We’re building web3 technology to revolutionize how narrative universes are created. Our mission is to unleash an entirely new way to create, govern, and license IP on-chain, ultimately forming an ecosystem of “story legos” that can be remixed and composed.
Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $54M
Founded date: 2022
Founders name: Jason Levy; S. Y. (Seung Yoon) Lee
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 07.05.2023 | SLVC | slvcap.com |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 11.09.2023 | - | $54M | - |
Persons 8
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| - | Weilei | Y. | Head of Gr... | linkedin.c... | - | w****i@sto... | - |
| - | Raul | Martinez F... | Protocol A... | linkedin.c... | - | r**l@ethic... | - |
| - | Jason | Levy | Co-Founder | linkedin.c... | - | j***n@stor... | - |
| - | Susan | Park | Head of De... | linkedin.c... | - | S***n@stor... | - |
| - | Ze | Huang | Founding E... | linkedin.c... | - | z******g@s... | - |
| - | S. Y. (Seu... | Lee | CEO & ... | linkedin.c... | - | s*y@storyp... | - |
| - | Leo | Chen | VP of Engi... | linkedin.c... | - | L*o@storyp... | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
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| 27.02.2026 | Suede Labs Advances in The Avalanche Build Games With Massive Infrastructure Play. | Share Share Share Share Email The platform that made a name for itself by putting individualized AI music generation models and creator ownership on-chain is now going after something much bigger. Suede Labs has recently advanced to the fir... |
| 23.12.2025 | Crouton Digital: Why Reliable Blockchain Infrastructure Still Matters | Share Share Share Share Email Riga, Latvia — While much of the blockchain industry focuses on new protocols, tokens, and applications, the success of decentralized ecosystems still depends on something far less visible: infrastructure. Crou... |
| 23.10.2025 | CipherOwl Raises $15M in Seed Funding | CipherOwl, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of AI-native intelligence layer for institutional cryptocurrency compliance, raised $15m in seed financing. The round was co-led by General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures, with participation fro... |
| 23.10.2025 | CipherOwl: $15 Million Raised To Advance AI-Based On-Chain Compliance For Financial Institutions | CipherOwl, a San Francisco-based defense and compliance technology company founded by former Coinbase executives, has exited stealth with $15 million in seed funding. The funding round was co-led by General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures, w... |
| 22.10.2025 | Money-losing companies with colorful histories have pivoted to crypto | By ALAN SUDERMAN A marketer of shark-repellant sunscreen. A maker of chocolate-flavored whiskey. A seller of a drink that promises to quickly lower blood-alcohol levels. Related Articles Swedish glove brand Hestra debuting on Pearl Street P... |
| 05.09.2025 | Aria Raises $15M Seed Round to Bring Iconic IP Onchain | Key TakeawaysAria has secured $15 million in combined seed and strategic funding to expand its on-chain IP markets.The company launched $APL, the first IP real-world asset token, representing income rights to music by BLACKPINK, Justin Bieb... |
| 04.09.2025 | Aria Raises $15 Million to Bring IP Onchain, Starts with Songs | Aria Protocol Labs Inc. and Aria Foundation have raised $15 million in Seed funding, according to a corporate statement. The blockchain-focused company aims to bring IP onchain, and it has started with songs. Investors in the funding round ... |
| 25.07.2025 | Poseidon: $15 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Data Licensing | Poseidon, a company focused on the decentralized data layer for AI training workflows, has secured $15 million in seed funding, led by a16z crypto, the cryptocurrency fund of Andreessen Horowitz. This funding underscores the rising interest... |
| 23.08.2024 | The Rise of Story Protocol: A New Era for Intellectual Property in the Age of AI | In a world where creativity meets technology, the battle for intellectual property (IP) is heating up. The recent $80 million Series B funding round for Story Protocol, led by the venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), marks a si... |
| 21.08.2024 | IP-Focused Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Raises $80M | 7 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn With AI creating new issues regarding theft of intellectual property, San Francisco-based startup Story Protocol raised an $80 million Series B to try to solve the increasing problem. The new round w... |
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