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ZORA
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Zora is a decentralized Web3 creator platform and NFT marketplace where users can mint, trade, and monetize on-chain content. It runs on blockchain technology and turns digital content like images, videos, memes, and text into tradable tokens and NFTs, opening up a new kind of on-chain creator economy. Launched in 2021, Zora started as an NFT marketplace but has grown into a Web3 social network and on-chain media protocol. Creators can publish content, earn directly from their work, and keep full ownership without relying on intermediaries.       

 

Key Features of Zora:

 

  • Supports open and dynamic pricing, allowing artists and collectors to freely choose and find value.
  • Combines social media and NFTs, with each post becoming a tradable token, connecting content creation to financial incentives.
  • Each piece of content can have its own liquidity pool, allowing for quick buying and selling right from the post interface.
  • The $ZORA token enables ecosystem participation, rewards, and community engagement on the platform. 

 

Zora Milestones:

 

Year Key Achievements
2020-2022 Foundation and Scaling Zora was launched in 2020 by Jacob Horne and Dee Goens, both former Coinbase workers. In October, it raised a $2M seed round led by Kindred Ventures, with Saint Fame as its early flagship project.
In 2021, Zora raised an $8M Series A led by Paradigm and powered the Doge meme NFT sale, which went for around $4M (1,696 ETH).
Zora released Zora V3 in 2022, with enhanced gas efficiency and a modular architecture, and secured $50 million, led by Haun Ventures, with a valuation of $600 million
2023-2024 Infrastructure and Strategic Shifts In June 2023, Zora launched the Zora Network, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the OP Stack, with Protocol Rewards for minting activities.
It acquired mint.fun in 2024 to help users discover popular mints while also supporting the concept of "media as a protocol" with a focus on on-chain permanence.
2025 Token launch and expansion Zora introduced the $ZORA token on April 23, 2025, with a 10% airdrop (1 billion tokens) for early adopters.
The coin debuted on Base, Coinbase's Layer 2, and was thereafter listed on major exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase. It is described as a "fun token" used for platform incentives without traditional governance rights.

 

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Company Details

Launch Date

Jan-2020

Company Size

Small (11-50)

Total Employees

  • Jacob Horne
  • Tyson Battistella
  • Dee Goens
  • + 6

Jacob Horne, Tyson Battistella, Dee Goens and 6 Others

Contact Details

New York City, United States

New York City, United States

https://zora.co/
https://zora.co/

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Primary Category

  • NFT Market Place

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