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Post-Quantum Crypto Startup 'Project Eleven' Raises at $120M Valuation

The $20M Series A round was led by Castle Island Ventures.
Post-Quantum Crypto Startup 'Project Eleven' Raises at $120M Valuation
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Project Eleven – a "post-quantum" crypto startup that hopes to secure crypto networks (namely Bitcoin) against the emergent threat of quantum computing – has secured $20M in fundraising at a $120M valuation in a Series A round led by Castle Island Ventures.

What's the Scoop?

  • Recent Raise: Project Eleven announced today that it has fundraised a $20M Series A round led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Coinbase Ventures, Fin Capital, Variant, Quantonation, Nebular, Formation, Lattice Fund, Satstreet Ventures, Nascent Ventures, and Balaji Srinivasan.
  • Big Ambitions: Advances in quantum computing threaten to crack the key standards of some crypto networks, including Bitcoin. Project Eleven is "building the tools to make complex, multi-year migrations practical for networks and institutions, including readiness assessments, migration test environments, and deployment sequencing."
  • Existing Products: In 15 months since its founding, Project Eleven has – among other things – deployed yellowpages (the only post-quantum cryptographic solution deployed in production for Bitcoin) and constructed a post-quantum testnet for the Solana Solana Network.
  • Partnership Push: Project Eleven will collaborating with the Solana Foundation and other unnamed "leading protocols and Layer 1 ecosystems" on their post-quantum readiness planning and technical work.

Jack Inabinet

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Jack Inabinet is a Senior Analyst with a passion for exploring the bleeding edge of crypto and finance. Prior to joining Bankless, Jack worked as an analyst at HAL Real Estate where he conducted market research and financial analysis for commercial real estate development and acquisition activities in the Seattle region. He graduated from the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business.

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