When was Story founded?

Story was founded in 2022 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Story located?

Story is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Story?

Seung Yoon Lee of Story. They have also founded 1 company.

Is Story a funded company?

Story is a funded company, having raised a total of $140M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 17, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Story?

Story's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Aug 21, 2024, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Story rank among its competitors?

Story ranks 44th amongst 1288 active competitors, of which 278 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Aptos, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Story?

Story's top competitors include Aptos, Solana and NEAR. Among them, Aptos secured the most recent funding round in September, 2024.

Story - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Story is a series B company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2022 by Seung Yoon Lee. It operates as a Provider of AI-native Layer-1 blockchain infrastructure. Story has raised $140M in funding from a16zcrypto. The company has 1288 active competitors, including 278 funded and 28 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Aptos, Solana and NEAR.

Company Details

Provider of AI-native Layer-1 blockchain infrastructure. It enables creators to register assets, set machine-readable usage terms, automate royalties/attribution, and support AI data marketplaces. It makes IP and real-world data programmable, enforceable, and monetizable.

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Founded Year

2022

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$140M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Aug 21, 2024, $*****

Investors

a16zcrypto & 14 more

Ranked

44^th among 1288 active competitors

Investment & Acquisitions

Aria

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Story has raised a total funding of $140M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 17, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Aug 21, 2024 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Story has 11 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Story:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 21, 2024	7367187	Series B	6679477	2034803	7713219	8277339
Sep 05, 2023	2619478	Series A	9105233	2265838	6593121	Hashed & 6 more
May 17, 2023	5002037	Seed	3185761	6843012	a16zcrypto	Hashed & 6 more

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The founders of Story is Seung Yoon Lee. Seung Yoon Lee is the CEO of Story.

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

Seung Yoon Lee: Co-Founder & CEO of Story.

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Top competitors of Story include Aptos, Solana and NEAR. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Story, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Aptos 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series D	Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions	$350M	Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital & 31 others	80/100
2nd	Solana 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Blockchain-based infrastructure for transactions and counting	$374M	Polychain, Multicoin Capital & 93 others	79/100
3rd	NEAR 2017, Zug (Switzerland), Series D	Public blockchain network platform	$542M	Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management ... & 88 others	78/100
4th	Mysten Labs 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions	$336M	Andreessen Horowitz, FTX & 42 others	76/100
5th	AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets	$368M	Andreessen Horowitz, Metastable Materials ... & 22 others	75/100
6th	Ethereum 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Blockchain-based public network for decentralized applications	-	DJ Yakisoba Capital Partners, KR1 & 108 others	71/100
7th	DFINITY 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications	$164M	Polychain, Andreessen Horowitz & 59 others	69/100
8th	Avalanche 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Provider of smart contracts platform for decentralized application development	-	GAINS Associates, IPC & 39 others	68/100
9th	Concordium 2018, Cham (Switzerland), Series B	Provider of Layer 1 blockchain platform	$15M	ARK36, Lotus Venturesis & 15 others	67/100
10th	ThunderCore 2017, Sunnyvale (United States), Series B	Decentralized platform for the deployment of dApps	$55.8M	SV Angel, Electric Capital & 23 others	67/100
44th	Story 2022, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Provider of AI-native Layer-1 blockchain infrastructure	$140M	Samsung NEXT, Polychain & 13 others	60/100