Protocol Labs, Inc.
Distributed web protocol and file storage system (IPFS and related decentralized infrastructure)
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Founded
- 2014
- Latest Form D
- $148M, Aug 2017
- Total capital
- $204M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $204M
- 3 Form D · last Aug 2017
- 110 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 5 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#198 of 2705
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$148M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$51.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.7M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 2705 peers
Line = medianSoftware · Platform
- Granted patents#198 · top 7%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Juan Batiz-BenetExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 11- PendingProtocols For Decentralized NetworksUSPTOApplication 19169976
- GrantedProtocols For Decentralized NetworksUSPTOUS 12,294,654
- GrantedProtocols For Decentralized NetworksUSPTOUS 11,570,001
Show all 11 patent records
- Protocols For Decentralized NetworksAug 14, 2025 · Application 19169976Pending
- Protocols For Decentralized NetworksMay 6, 2025 · US 12,294,654Granted
- Protocols For Decentralized NetworksJan 31, 2023 · US 11,570,001Granted
- Protocols For Decentralized NetworksFeb 8, 2022 · US 11,245,528Granted
- Consensus Protocols In Distributed Computing SystemsJul 7, 2020 · US 10,708,071Granted
- Replication-related Protocols For Decentralized NetworksApr 7, 2020 · US 10,615,979Granted
- Protocols For Decentralized NetworksFeb 4, 2020 · US 10,554,407Granted
- Protocols For Decentralized NetworksApplication 62901207Pending
- Consensus Protocols In Distributed Computing SystemsApplication 62697123Pending
- Replication-related Protocols For Decentralized NetworksApplication 62697097Pending
- Protocols For Decentralized NetworksApplication 62697091Pending
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Press
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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