RISC Zero, Inc.
SEATTLE, WA · Founded 2021 · CIK 0001930617 · Software
Zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkVM) for blockchain proof generation
risczero.com →- Grants
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- No SBIR or STTR on record
- Sector median: 0
- Raised
- $14M
- 1 Form D · Aug 2022
- 50 months since last filing
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 9
- 3 granted · 6 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20222023
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $14,380,000 |
Form D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2407 | DatumSure, Inc. | — | $3.9M |
| 2408 | Quantiv Risk, Inc. | — | $1.0M |
| 2409 | Source Energy Co | — | $4.2M |
| 2410 | RISC Zero, Inc. | — | $14M |
| 2411 | Switch Enterprises Inc. | — | $50K |
| 2412 | Elementum, Inc. | — | $1.0M |
| 2413 | Appraisal Dream LLC | — | $4K |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Founders & Team
- Jeremy BruestleDirector · Executive Officer
- Frank LaubDirector · Executive Officer
- Brian RetfordDirector · Executive Officer
- Ash SchapPromoter
Patents
- Zero Knowledge Provergranted
- Zero Knowledge Cookieapplication
- Zero Knowledge Provergranted
- Zero Knowledge Provergranted
- Zero Knowledge Cookieapplication
- Recursive, Post-quantum, Zero Knowledge Proof (zkp) System For A Von Neumann Architectureapplication
- Zero Knowledge Cookieapplication
- Zero Knowledge Proverapplication
- Zero Knowledge Proverapplication