0x | VC DATALAB

0x is an open, permissionless protocol allowing for ERC20 tokens to be traded on the Ethereum blockchain. The protocol aims to drive interoperability among decentralized applications (dApps) and create an open standard for exchange. 0x uses a publicly accessible system of smart contracts that can act as a shared infrastructure for dApps that incorporate exchange functionality.

Allocation as of

Jun 2017

Allocation details

Segment	%	Vesting	Cliff	Notes
Public sale	50.00 %			Token launch
Other	15.00 %			Retained by 0x
Ecosystem development	15.00 %			Developer fund
Founding team and employees	10.00 %	4.00 years	1.00 years	The founding team’s allocation of ZRX will vest over a traditional 4 year vesting schedule with a one year cliff.
Private sale	10.00 %			Early investors and advisers

White paper

0x White Paper

Ecosystem coins

Project team

Team member		Affiliations
	Amir Bandeali (founder) After graduation he worked as a trader at Chopper Trading from March 2014 to January 2015. Chopper trading is a technology based proprietary trading firm. Then in January 2015, he worked as a trader at DRW. DRW is a diversified trading firm that combines technology, research, and risk management to capture trading and investment opportunities. DRW is located at Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US. He is currently the Chief technology officer and Co-founder at 0x, a free, open-source infrastructure that developers and businesses utilize to build products that enable the purchasing and trading of crypto tokens.	0x 0x Labs
	Will Warren (founder) Will Warren is Co-founder and CEO at 0x where he is developing public infrastructure for peer-to-peer exchange on the Ethereum blockchain. After receiving a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC San Diego, Warren worked as a graduate research assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory conducting applied physics research. He spent two years in UC San Diego’s Structural Engineering doctoral program before dropping out to pursue an interest in Ethereum full time.	0x Los Alamos National Lab ZeroEx Inc
	Linda Xie Linda Xie is the co-founder and managing director of Scalar Capital. Previously she was an early employee and product manager at Coinbase building out internal tools including compliance, fraud, and finance systems. Prior to Coinbase, she was a portfolio risk analyst at AIG. She is also an advisor to 0x. Linda holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. She was listed in Forbes 2019 30 Under 30.	0x Coinbase Inc Scalar Capital Management LLC

Team member

Affiliations

Amir Bandeali (founder)

After graduation he worked as a trader at Chopper Trading from March 2014 to January 2015. Chopper trading is a technology based proprietary trading firm. Then in January 2015, he worked as a trader at DRW. DRW is a diversified trading firm that combines technology, research, and risk management to capture trading and investment opportunities. DRW is located at Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US. He is currently the Chief technology officer and Co-founder at 0x, a free, open-source infrastructure that developers and businesses utilize to build products that enable the purchasing and trading of crypto tokens.

0x Labs

Will Warren (founder)

Will Warren is Co-founder and CEO at 0x where he is developing public infrastructure for peer-to-peer exchange on the Ethereum blockchain. After receiving a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC San Diego, Warren worked as a graduate research assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory conducting applied physics research. He spent two years in UC San Diego’s Structural Engineering doctoral program before dropping out to pursue an interest in Ethereum full time.

Los Alamos National Lab

ZeroEx Inc

Linda Xie

Linda Xie is the co-founder and managing director of Scalar Capital. Previously she was an early employee and product manager at Coinbase building out internal tools including compliance, fraud, and finance systems. Prior to Coinbase, she was a portfolio risk analyst at AIG. She is also an advisor to 0x. Linda holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. She was listed in Forbes 2019 30 Under 30.

Coinbase Inc

Scalar Capital Management LLC

Investors

List of the current and past investors into 0x with their respective financial instruments.

	Profile	Country	Phone	Round
8 Decimal Capital	Decentralised buy-and-build blockchain technology venture capital firm.	United States	+1 (650) 785-2534	Initial Coin Offering
Andreas Schwartz	Individual investor.			Initial Coin Offering
Block 54 Capital	Web3 venture capital firm.	Poland		N/A
Blockchain Capital LLC	Venture capital fund with a focus on blockchain enabled technologies.	United States	+1 (415) 677-5340	N/A
Boost VC	Pre-seed venture capital fund.	United States		N/A
Coinbase Ventures	The corporate venturing arm of Coinbase investing in companies building the open financial system.	United States		N/A
Fabric Ventures	Venture capital fund manager.	United Kingdom		N/A
Genesis One Capital	Blockchain investment firm.	Hong Kong SAR China		Initial Coin Offering
Hex Capital	Venture capital firm nvesting in early-stage crypto assets and blockchain companies solving challenging technological, social and financial problems.	Canada		N/A
James Sowers	Individual investor.			Initial Coin Offering
Kenetic Capital	Venture capital fund investing in equity of Series A / B blockchain technology companies.	Hong Kong SAR China	+852 3890-7000	Initial Coin Offering
KR1 PLC	Crypto token investment company supporting early stage decentralised and open source blockchain projects.	Isle of Man		Initial Coin Offering
Limitless Crypto Investments LLC	Blockchain focused venture capital firm.	United States		Initial Coin Offering
Nirvana Capital	Blockchain focused venture fund.	United States		N/A
Pantera Capital Management LP	Investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and crypto assets.	United States	+1 (650) 854-7000	N/A
Placeholder Capital (Placeholder Ventures), (Placeholder VC)	Venture capital firm that invests in decentralized protocols and web3 services.			N/A
Visary Capital	Digital economy and Web3 fund.			Initial Coin Offering
ZMT Capital	Silicon Valley based VC firm investing in disruptive technology and business models.	United States		N/A