Consensys

Consensys is a blockchain software company founded in 2014 by Joseph Lubin, one of Ethereum’s original co-founders. It operates products including MetaMask and Infura. Its vision is to transform the world’s digital architecture into a more open, inclusive, and secure internet of value and ownership. If Ethereum is the road network, Consensys builds the on-ramps, fuel stations, and maps that make it usable for everyone else.

MetaMask is Consensys’s flagship product, a self-custodial Web3 wallet that has attracted over 100 million users. It is the default gateway for most people entering DeFi, NFT platforms, and decentralized applications. Every time someone connects their wallet to an Ethereum application, MetaMask is almost certainly involved. In October 2025, MetaMask launched in-app perpetual futures trading powered by Hyperliquid, with one-click funding from any EVM chain and no swap fees on trades.

Infura is an Ethereum node operator offering blockchain infrastructure and tools to help developers build and launch decentralized applications. Access to a node is required to run an application on Ethereum, and Infura leases this as a service, lowering barriers to entry. Consensys acquired Infura in 2019 and has made it the dominant node infrastructure provider in the Ethereum ecosystem. Linea is an EVM-compatible Layer 2 blockchain developed by Consensys. It uses zero-knowledge rollups to achieve scalability and launched on mainnet in 2023.

Beyond consumer products, Consensys has worked with major financial institutions, central banks, and governments since its earliest years. In February 2017, it became a founding member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, which included JPMorgan, BNY-Mellon, and Microsoft at the time. In September 2025, Consensys announced support for Swift to prototype blockchain-based global payment infrastructure with more than 30 banks. When traditional finance tests blockchain rails, Consensys is consistently in the room.

Consensys has raised approximately $715 million across multiple funding rounds. The funding history shows the company’s rise from niche Ethereum infrastructure builder to institutional-grade software platform. A $65 million Series B in April 2021 included JPMorgan Chase and Mastercard. A $200 million Series C in November 2021 was led by Marshall Wace with Third Point participating.

The $450 million Series D in March 2022 valued Consensys at more than $7 billion and brought in new investors including Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Microsoft, Anthos Capital, and Sound Ventures. Temasek is Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 manages over $50 billion. Microsoft needs no introduction. These investors’ presence signals that Consensys had moved beyond the “crypto-native only” investor category into mainstream institutional capital.

As of October 2025, Consensys is reportedly preparing for an IPO with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs leading the process. That would make it one of the most significant crypto-adjacent public listings in recent history, alongside Circle and Kraken.

Consensys is a private company, and its shares do not trade on any public stock exchange. If you want exposure to Consensys ahead of a potential IPO, you can do so by buying Consensys pre-IPO stock, direct shares, or SAFE notes from the Consensys team or existing shareholders. Acquire.Fi’s OTC and Secondaries Marketplace is built for exactly that purpose.

You can buy Consensys pre-IPO stock on Acquire.Fi by engaging with existing sell listings or by submitting a new Buy listing with your preferred valuation and equity amount.

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