When was RISC Zero founded?

RISC Zero was founded in 2021 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is RISC Zero located?

RISC Zero is headquartered in Seattle, United States.

Who is the current CEO of RISC Zero?

Jeremy Bruestle of RISC Zero. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does RISC Zero have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at RISC Zero is 19.

Is RISC Zero a funded company?

RISC Zero is a funded company, having raised a total of $54M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 2022.

When was the latest funding round of RISC Zero?

RISC Zero's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jul 19, 2023, with participation from 13 investors.

Where does RISC Zero rank among its competitors?

RISC Zero ranks 47th amongst 95 active competitors, of which 56 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Aleo, which secured $480K in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of RISC Zero?

RISC Zero's top competitors include Aleo, Optimism and Matter Labs. Among them, Aleo secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

RISC Zero - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of open-source based code to build software. It is a zero-knowledge virtual machine that lets the user build trustless, verifiable software in multiple languages.

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

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

Seattle, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$54M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jul 19, 2023, $*****

Investors

Ramez Naam & 28 more

Ranked

47^th among 95 active competitors

Employee Count

19 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Aleo & 360 more

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RISC Zero is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
RISC ZERO, INC. CIN: 87-4659834 , United States, Active	Oct 13, 2021	-	-	-
RISC ZERO, INC. CIN: 7012278 , United States, Active	Aug 23, 2023	-	-	-

RISC Zero has raised a total funding of $54M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jul 19, 2023 for $*****. 13 investors participated in its latest round. RISC Zero has 20 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of RISC Zero:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 19, 2023	3623127	Series A	4736728	6476901	7608230	9907047
Aug 09, 2022	4309851	Seed	5319811	5742086	3100153	D1 Ventures & 10 more
Mar 2022	7731353	Seed	5892368	6532894	Ramez Naam	3923472

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The founders of RISC Zero is Frank Laub.

Here are the details of RISC Zero's key team members:

Frank Laub: Co-founder & CTO of RISC Zero.
Jeremy Bruestle: Cofounder, CTO of RISC Zero and founder of 2 other companies, Spiral Genetics and Vertex.

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RISC Zero's employee count trend

RISC Zero has 19 employees as of Mar 26. Here is RISC Zero's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of RISC Zero include Aleo, Optimism and Matter Labs. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of RISC Zero, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Aleo 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Blockchain-based network for developers	$228M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Andreessen Horowitz ... & 19 others	73/100
2nd	Optimism 2019, New York City (United States), Series B	Blockchain-based platform for optimistic rollup and executing smart contracts	$175M	Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm & 16 others	72/100
3rd	Matter Labs 2019, Berlin (Germany), Series C	Finance infrastructure for blockchain privacy with verifiable computation	$458M	Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures ... & 19 others	72/100
4th	StarkWare 2017, Netanya (Israel), Series D	Blockchain-based platform offers zero-knowledge proof roll-up solutions	$287M	Coatue, Sequoia Capital & 33 others	71/100
5th	Scroll 2013, Seychelles, Series B	Blockchain-based network for EVM-compatible solutions	$80M	Polychain, Bain Capital Crypto & 19 others	66/100
6th	Offchain Labs 2018, Princeton (United States), Series B	Developer of solutions for Ethereum smart contracts	$124M	ventures.coinbase.com, Pantera Capital & 17 others	65/100
7th	Metis 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Blockchain-based application development platform for developers	$4M	PARSIQ, MV Global & 34 others	63/100
8th	Movement Labs 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of technology and experimental methods to build power for marginalized communities	$41.4M	Polychain, dao5 & 29 others	59/100
9th	Taiko 2022, Shanghai (China), Series A	Online platform for decentralized zero knowledge rollup	$37M	Sequoia Capital China, GGV Capital & 18 others	58/100
10th	Nexus 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Open source based parallel scala compilers	$27.2M	DRAGONFLY, SV Angel & 5 others	57/100
47th	RISC Zero 2021, Seattle (United States), Series A	Provider of open-source based code to build software	$54M	Aglae Ventures, Cota Capital & 27 others	37/100