# Arx Research

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/arx-research

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: US
- Website: https://arx.org/
- Total disclosed funding: $6.1M
- Latest round: Seed (Nov 6, 2025)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in the US, and founded in 2022 by co-founders Cameron Robertson, and David Myers, Arx Research, Inc., enables brands, creators, and enterprises to bridge the digital and physical worlds by embedding cryptographic chips into real-world products. In November 2025, Arx Research LLC raised USD 6.1 million in seed funding led by investor Castle Island Ventures, with participation from other investors Inflection Ventures, Placeholder, Seed Club Ventures, and 1kx.

Arx delivers a complete digi-physical solution through its HaLo chip technology, which embeds secure cryptographic elements into physical items to create immutable blockchain-linked experiences. These chips act like hardware wallets, enabling authentication, provenance verification, and on-chain interactions with a simple tap. Brands can integrate HaLo chips into apparel, collectibles, membership cards, and certificates of authenticity, unlocking features such as NFT drops, token-gated event access, and dynamic digital content updates. The chips are compatible with major blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin, support native secp256k1 signing, and work seamlessly through web-based interfaces without requiring native apps. With customizable form factors including tags, cards, and wristbands—and an open ERS protocol for future upgrades, Arx empowers creators and enterprises to merge physical products with digital ecosystems, delivering secure, interactive, and evolving experiences for consumers.

Arx generates revenue through hardware sales, custom integrations, and enterprise partnerships. Additional streams include licensing its ERS protocol and offering consulting services for brands seeking to implement digi-physical strategies. By enabling tokenized ownership and interactive experiences, Arx creates value for both businesses and consumers in the evolving Web3 economy.

The company will use the November 2025 funding to develop its handheld payment terminal, expand its engineering team, and start pilot testing with selected retailers

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Nov 6, 2025, $6.1M — Inflection Ventures, Placeholder, Castle Island Ventures, 1kx Ventures, Seed Club Ventures

## Investors

- Inflection Ventures — Seed
- Placeholder (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/placeholder) — Seed
- Castle Island Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/castle-island-ventures) — Seed
- 1kx Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/1kx-ventures) — Seed
- Seed Club Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/seed-club-ventures) — Seed