When was ARPA founded?

ARPA was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is ARPA located?

ARPA is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does ARPA have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at ARPA is 27.

Is ARPA a funded company?

ARPA is a funded company, having raised a total of $6M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 25, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of ARPA?

ARPA's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on May 31, 2024, with participation from 6 investors.

Where does ARPA rank among its competitors?

ARPA ranks 106th amongst 1329 active competitors, of which 289 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Celestia, which secured $100M in Sep, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of ARPA?

ARPA's top competitors include Mysten Labs, Aptos and Solana. Among them, Celestia secured the most recent funding round in September, 2024.

ARPA - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is ARPA an acquired company?

ARPA got acquired by DWF Labs on Feb 20, 2024.

Company Details

Decentralized secure computation network. It is built to improve the security, and privacy of blockchains. It serves as the infrastructure of a verifiable Random Number Generator, secure wallet, cross-chain bridge, and decentralized custody across multiple blockchains.

Website: www.arpanetwork.io/en-US
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$6M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, May 31, 2024, $*****

Investors

Laser Digital & 14 more

Ranked

106^th among 1329 active competitors

Employee Count

27 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

CARV

Similar Companies

Aptos & 1453 more

Exit Details

Acquired by DWF Labs (Feb 20, 2024)

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ARPA got acquired by DWF Labs on Feb 20, 2024 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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ARPA has raised a total funding of $6M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 25, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on May 31, 2024 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. ARPA has 15 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of ARPA:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 31, 2024	1819289	Series A	2658841	6494359	9232831	7389083
Apr 25, 2023	5029611	Seed	6905409	8231242	8782000	DWF Labs

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The founders of ARPA are Felix Xu, Yemu X and Derek Zhang.

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

Felix Xu: Co-Founder & CEO of ARPA and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Yemu X: Co-Founder of ARPA.
Derek Zhang: Co-Founder & President of ARPA and founder of 1 other company.

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ARPA's employee count trend

ARPA has 27 employees as of Aug 26. Here is ARPA's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of ARPA include Mysten Labs, Aptos and Solana. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of ARPA, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Mysten Labs 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions	$336M	Andreessen Horowitz, FTX & 42 others	81/100
2nd	Aptos 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series D	Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions	$350M	Andreessen Horowitz, FTX & 33 others	79/100
3rd	Solana 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Developer of enterprise infrastructure for issuing assets and digital payments	$374M	500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz & 95 others	79/100
4th	NEAR 2017, Zug (Switzerland), Series D	Public blockchain network platform	$542M	Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management ... & 91 others	77/100
5th	AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets	$368M	Andreessen Horowitz, Ceras Ventures & 22 others	75/100
6th	Ethereum 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Blockchain-based public network for decentralized applications	-	DJ Yakisoba Capital Partners, KR1 & 109 others	70/100
7th	Chain 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Blockchain solutions empowering businesses to thrive in the Web3 era	$39.5M	Nasdaq, RRE Ventures & 26 others	70/100
8th	DFINITY 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications	$164M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 60 others	68/100
9th	Avalanche 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Provider of smart contracts platform for decentralized application development	-	GAINS Associates, Kernel Ventures & 44 others	68/100
10th	Celestia 2011, Vaduz (Liechtenstein), Series C	Blockchain-based modular consensus and data network	$204M	Bain Capital Crypto, Syncracy & 48 others	67/100
106th	ARPA 2018, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Decentralized secure computation network	$6M	Ledger Capital, Animoca Brands & 13 others	47/100