# DeSo Foundation: Blockchain, Los Altos, United States

> DeSo Foundation: Layer-1 blockchain built to power storage-heavy apps, like social apps, listed on Coinbase with 1.5M+ wallets.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/deso-foundation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# DeSo Foundation

Layer-1 blockchain built to power storage-heavy apps, like social apps, listed on Coinbase with 1.5M+ wallets.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Blockchain Los Altos, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2019 7 years old
- **Team:** - not reported
- **Funding reported:** $200M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Sept 2021

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for DeSo Foundation has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say DeSo Foundation raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$200M** in dollars

Rounds **1**

Last round **Seed**

Last round date **Sept 2021**

Investors listed **5**

## Founders and team

From DeSo Foundation's own website: 1 on the team.

- **Stas Khorunzhyi** Growth Marketing Lead

Advisers *Crypto Queen*

## On 4 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [TQ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tq-ventures)
- [A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto)
- [TQ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tq-ventures-2)
- [Hyperchain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperchain-capital)

Each firm lists DeSo Foundation on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

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