Fabric Ventures is a Luxembourg-based venture capital firm established in 2012, focusing on investments in scalable decentralized networks. The firm is supported by OpenOcean, known for its open-source expertise, and Firestartr, which specializes in seed investments and blockchain initiatives. Fabric Ventures targets innovative projects that contribute to the emerging landscape of the 'Fourth Age of Open Source' and operates in various sectors, including financial services, information technology, blockchain, cryptocurrency, SaaS, business-to-business payments, technology, media and telecommunications, and fintech.
Raiden is a company that provides the Raiden Network, an off-chain scaling solution designed for efficient ERC20-compliant token transfers on the Ethereum blockchain. This network utilizes bidirectional token payment channels to facilitate direct connections between participants, enabling near-instant, scalable, and secure token transfers. By employing a protocol that relays token transactions through various channels, Raiden optimizes the natural topology of the channel network. The Raiden Network is designed to offer low-fee payments, making it a complementary solution to the Ethereum ecosystem. The project is still under development, focusing on researching state channel technology and defining relevant protocols to enhance its offerings. Raiden is headquartered in the United States.