Polygon

Web3 · Mumbai, IN · polygon.technology

Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain scaling platform (formerly Matic)

Founders

Jaynti Kanani (India · ♂) — A data scientist from Ahmedabad who hit Ethereum's scaling limits firsthand during the CryptoKitties congestion, he co-founded Matic Network (later Polygon) in 2017 to build a scaling layer for Ethereum.
Sandeep Nailwal (India · ♂) — A software-developer-turned-consultant who ran tech at Welspun, he co-founded Matic/Polygon in 2017 to bring blockchain to the masses by solving Ethereum's scalability and cost problems.
Anurag Arjun (India · ♂) — A trained engineer with product-management experience, he co-founded Matic/Polygon in 2017, bringing project and product execution to building Ethereum's scaling infrastructure.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Feb 2022	Growth Ethereum Layer-2 scaling startup Polygon raised $450M in a token private sale led by Sequoia Capital India, with SoftBank, Tiger Global and 40+ funds participating.	$450M
May 2021	Funding round Investor Mark Cuban made an undisclosed investment in Ethereum-scaling crypto platform Polygon.	—

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