Espresso Systems

Espresso Systems

Menlo Park, California, USA
36 employees
Crypto
Growth · $60M

About Espresso Systems

Espresso Systems is the lead developer of the Espresso Sequencer, a decentralized, permissionless sequencer network designed to provide fast, reliable transaction confirmations for Ethereum Layer 2 chains and rollups. Its infrastructure enables cross-chain composability and interoperability across rollups such as Arbitrum Orbit, OP Stack, Polygon CDK, and Cartesi, powered by the HotShot BFT consensus protocol and a data availability layer. The company operates on a B2B model, serving blockchain developers and platforms seeking to decentralize sequencing and enhance security in the Web3 ecosystem.

Company details

Team Size36
LocationMenlo Park, California, USA
IndustryCrypto

Funding

Total raised

$60M

Last stage

Growth

Investors

aa16z crypto
Greylock Partners
Electric Capital
Sequoia Capital
Polychain Capital

Founders

BF

Ben Fisch

Co-founder and CEO of Espresso Systems, leading the company's blockchain infrastructure and sequencing technology.

BB

Benedikt Bünz

Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Espresso Systems, focused on cryptography and blockchain research.

JG

Jill Gunter

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Espresso Systems.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.