AAlready building
You have something real.
A product, a protocol, an open-source project or a piece of technology. We help you take it to the next stage.
Submit a projectBuildwhat’snext.
VANTABuild partner for crypto founders
We work with a small number of crypto founders to build the product, design the token if it needs one, and get it to real users.
01What VANTA is
We build alongside founders.
We work with a small number of founders building crypto infrastructure, protocols and open-source software.
Some already have a product. Some only have the idea. We work with both.
BStarting from an idea
You have the idea.
An original concept, a technical insight or a community that wants something to exist. We help turn it into something real.
Submit an idea02How we work
Idea to launch, and after.
We can work on every stage, or only the one where a project is stuck. Most teams need help with more than one.
- 01
Idea
Concept, positioning
We test the idea and sharpen it. Then we work out where it fits and why it matters now.
- 02
Build
Product, code, infrastructure
We help design and ship the product, the code and the infrastructure it runs on.
- 03
Launch
Token design, first users
If the project needs a token, we design it with the product. We plan the release so real people use it from the start.
- 04
Grow
Partnerships, adoption
Partnerships, developer adoption and the months after release. We stay involved.
03What we bring
Hands-on, not just advice.
We work inside the project with the team, on whatever is holding it back.
Most projects stall on execution, not ideas. So we help with the work itself: product, code, token design and getting the first real users.
- 01
Technology
Engineering and architecture, built to last past the first release.
- 02
Product
Turning a concept into something people want to use.
- 03
Token design
Mechanics and supply, only when the product needs a token.
- 04
Go-to-market
Partnerships, developer adoption and the first real users.
- 05
Fundraising
Help preparing a raise, when the project is ready for one.
Each project needs a different mix. We start with whatever is missing.
04Who we work with
Founders building the hard parts.
Technical projects where the work underneath matters more than the launch.
- 01
Crypto infrastructure
Chains, tooling and protocols that other builders depend on.
- 02
New protocols
New primitives, new mechanisms, new rules.
- 03
Open-source projects
Projects with real users and no clear way to fund the work.
- 04
Developer‑led projects
Built by developers, often for developers.
- 05
AI on-chain
Models, agents and tools that use a chain for something it is actually good at.
05Selectivity
A few projects at a time.
Fig. 01 Most projects take the same path.
We take on a small number of projects, so each one gets real attention. This is what we look for.
- 01It has a reason to exist beyond a token.
- 02The founders will build it with or without us.
- 03Something hard to copy sits underneath.
- 04If there is a token, it has a job.
What we pass on
- Memecoins
- Forks with a new logo
- Tokens without a job
- Projects that only want a listing
Have something worth building?
If you plan to build it whether or not we get involved, tell us what it is, what you’ve done, and where you’re stuck.
Every submission is read by a person.