NEAR Protocol

NEAR Protocol

San Francisco, CA, USA
150 employees
Crypto
Growth · $510M

About NEAR Protocol

NEAR Protocol is a fully sharded, proof-of-stake Layer 1 blockchain platform designed for scalability, security, and mainstream adoption. It enables developers to build, test, and deploy decentralized applications using smart contracts, with a focus on Chain Abstraction to allow seamless interaction across multiple blockchains. Its native NEAR token is used for transaction fees, staking, and on-chain governance.

Company details

Team Size150
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
IndustryCrypto

Funding

Total raised

$510M

Last stage

Growth

Investors

a16z
Tiger Global
Dragonfly Capital
FFTX Ventures
Pantera Capital

Founders

IP

Illia Polosukhin

Co-founder of NEAR Protocol; previously contributed to TensorFlow at Google and worked on Google Search.

LinkedIn
AS

Alexander Skidanov

Co-founder of NEAR Protocol; previously worked at MemSQL and Microsoft.

LinkedIn

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.