About Category Labs
Category Labs (formerly Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers building next-generation blockchain infrastructure. Its flagship product is Monad, a 100% EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain designed to achieve 10,000 transactions per second, 1-second block times, and single-slot finality through deep optimizations across the database, VM, consensus, and networking layers. The company primarily serves blockchain developers and organizations seeking high-performance, decentralized infrastructure.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$244M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Keone Hon
Co-founder of Monad Labs (now Category Labs). Spent eight years at Jump Trading leading HFT systems and crypto/blockchain research. MIT graduate.
LinkedInJames Hunsaker
Co-founder of Monad Labs / Category Labs. Previously senior software engineer at Jump Trading, and held roles at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan. University of Iowa graduate.
LinkedInEunice Giarta
Co-founder of Monad Labs (now Category Labs). Involved in community, operations, and ecosystem efforts. Transitioned to the Monad Foundation upon the December 2024 rebrand.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.