About Eco
Eco builds software for developers and financial teams to move digital dollars between blockchain networks. These digital dollars, known as stablecoins, include USDC and USDT. Its five products can work alone or together. Routes manages cross-network transfers, while Programmable Addresses directs deposits to preset destinations. Programmable Transactions coordinates several contract actions. Orchestration combines routing and compliance in one interface. Verified Liquidity uses screened settlement providers. The tools serve app builders, decentralized finance developers and stablecoin issuers. Payments and treasury teams also use them to automate settlement across several networks.
Founded in San Francisco in 2018, Eco began with a consumer savings app before moving to the Eco Protocol infrastructure stack. It operates for profit in blockchain finance and is unrelated to the mobile game or any nonprofit. Eco is the protocol's founding contributor. Co-founder and CEO Ryne Saxe leads the company with COO Noah Spaulding. Routes is live across more than 240 directional pairs. Programmable Addresses has a live Circle Gateway integration. Programmable Transactions and Orchestration are in beta, while Verified Liquidity is in closed beta.
Funding Rounds (SEC Form D)
| First sale | Filed with SEC | Amount sold | Investors | Avg. check | Terms | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | $6,527,673fully sold | 162 | $40,294 | Options, Securities on exerciseRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
First sale is the date the first investor in the offering committed to invest. Companies must file Form D within 15 days of that date, so filing dates run later.
Who Invested in Eco
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| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead | Other investors | On the Form D | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Series B | $60 million | Activant Capital; L Catterton | a16z Crypto, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LionTree Partners and Valor Equity Partners | [1] | |
| 2021 | Funding round | $26 million | — | — | [1] |
Announced amounts can differ from Form D figures: an announcement can combine several closings, and some money is raised without a Form D.
Why Investors Backed Eco
Cross-chain stablecoin transfers can force users through separate bridge steps, require destination gas or leave transactions incomplete. The investment case centers on Eco's all-or-nothing settlement and fallback execution, which can complete transfers without solver participation. [1]
Origin and Team
Ryne Saxe, Andy Bromberg and Henry Ault co-founded Eco Inc. in San Francisco in 2018. Joey Krug and Ryan Breslow were also co-founders. [1]
Product and Technology
A user or app specifies a result, and independent solvers compete to deliver it. Transfers either finish entirely or revert, which prevents money from remaining between networks. Routes usually settles in 20 to 40 seconds. A transfer vault pays the solver only after receiving cryptographic proof of completion. [1]
Routes supports one-to-one transfers, stablecoin swaps and calls on the destination network within one signed action. It can validate transfers through Hyperlane, Chainlink CCIP or Circle CCTP. LayerZero and Polymer provide two other validation paths. [1]
Each intent funds a vault contract at a predictable address until completion is proved. The Portal creates these vaults and cannot be upgraded. It has no proxy, administrator keys or upgrade path. No protocol-owned account controls the funds, and refunds do not depend on Eco. [1]
Execution has three paths. A solver can settle with its own capital when it offers better pricing. Orchestration handles the transfer using only gas when a solver has no price advantage. If no solver is available, Eco can route the user's funds in one transaction, provided both networks are live. [1]
Programmable Transactions reads several contracts, chooses a path at execution time and completes the action as one unit. The beta product supports more than 50 operations for data extraction, control flow and cryptography. [1]
A Programmable Address gives a normal token transfer preset routing instructions. The sender needs no bridge screen or extra signature. A live Circle Gateway integration accepts fast deposits from Base, Optimism and Arbitrum. It routes them into Polygon. [1]
Orchestration combines routing, programmable transactions and address screening behind one interface. It is in beta and targets enterprises, regulated fintechs and automated agent workflows. Verified Liquidity is in closed beta. Its solvers pass business verification, while identity checks and U.S. sanctions screening occur during selection. [1]
Eco describes a deposit flow that lets users enter a finance protocol from any network with one signature. Routes joins approval and deposit calls, then executes both or refunds the user. Treasury services can also move USDC between networks when utilization reaches a set threshold. [1]
Stablecoin issuers can add a token to Eco's supported-chain list for immediate solver quotes. They can also operate a solver to set their spread and earn routing fees. [1]
Market
Eco argues that decentralized finance services lose potential users at the bridge step and cannot see capital held on other networks. It also sees fragmented token liquidity: a coin may span ten or more chains while most liquidity sits on only two. Cross-network transfers may then route through USDC instead of keeping the issuer's token native. [1]
We wrote this summary from public statements by Eco and its investors. It is not investment advice.
Leadership Team
Executive officers and directors listed on Eco's Form D filed Nov 13, 2026.
Sources
- CompanyEco Help Center — What is Eco Inc.?
- SECEco Form D, filed 2026-11-13 · linked above ↑
- SECEco, Inc. filing history