 2017	4349787	ICO	8199025	6036334	8562062	3827878
Apr 2017	7618078	ICO	2961528	4323527	4669449	9177060

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The founders of Aeternity is Yanislav Malahov.

Here are the details of Aeternity's key team members:

Yanislav Malahov: Founder of Aeternity.

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Aeternity's employee count trend

Aeternity has 13 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Aeternity's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Aeternity include AVA, Ethereum and Avalanche. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Aeternity, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets	$368M	Andreessen Horowitz, Metastable Materials ... & 22 others	75/100
2nd	Ethereum 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Blockchain-based public network for decentralized applications	-	DJ Yakisoba Capital Partners, KR1 & 109 others	71/100
3rd	Avalanche 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Provider of smart contracts platform for decentralized application development	-	IPC, EH Ventures & 44 others	68/100
4th	ZetaChain 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Blockchain-based public network for omnichain interoperability	$27M	VistaLabs, Foundation Capital & 13 others	59/100
5th	Mezo 2022, Menlo Park (United States), Series A	Bitcoin-native chain platform	$30M	Pantera Capital, Ledger & 15 others	59/100
6th	Aurora Labs 2021, Gibraltar (Gibraltar), Seed	Decentralized network for creating blockchain-enabled products	$12M	Pantera Capital, Electric Capital & 14 others	58/100
7th	Fantom 2018, Seoul (South Korea), Series B	Smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps	$50M	LinkVC, Nirvana Capital & 47 others	55/100
8th	Symbiont 2013, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of blockchain-based smart securities and financial contract platforms	$31M	Celeridem, Nasdaq & 22 others	53/100
9th	Arcium 2022, Baar (Switzerland), Series A	A computing network pioneering secure data collaboration for developers and applications	$11M	Greenfield Capital, Meow & 11 others	53/100
10th	Orai 2020, Singapore, Unfunded	AI-based blockchain networks provider	-	-	53/100
16th	Aeternity 2016, Vaduz (Liechtenstein), Funding Raised	Blockchain platform to build smart contracts	-	Fundamental Labs, Blockchain R&I & 9 others	47/100