Espresso Systems is the lead developer of the Espresso Network: a blockchain base layer designed to host applications that demand speed, security, and high degrees of customizability. Espresso's breakthrough speed enables cross-platform transactions to happen in real-time, so any application on Espresso can work with all others instantly and benefit from the liquidity of the entire network. Espresso works with leading on-chain applications including Offchain Labs (developers of Arbitrum), Celo, and Apechain (BAYC). Espresso Systems is backed by over $50 million of capital from Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Coinbase Ventures, and more.