World - About the company
World is a series C company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2019 by Alex Blania, Sam Altman and Max Novendstern. It operates as a Provider of proof-of-humanity network. World has raised $240M in funding from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures and Blockchain Capital, with a current valuation of $3B. The company has 1304 active competitors, including 283 funded and 30 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Mysten Labs, Aptos and Solana.
Sectors and market segments that World operate in
World serves in the High Tech, Blockchain Technology market segments.The primary business model of World are:Company Details
Provider of proof-of-humanity network. It uses iris-scanning Orbs for biometric verification, issuing privacy-preserving World ID credentials stored on World Chain. Enables bot-resistant applications in dating, ticketing, gaming, and communities through zero-knowledge proofs confirming unique human users without revealing identity.
- Website
- world.org
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@world.org
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$240M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$3B as on May 16, 2023
Investors
Ranked
26th among 1304 active competitors
Employee Count
582 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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World's funding and investors
World has raised a total funding of $240M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 29, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on May 16, 2023 for $115M. 4 investors participated in its latest round. World has 19 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of World:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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May 16, 2023 | $115M | Series C | $3B | - | ||
Mar 23, 2022 | $100M | Series B | - | - | - | |
Jun 29, 2021 | $25M | Series A | $1B | - |
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World's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of World's key team members:
- Alex Blania: Co-Founder of World and founder of 3 other companies, Merge Labs, Worldcoin and Tools For Humanity. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Sam Altman: Co-Founder of World.
- Max Novendstern: Co-Founder of World and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
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World's employee count trend
World has 582 employees as of Jun 26. Here is World's employee count trend over the years:
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World's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of World include Mysten Labs, Aptos and Solana. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of World, ranked by Tracxn score:
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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 | 81/100 | |
2nd | Aptos 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series D | Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions | $350M | 80/100 | |
3rd |  Solana 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Blockchain-based infrastructure for transactions and counting | $374M | 79/100 | |
4th | NEAR 2017, Zug (Switzerland), Series D | Public blockchain network platform | $542M | 78/100 | |
5th | AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B | Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets | $368M | 75/100 | |
6th | Blockchain-based public network for decentralized applications | - | 71/100 | ||
7th |  DFINITY 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications | $164M | 69/100 | |
8th |  Avalanche 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Provider of smart contracts platform for decentralized application development | - | 68/100 | |
9th | Concordium 2018, Cham (Switzerland), Series B | Layer-1 blockchain protocol focused on identity-first | $15M | 67/100 | |
10th |  Celestia 2011, Vaduz (Liechtenstein), Series C | Blockchain-based modular consensus and data network | $204M | 67/100 | |
26th |  World 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of proof-of-humanity network | $240M | 60/100 |
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World's Investments and acquisitions
World has a total of 1 investment in Eightco. World has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to World
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News related to World
Filter this listMedia has covered World for a total of 32 events in the last 1 year, 14 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5M in new funding to combat online AI deepfakesCoin Spectator•Aug 05, 2026•World
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Worldcoin Enters Phase 3 with Focus on Real-World Utility and MonetizationBitcoin•Jul 25, 2026•World
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World Foundation Raises $52.5 Million in WLD Token SaleCryptocurrency•Jul 24, 2026•Eightco, SIG, Bain Capital Crypto, Pantera Capital and 4 others
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Charms Raises $1.5M Pre-Seed to Bring the AI Character Economy OnchainCryptocurrency•May 12, 2026•World, JME Venture Capital, Lattice, Coinbase and 1 other
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Taceo Provides Key Cryptography Technology for Sam Altman's WorldTrending Topics•Apr 29, 2026•TACEO, World
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Proof of Human for the AI Era Scales Across the Digital Platforms People and Businesses Use Every DayFinancial Post•Apr 24, 2026•World
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Zoom Introduces Human Verification Feature Amid Rising Deepfake ThreatsChannelNews•Apr 20, 2026•Zoom, VanEck, Tinder, DocuSign and 3 others
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OpenAI veterans launch their own fund, Zero Shot, aiming to invest $100 million in AI.MamStartup•Apr 07, 2026•, OpenAI, , and 1 other
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