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Protocol Labs

Active · Protocol Labs makes internet protocols: IPFS, Filecoin, and more.

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Why it ranks

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15signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 130Team size · YC's directory+11
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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About Protocol Labs

Protocol Labs is an open-source research, development, and deployment laboratory. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. We aim to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. Some of our projects. IPFS makes the web work peer-to-peer. IPFS is a protocol for storing, addressing, and transferring data, designed to replace HTTP in many contexts. IPFS uses content-addressing to uniquely identify and link to information. IPFS is one of the leading protocols of Web3, crypto, and the decentralized web movements. IPFS serves millions of end users and tens of thousands of developers. It powers the websites and applications of small startups, large enterprises, and even blockchains. Filecoin is a decentralized storage network, designed to store humanity's most important information. Filecoin is a cryptocurrency incentivized decentralized market, where storage providers earn filecoin tokens for renting out storage space. (Think airbnb for cloud storage). Filecoin is one of the leading projects in the cryptocurrency/blockchain space.

YC batch
S14 · Summer 2014
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Developer tools
Team size
130
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA; Remote
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Crypto / Web3, Open Source

Protocol Labs in S14: 78 companies, 12% AI

Protocol Labs: questions

Which YC batch was Protocol Labs in?

Protocol Labs was in Y Combinator's Summer 2014 batch (S14).

Is Protocol Labs still active?

Y Combinator lists Protocol Labs as active.

Where is Protocol Labs based?

Protocol Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.