When was Layer Foundation founded?

Layer Foundation was founded in 2018.

Where is Layer Foundation located?

Layer Foundation is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Where does Layer Foundation rank among its competitors?

Layer Foundation ranks 36th amongst 130 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was TULU, which secured $17M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Layer Foundation?

Layer Foundation's top competitors include Bitcoin, TULU and Zcash Electric Coin Company. Among them, TULU secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Layer Foundation - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Layer Foundation is a deadpooled company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2018 by Zaizhuang Cheng, Euwyn Poon, Galen Danziger and Derrick Ko. It operates as a Decentralized reputation protocol. The company has 130 active competitors, including 14 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Bitcoin, TULU and Zcash Electric Coin Company.

Company Details

Layer Protocol is a decentralized reputation protocol providing incentive and payments for the global sharing economy. Asset providers have access to user behavior history and the reputation score, which will help them evaluate users as potential renters. Offers ERC 20 standard LRX token which is used for rewards and payments on the platform.

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

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Investors

Venture One & 1 more

Ranked

36^th among 130 active competitors

Similar Companies

Bitcoin & 1556 more

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Layer Foundation is a funded company. Layer Foundation has 2 institutional investors.

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The founders of Layer Foundation are Zaizhuang Cheng, Euwyn Poon, Galen Danziger and Derrick Ko.

Here are the details of Layer Foundation's key team members:

Zaizhuang Cheng: Co-Founder of Layer Foundation. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Euwyn Poon: Co-Founder of Layer Foundation and founder of 4 other companies, including micro.com, Spin and Optask.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Galen Danziger: Co-Founder of Layer Foundation.
Derrick Ko: Co-Founder of Layer Foundation.

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Top competitors of Layer Foundation include Bitcoin, TULU and Zcash Electric Coin Company. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Layer Foundation, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Bitcoin 2009, Las Vegas (United States), Public	Decentralized P2P cryptocurrency for payments	$100M	MassMutual, BLOCKRAISE & 78 others	72/100
2nd	TULU 2019, New York City (United States), Series A	App based rental platform offering multi-category product	$42M	NewEra, New Era Capital Partners & 19 others	69/100
3rd	Zcash Electric Coin Company 2016, Boulder (United States), Seed	Privacy-protecting digital currency enabling private peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions	-	INBlockchain, Sccinvest & 19 others	56/100
4th	BitMinutes 2017, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	Financial inclusion through prepaid minutes, transfers, payments, and microloans	-	Etheralabs, Cloquet Capital Partners	52/100
5th	Litecoin Project 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Open-source P2P digital currency enabling instant, near-zero cost global payments	-	DJ Yakisoba Capital Partners, Bauhaus Group ... & 10 others	51/100
6th	AXEL 2013, Las Vegas (United States), Funding Raised	Digital currency focused on payments	-	-	48/100
7th	QuarkChain 2018, Palo Alto (United States), Funding Raised	Decentralized P2P transactional platform for individuals	-	LBK-VC, Bixin Invest & 17 others	47/100
8th	BitRail 2018, Atlanta (United States), Seed	Blockchain infrastructure for cryptocurrency payments	$300K	-	42/100
9th	Oneiro 2017, Boston (United States), Series A	High-performance blockchain solutions provider, specializing in decentralized internet applications	$8M	COSIMO Venture Partners, Blockchain Coinvestors	42/100
10th	Yoodlize 2018, Provo (United States), Seed	Online P2P rental platform for multi-category products	$1.02M	Alpine 100	42/100
36th	Layer Foundation 2018, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled	Decentralized reputation protocol	-	Venture One, Kosmos Ventures	27/100