What is Blockaid?
Blockaid is a Web3 security company headquartered in New York, New York and Tel Aviv, Israel, dedicated to providing end-to-end onchain security solutions. Established in 2022 by former Israeli cyber intelligence operatives, Blockaid offers a comprehensive suite of security tools designed to protect users from fraud, phishing, scams, and hacks. Their offerings include smart contract monitoring, transaction simulation, dApp scanning, token security tools, and both on-chain and off-chain threat hunting capabilities. By scanning the internet to identify threats before they reach the blockchain, Blockaid delivers real-time protection, preventing malicious transactions from occurring. The company serves a distinguished clientele, including major Web3 players like Coinbase, MetaMask, Stellar, Uniswap, World App, Kraken, and Safe, safeguarding millions of users across its integrated platform network. Blockaid's platform is instrumental for security, product, and compliance teams, enabling them to monitor transactions, detect threats, and alert users instantaneously, thereby enhancing the security and accessibility of blockchain technology for both crypto-native entities and traditional institutions venturing into blockchain operations.
How much funding has Blockaid raised?
Blockaid has raised a total of $83M across 3 funding rounds:
Angel/Seed
$6M
Series A
$27M
Series B
$50M
Angel/Seed (2023): $6M, investors not publicly disclosed
Series A (2023): $27M led by CyberStarts, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, and Ribbit Capital
Series B (2025): $50M supported by GV, Variant, CyberStarts, and Ribbit Capital
Key Investors in Blockaid
CyberStarts
Cyberstarts is an Israel-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 by cybersecurity entrepreneur and investor Gili Raanan. The fund invests exclusively in early-stage cybersecurity startups, typically from inception or seed stage, using its “Sunrise” model to work closely with founders on product ideation, product-market fit, and go-to-market, and is primarily backed by leading cybersecurity founders and CISOs.
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital in India currently manages funds capitalized at close to USD 1.4 billion and invests across venture, growth, and late stage opportunities. It takes a long-term view on investments and plays the role of an active, value-added partner to entrepreneurs, business families and management teams.
Greylock Partners
Greylock is one of the oldest U.S. venture capital firms, founded in 1965 and now headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm focuses on early-stage technology companies in sectors such as consumer internet, enterprise software, infrastructure, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and has backed marketdefining businesses including Airbnb, Facebook, LinkedIn, Workday, Coinbase, Figma, and Palo Alto Networks.
What's next for Blockaid?
With its recent major strategic investment and substantial overall capital, Blockaid is poised for accelerated expansion and innovation in the Web3 security domain. The company's focus on proactive threat detection and real-time transaction security positions it as a critical infrastructure provider in an industry increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber threats. Future endeavors will likely involve further development of its AI-driven threat intelligence capabilities, expanding its market reach to new Web3 ecosystems, and forging deeper partnerships with leading blockchain platforms and protocols. This strategic financing will empower Blockaid to scale its operations, enhance its technological offerings, and solidify its leadership in safeguarding the digital economy against emerging security risks.
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