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Protocol Labs
Research lab behind IPFS and Filecoin decentralized storage network.
Stage
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Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Protocol Labs is interesting
Pioneered SAFT token sales; Juan Benet's protocol R&D shop backing Web3 storage economy.
Key facts
- Investor: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- Source: a16z public investment list / related coverage
- Advisor sale (2017): $52M SAFT with a16z, Sequoia, USV, DCG (TechCrunch)
- ICO (2017): additional ~$205M for Filecoin network — $257M total (CoinDesk)
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Last updated: 2026-07-24