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Arweave
Permanent decentralized data storage protocol (the permaweb).
Stage
growth
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Arweave is interesting
Pay-once-store-forever blockchain storage model — early a16z crypto bet powering permanent web archives and on-chain data permanence.
Key facts
- Token sale (2019): $5M from a16z, Union Square Ventures, Multicoin (CoinDesk)
- Follow-on (2020): $8.3M from a16z, USV, Coinbase Ventures (Arweave blog)
- Product: blockweave permanent storage; permaweb for uncensorable web hosting (Arweave site)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Coinbase Ventures
Investors in our directory
Funds linked from Arweave's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Industries
Crypto & Web3
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Related funding articles
Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Arweave's financing or category context.
FAQs about Arweave
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Arweave provides permanent decentralized data storage — users pay once to store data on the blockweave indefinitely. The permaweb layer hosts permanent websites and archives.
Directory-linked investors include Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures), and Multicoin Capital (/fund/multicoin-capital).
Arweave raised venture funding in 2019–2020 and operates as a live decentralized storage network. Arweave GmbH remains private while the AR token trades on crypto exchanges.
Most blockchains are expensive for large data. Arweave's pay-once permanent storage model enables uncensorable archives, on-chain metadata, and permaweb apps — a distinct approach from IPFS pinning services.
Arweave is not a traditional public company; Arweave GmbH remains private while the AR token trades on crypto exchanges.
Last updated: 2026-07-24