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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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Last updated: 2026-07-24