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Farcaster
Consumer Services · Los Angeles, United States · Founded 2020
A sufficiently decentralized social network - an open protocol that can support many clients, just like email MoreLess
A decentralized social network built on the Ethereum blockchain, operating as a public platform similar to X and Reddit. Users can create profiles, publish short messages called "casts," and follow other users.
The protocol allows for the creation of "Mini Apps," which are web applications built with standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) that function directly within the Farcaster feed. These applications can integrate with native Farcaster features through a software development kit (SDK).
To create an account, a user needs an Ethereum address to register a username and set up a profile. The business model appears to be centered around providing the infrastructure and protocol for a decentralized social ecosystem, with revenue potentially generated from developer tools, transaction fees for certain actions on the network, or other services built on top of the core protocol. The target market includes both general users seeking a decentralized social media alternative and developers looking to build applications within this ecosystem.
Keywords: decentralized social network, Ethereum, blockchain, social media, protocol, Mini Apps, web3, decentralized applications, social graph, crypto
Company overview
Farcaster company information
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, United States
- Employees
- 22
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 68.3
- Investment activity
- 3 companies · latest Oct 2025
- Capital deployed
- $3.5M
- Preferred round
- SEED
Valuation & funding
Farcaster funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Jan 2026 | $0 | — | Neynar | ↗ |
| LATE VCOther financing | May 2024 | $150M | $600M | Standard Crypto · Variant · Haun Ventures · Paradigm | ↗ |
| EARLY VCOther financing | Jul 2022 | $30M | $120M | Andreessen Horowitz · Ribbit Capital · Floodgate · Balaji Srinivasan | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue and workforce over time
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| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $200K | 0% | 22 |
| 2025 | $200K | 0% | 32 |
| 2024 | $200K | 0% | 15 |
| 2023 | $200K | +33.3% | 6 |
| 2022 | $150K | — | 3 |
Growth signals
Farcaster website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Farcaster is 180K monthly website visits, down 37.9% over the last three months. Farcaster's team declined 31.3% over the past year.
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Capital deployed
Farcaster investments and acquisitions
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Market sentiment
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