# Farcaster

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/farcaster

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, US
- Website: www.farcaster.xyz
- Total disclosed funding: $150M
- Latest round: Series A (May 21, 2024)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Founded in 2021 by co-founders Dan Romero, Varun Srinivasan, and based in California, US, Farcaster offers a decentralised social networking protocol designed to provide an open platform for digital communication and collaboration. In January 2026, Neynar, Inc., a portfolio company of Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, and Union Square Ventures, agreed to acquire Farcaster from Haun Ventures, Paradigm Operations Lp, Standard Crypto, Variant, and Union Square Ventures. 

Farcaster's core product is its namesake protocol, which serves as the foundation for various social media applications. Warpcast allows users to engage with the Farcaster network seamlessly, providing a user-friendly interface for decentralised social interaction. The protocol enables users to claim usernames and interact with each other through different client applications. Additionally, Farcaster offers extensive documentation and tools for developers who wish to build their applications on the protocol, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of third-party apps.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, May 21, 2024, $150M — Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Variant, Haun Ventures, Paradigm Operations Lp, Standard Crypto

## Investors

- Union Square Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/union-square-ventures) — Series A
- Andreessen Horowitz (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/andreessen-horowitz) — Series A
- Variant (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/variant) — Series A
- Haun Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/haun-ventures) — Series A
- Paradigm Operations Lp — Series A
- Standard Crypto — Series A