Polkadot

Polkadot Summary Financials People Technology Signals & News About Polkadot is a heterogeneous multi‑chain technology. Zug, Zug, Switzerland 11-50 Secondary Market Private polkadot.network 209 Highlights Total Funding Amount $293.7M Number of Current Team Members 2 Number of Investors 18 Recent News & Activity News • Apr 28, 2021 Business Wire — Osprey Funds Launches Osprey Polkadot Trust News • Apr 21, 2021 TradingView — DOT: Wait For The Breakout? News • Apr 20, 2021 Cointelegraph — Cardano and Polkadot extend staked capitalization dominance VIEW ALL Details Industries Apps Crowdfunding Information Services Information Technology Founded Date 2016 Founders Gavin Wood, Peter Czaban, Robert Habermeier Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Secondary Market Legal Name Polkadot Company Type For Profit Contact Email press@polkadot.network Polkadot is a protocol that allows independent blockchains to exchange information. Polkadot is an inter-chain blockchain protocol which unlike internet messaging protocols (e.g. TCP/IP) also enforces the order and the validitiy of the messages between the chains. This interoperability also allows the additional benefit of scalability bycreating a general environment for multiple state machines.