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Morpho

FreedomSeries B

The lending optimizer for Ethereum

🌐 morpho.orgLinkedInX / Twitter📍 FREst. 2021👥 11-50 employees
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General InformationMorpho Labs is a decentralized lending protocol on Ethereum founded in 2021 with approximately 20-40 employees based in France, focused on optimizing capital efficiency in DeFi lending.
Funding & FinancialsMorpho raised Series B funding in 2023 with backing from prominent crypto venture firms including Variant Fund and others, though exact total funding amounts vary by source.
Leadership & TeamMathieu Raux and Merlin Chester are co-founders; the team includes experienced DeFi developers and researchers focused on protocol optimization and security.
Recent ActivityMorpho has expanded its protocol across multiple Ethereum layers and L2s, with recent development focusing on enhanced liquidity mechanisms and integrations with major DeFi platforms.

Highlights

Total Raised
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1 rounds
Latest Round
$175
Jun 11, 2026
Stage
Series B
freedom-tech
Employees
11-50
Founded 2021
Headquarters
FR
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SEC Filings
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Backers

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto)
Apollo Global Management
Bpifrance
Cathay Innovation
Circle Ventures
Hashkey Capital
IOSG Ventures
Ledger
Mirana Ventures
NJJ Capital
Paradigm
Prelude
Ribbit Capital
SBI Holdings
VanEck
Variant Fund
Wintermute Ventures

Funding History

$175
2026
Unknown
SEC Form D   Editorial
Jun 11, 2026
$175 millionUnknown · Editorial

Investors: Paradigm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto), Ribbit Capital, Apollo Global Management, VanEck, Circle Ventures, Ledger, Cathay Innovation, Variant Fund, Wintermute Ventures, Prelude, IOSG Ventures, Hashkey Capital, Mirana Ventures, SBI Holdings, Bpifrance, NJJ Capital

Morpho, a DeFi lending/borrowing protocol, raised $175 million in June 2026 for its lending infrastructure.

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