# Optic

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

- Industry: IT Security/Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: https://optic.xyz/
- Total disclosed funding: $11M
- Latest round: Seed (Jul 20, 2022)
- Investors on record: 10

## About

Founded in 2022 by Andrey Doronichev (CEO), Roman Doronin, and Vlad Vinogradov, and based in California, US, Duplicat, LLC, doing business as Optic, operates as a provider of an IT Cybersecurity platform that monitors blockchains to determine the origins of any NFT as well as how it has been reinvented, remastered, or replicated, and prevents fraudulence. In July 2022, Duplicat, LLC raised USD 11 million in Seed funding co-led by new investors Kleiner Perkins and Pantera Capital, with participation from other new investors Circle, CoinDCX Ventures, etc. OpenSea is one of the firm’s partners.

Optic is a Web3 content recognition engine that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and publishes results through tools and APIs that authenticate non-fungible tokens, allowing businesses to identify trending scams and fraudulent activity early on. Developers can use the platform to create safe content for their ecosystems, and collectors can preserve their portfolios while discovering new pieces and receive personalized recommendations to grow their portfolios. 

The July 2022 funding will be used by the company to hire new researchers and engineers to focus on product development, as well as to release new tools for NFT collectors, developers, and creators. The funds will also be used to invest in core AI infrastructure, according to the company.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jul 20, 2022, $11M — Kleiner Perkins, Greylock Partners, Pantera Capital, OpenSea, Lattice Capital, Circle, Flamingo DAO, LLC, Neon DAO, Polygon, CoinDCX Ventures

## Investors

- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Seed
- Greylock Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/greylock-partners) — Seed
- Pantera Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pantera-capital) — Seed
- OpenSea — Seed
- Lattice Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lattice-capital) — Seed
- Circle — Seed
- Flamingo DAO, LLC — Seed
- Neon DAO — Seed
- Polygon — Seed
- CoinDCX Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/coindcx-ventures) — Seed