Startup profile for Orchid Labs: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (seed), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Orchid Labs

Decentralized VPN protocol using blockchain tokens to route traffic around censorship.

Stage

seed

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Orchid Labs is interesting

Early a16z crypto infra bet on privacy networking — tokenized Tor thesis with Sequoia and Polychain in seed SAFT.

Key facts

  • a16z portfolio status: Active
  • Seed SAFT (2017): $4.7M with a16z, Sequoia, Polychain, Blockchain Capital, DFJ (Business Wire / CoinDesk)
  • Follow-on SAFT (2018): additional $36M+ toward $125M target; a16z among early backers (TechCrunch)

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Industries

Generalist Technology

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Related funding articles

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Last updated: 2026-07-24