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Web3 infrastructure platform for developers to deploy high-performance, customizable layer-two rollups and blockchains for interoperability.
Caldera has raised $24.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Caldera.
Caldera was founded in 2022 by Parker Jou (Founder) and Matt Katz (Founder).
Caldera has raised $24.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
San Francisco-based Caldera provides a platform for developers to deploy customizable, application-specific layer-two rollups and blockchains with a single click. The infrastructure currently supports over 50 active rollups that collectively account for more than $800 million in total value locked, 1.7 million unique user wallets, and over 59 million processed transactions. To further expand its Web3 infrastructure, the company is developing the Metalayer, a unified rollup network designed to enhance interoperability across various Ethereum ecosystems. Caldera provides these specialized rollup deployment services for several prominent blockchain projects, including Manta Pacific and ApeChain. To date, the enterprise has successfully raised $25 million in total funding, highlighted by a recent $15 million Series A round led by Founders Fund with participation from Sequoia Capital. Caldera was officially founded in 2022 by Matt Katz and Parker Jou.
Caldera was founded in 2022 by Parker Jou (Founder) and Matt Katz (Founder).
Caldera has raised $24.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Caldera's investors include Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Bailhe, Framework Ventures, FTX Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Sequoia Capital, Wave Financial, White Loop Capital, Dragonfly Capital.
Key people at Caldera.
Caldera has raised $24.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $15.0M Series A in July 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | $15M Series A | Founders Fund | Andreessen Horowitz, Bailhe, Framework Ventures, FTX Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Sequoia Capital, Wave Financial, White Loop Capital | Announced |
| Feb 13, 2023 | $9M Venture Round | Dragonfly Capital, Sequoia Capital | — | Announced |
Caldera specializes in building high-performance, customizable, application-specific layer-two blockchains (Caldera Chains) that enable decentralized applications (dApps) to achieve high throughput, low latency, and sub-second transaction confirmation times. Their platform allows Web3 teams to deploy rollups with a single click, handling deployment, customization, maintenance, and security, thus enabling projects to focus on product development. Caldera serves a broad range of decentralized applications by providing scalable blockchain infrastructure that supports over 60 rollups, 1.7 million unique wallets, and more than $800 million in total value locked (TVL), making it a significant player in the Ethereum rollup ecosystem[1][2][4].
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Caldera was launched in 2022 out of a recognition that blockchain scalability could not be solved by simply making a single faster chain but required horizontal scaling through customizable rollups. The founding team, driven by a passion for blockchain technology and its transformative potential, created a platform that empowers projects to easily launch their own rollups without extensive engineering resources. Early traction was strong, with rapid ecosystem growth and adoption across multiple Ethereum layer-two stacks such as Optimism, Arbitrum, ZKsync, and Polygon[2].
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Caldera rides the critical trend of blockchain scalability and Web3 adoption, addressing the bottlenecks of throughput and latency that limit decentralized applications. The timing is crucial as Ethereum and other layer-one blockchains face congestion and high fees, making layer-two solutions essential for mainstream blockchain use. By enabling horizontal scaling through customizable rollups, Caldera supports the broader ecosystem’s growth, facilitating innovation in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and other decentralized sectors. Its approach aligns with market forces pushing for modular, interoperable blockchain infrastructure that can adapt to diverse application needs[1][2][4].
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Caldera is positioned to continue expanding its rollup ecosystem, potentially increasing the number of customizable chains and total value locked. Trends such as increased demand for scalable, user-friendly blockchain infrastructure and the rise of decentralized AI protocols may influence its trajectory. As the Web3 space matures, Caldera’s ability to simplify rollup deployment and maintenance could make it a foundational infrastructure provider. Its influence may grow as more projects seek tailored scalability solutions beyond generic layer-two offerings, reinforcing its role in shaping the future of decentralized application performance[1][2][4].
