Fabric Cryptography Secures $33M For New Cryptographic Chip

Fabric Cryptography has raised $33 million in a Series A funding round to develop a new cryptographic chip.

According to a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the funding round was co-led by Blockchain Capital and 1kx, with additional participation from industry players including Offchain Labs, Polygon, and Matter Labs.

Fabric Cryptography’s Total Funding Reaches $39 Million

Following a $6 million seed round previously led by Metaplanet, with contributions from other investors including Inflection and Liquid2 Ventures, this latest round brings the total funding to $39 million.

💰@FabricCrypto raised $33M in funding round led by @blockchaincap

Fabric is a startup focused on developing VPU (Verifiable Processing Unit) chips for cryptography.

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The company plans to use the new funding to further develop its Verifiable Processing Unit (VPU), a custom chip that will improve the efficiency of cryptographic operations.

Fabric Cryptography’s goal is to enhance the processing speed and reduce the cost associated with running complex cryptographic algorithms, addressing the growing need for privacy and security in digital interactions.

The VPU is designed to handle advanced cryptographic techniques, such as zero-knowledge proofs and fully-homomorphic encryption, with a focus on providing a more efficient solution that can also adapt to future advancements in cryptography.

Cryptography Across Numerous Fields

In addition, the release stated that the company will expand its software and cryptography teams to support the integration of its technology across various sectors, including artificial intelligence, finance, and decentralized applications (dApp).

“There exists a whole world of advanced cryptographic algorithms that go beyond protecting our data, and can actually begin to guarantee trust, if we can run them efficiently,” said Fabric Cryptograph co-founder and CEO Michael Gao.

The company is also working on building a software stack that will enable developers to implement their cryptographic solutions across different platforms, aiming to meet the increasing market demand for enhanced security tools.

“Our mission is to scale the speed and availability of next-gen cryptography through exponential advances across the hardware and software stack,” stated Gao. We’ll know we’ve succeeded when trust and privacy are foundational to every digital interaction.”