Cyber
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- 2021
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About Cyber
Cyber is a Web3 infrastructure developer focused on decentralized social applications, Ethereum Layer 2 infrastructure and crypto intelligence tools. Founded in March 2021 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company originally operated as Cybertino Lab and later as CyberConnect. Its work centers on infrastructure that lets developers build applications around user-controlled identities, social connections and content.
The original CyberConnect protocol established a decentralized social graph designed to make social data portable and composable across applications and blockchain networks. Its supporting infrastructure includes CyberGraph, CyberID and CyberDB, covering social connections, on-chain handles and decentralized data storage. These components support applications in decentralized social media, identity and consumer blockchain services.
Network and account infrastructure
On May 15, 2024, the company rebranded to Cyber alongside the public mainnet launch of Cyber L2. Built on Optimism’s OP Stack and incorporated into the Optimism Superchain, the network is designed for social applications and AI-driven consumer products. Its modular architecture combines Ethereum Layer 2 infrastructure with EigenLayer-based security mechanisms.
CyberAccount provides ERC-4337 smart account infrastructure intended to simplify application onboarding and everyday interaction. Supported features include passkey and WebAuthn authentication, seedless onboarding and gas sponsorship, allowing developers to reduce the steps users face when accessing blockchain applications.
Product development
The team also incubated Link3, a professional Web3 social network supporting verifiable organizational identities, community discovery and event curation. Link3 became an independent brand in May 2024 as Cyber concentrated resources on its network and developer infrastructure.
During 2025 and 2026, Cyber expanded into crypto intelligence through Cyber.AI and Surf. These products combine on-chain metrics and social signals with conversational queries, analytics and copilot APIs. The broader product ecosystem includes the CYBER token for governance, gas and staking.
In August 2026, Cyber sunset its early CyberWallet and Passkey Wallet implementations as part of a shift toward Layer 2 and AI infrastructure. The company continues to develop protocol infrastructure and tools for blockchain applications.
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Leadership and founder background
- The report identifies Wilson Wei as Co-Founder and CEO, Ryan Li as Co-Founder and CTO, Shiyu Zhang as Co-Founder and COO/CPO, and Zhimao Liu as Co-Founder and Head of Product.
- The founding team previously created the decentralized streaming platform DLive and the Lino blockchain. Duke McKenzie is also identified as a co-founder of Cybertino Lab.
Funding and technical collaboration
- The company raised over $30 million across seed and Series A rounds, with backing including Multicoin Capital, Animoca Brands, Binance Labs and Delphi Digital.
- Cyber L2 was deployed in partnership with AltLayer, alongside collaboration with Optimism and EigenLayer for its mainnet launch.
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Where Cyber is based
- Palo Alto, California, United States
Palo Alto office
HeadquartersPrimary operating headquarters for Cyber / Cybertino Lab.
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