New York, New York, July 9th, 2024,
Chainwire
Dora, the unified search and action engine for
the multichain world, is excited to announce the successful close
of a $5.5 million early stage funding round. The round was co-led
by Dragonfly Capital and Lemniscap, with participation from Robot
Ventures, Ethereal Ventures, Maven11, and Arche Capital, alongside
notable angel investors such as Co-Founder of Movement Labs Rushi
Manche, and Co-Founder of Fluent, Dino Savonin. The funds will be
utilized to enhance Dora’s innovative search, unified crosschain
transaction capabilities, and expand their collaborations with
blockchain networks across all virtual machines.
Dora is the only multichain search engine that allows for search
capabilities and crosschain transactions in a unified interface. As
applications increasingly leverage both online and onchain
infrastructure, unlocking search capabilities is crucial for
understandability and accessibility. Dora’s comprehensive block
explorer and search solutions empower users and developers by
providing easy access to onchain data, thereby driving the broader
adoption of blockchain technology.
Dora currently supports over 20 chains including Ethereum,
Arbitrum, Base, Celo, Scroll, Rari, Palm, and Xai.
The Dora platform provides a multichain Block Explorer to search
blockchain data for EVM chains, APIs for accessing enriched token
and NFT information, efficiently organized data structures for easy
data retrieval powered by Goldsky and Simplehash, transaction
functionalities such as swaps and mints, and embedded wallet. These
offerings serve as a comprehensive solution for chains looking to
encourage developer adoption and catalyze usage of their
ecosystem.
The funding follows support for Dora by key industry partners
including the largest ever Arbitrum subDAO grant, as well as grants
from Gnosis, Scroll, and the Ocelot treasury for Celo.
“The golden age of web2 came hand in hand with that of its
search engines. To spark the widespread adoption of onchain goods
and services, we need a crypto search engine," said Bunny,
CEO and Co-Founder of Dora. "This funding round
demonstrates our investors' strong confidence in our vision: an
unfragmented and unified multichain experience. By integrating
interactivity at the Discoverability Layer, we aim to drive mass
adoption of blockchain technology and facilitate the evolution
towards a multichain, and soon multiVM world."
Tom Schmidt, Partner at Dragonfly said: “Dora’s
mission to make on-chain data accessible and interactive aligns
perfectly with our vision for the future of blockchain technology.
By providing comprehensive search and explorer tools, Dora is
unlocking new potentials in the blockchain space. We are confident
that their innovative approach will significantly contribute to the
mass adoption of decentralized technologies.”
Tarun Chitra, Partner at Robot Ventures, said:
“Dora is at the forefront of making blockchain data comprehensible
and accessible to a wider audience. Their approach to integrating
multiple chains into a seamless search experience is revolutionary.
We believe their technology will play a pivotal role in the broader
adoption of blockchain and decentralized applications. In a future
where there are as many blockchains as there are GPUs, Dora will be
the key to managing complexity for end users.”
Roderik van der Graaf, Founder of Lemniscap,
said: “We’re delighted to co-lead this investment round
for Dora, as part of our ongoing commitment to fostering
groundbreaking technologies in the blockchain ecosystem. Dora’s
unique approach to search and interactivity within the multichain
world positions them as a key player in driving mass adoption, and
we’re very excited to be part of their journey.”
About Dora
Dora is the Unified Search Engine for the Multichain World. We
collaborate with a multitude of blockchain networks and rollup
teams to provide comprehensive block explorer and search solutions.
Our mission is to enhance the accessibility of onchain data through
innovative search capabilities, driving understandability and mass
adoption of blockchain technology.
About Lemniscap
Lemniscap is an investment firm
specializing in investments in emerging crypto assets and
blockchain startups. Since its founding in 2017, Lemniscap has
funded multiple investments in the crypto blockchain space, on the
core belief that blockchain technology will upend traditional
business models, resulting in profound changes in the world
economy. The Lemniscap team consists of talented people with
backgrounds in financial markets, PE/VC, technology and
entrepreneurship. For more information, visit https://lemniscap.com/.
For more information, please visit about.ondora.xyz
Contact
Senior
Consultant
Bridget van
Voorst
CW8
Communications
dora@cw8-communications.com