What thirdweb does

thirdweb is a full-stack Web3 and AI-agent infrastructure platform that provides developers, gaming studios, DeFi protocols, and enterprises with the SDKs, smart contracts, wallet, payments, and data tooling required to build blockchain applications across 2,000+ EVM-compatible chains and Solana. Its product surface spans fourteen distinct offerings organized around six functional pillars: contract deployment and tokenization (Contracts, Tokens), wallet infrastructure (Wallets, Account Abstraction, Vault), cross-chain asset movement (Bridge, Engine), payments and commerce (Payments, Nexus, x402), data and indexing (Insight, Gateway, RPC Edge), and AI-native capabilities (AI Model, MCP Server). The platform supports 500+ wallet integrations, modular audited smart contracts with 2M+ deployed, and serves use cases from in-game economies to e-commerce stablecoin checkout via a WooCommerce plugin.

The company operates a tiered subscription model ranging from a $9/month Starter plan to a $1,499+/month Pro plan, supplemented by transaction fees on bridge, swap, and x402 payment flows. Go-to-market is predominantly product-led through self-serve documentation, templates, and SDKs, with enterprise sales activated for high-volume customers. Named enterprise adopters include Safe ($100B+ in secured crypto assets), Coinbase Wallet, and gaming studios such as Pixels and Cityverse Tycoon, alongside a long tail of 55,000+ developers. Strategic investors include Haun Ventures (lead, Series A), Coinbase Ventures, Shopify, Polygon, and Protocol Labs.

thirdweb has executed three acquisitions since mid-2023 (Paper for payments and checkout, Blocktorch for indexing, Yup for AI/data), authored the x402 protocol now governed by a Linux Foundation consortium including Google, Microsoft, AWS, Mastercard, Visa, and Coinbase, and has repositioned the platform around AI agents as first-class economic actors. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, operates as Non-Fungible Labs, Inc., and was founded in 2021 by Steven Bartlett and Furqan Rydhan.

Name

thirdweb

Legal name

Non-Fungible Labs, Inc.

Website

https://thirdweb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

thirdweb is a Web3 and AI-agent infrastructure platform providing SDKs, smart contracts, wallets, payments, and data tools that enable developers, gaming studios, DeFi protocols, and enterprises to build blockchain applications across 2,000+ EVM chains and Solana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web3 and Blockchain Development Infrastructure

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Contract Frameworks & SDKs (developer kits, templates, standards) (FSAPABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Account Abstraction & Smart Wallet Tooling (AA SDKs, paymasters, session keys) (FSAPABAK), Cross-Chain Developer Tooling (messaging SDKs, relayers, interoperability APIs) (FSAPABAF), Relayer/Validator Networks & Middleware (relayer marketplaces, keeper networks) (FSAPAKAG), Cross-Chain Wallet & Asset Routing Infrastructure (FSADACAJ)

Keywords

• Web3 development platform
• Blockchain infrastructure SDKs
• Smart contract deployment
• Crypto wallet infrastructure
• Decentralized application APIs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans: Tiered subscription model with Starter ($9/mo), Growth ($99/mo), Scale ($499/mo), and Pro ($1,499+/mo). Includes usage credits, support levels, and feature access.
2. x402 Payment Fees: 0.3% fee on x402 payment transactions. Developers monetizing APIs through pay-per-call model.
3. Bridge/Payment Transaction Fees: Fees on crypto-to-crypto bridge and swap transactions. Developers can set fees for transactions within their applications.
4. Smart Contract Deployment: Revenue from contract deployment services and premium features. Usage-based components for high-volume deployments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

thirdweb provides an end-to-end Web3 development platform offering SDKs, APIs, audited modular smart contracts, embedded wallet infrastructure, account abstraction, cross-chain bridge and swap, the x402 pay-per-call payment protocol, real-time blockchain data indexing, secure TEE-based key management, and blockchain-native AI agents. The platform supports 2,000+ EVM-compatible chains plus Solana and is consumed by developers and teams building decentralized applications, games, DeFi protocols, and consumer apps.

Product overview

thirdweb is a comprehensive Web3 development platform that evolved from an NFT/Web3 toolkit (founded in 2021 by Steven Bartlett and Furqan Rydhan) into a full-stack blockchain infrastructure platform. The platform now encompasses a portfolio of interconnected products including Tokens (ERC20/ERC721/ERC1155 creation), Bridge (cross-chain swapping across 95+ chains), x402 (native pay-per-call internet payments), AI (blockchain AI agents), Wallets (500+ wallet integrations with social sign-in), Account Abstraction (ERC-4337 smart wallets), Insight (blockchain data indexing), Nexus (payment-gated APIs for AI agents), Payments (onramp/bridge/swap), RPC Edge (infrastructure), Transactions/Engine (backend API), Vault (secure key management via TEE), Contracts (smart contract suite), and Gateway (data access). The platform supports 2000+ EVM chains and Solana. In July 2023, thirdweb acquired Paper to strengthen its payment and checkout capabilities. The platform serves developers building games (Unity/Unreal/Godot SDKs), consumer apps, DeFi protocols, and AI agent infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nexus: Payment gateway solution that enables AI agents to use services without needing accounts or API keys, with free registration and automatic micropayments.
• Engine
• Vault

Products and services

• Tokens Toolkit for developers to create, launch, and sell ERC20, ERC721, and ERC1155 tokens powering app economies, governance, in-game assets, and digital collectibles.
• Bridge Cross-chain token bridging and swapping infrastructure supporting 95+ chains, 17,000+ tokens, and 15M+ routes with automatic route optimization for multi-chain application access.
• x402 Native internet payment protocol enabling HTTP and agentic payments for APIs in any token across thousands of chains, monetizing APIs on a pay-per-call basis for humans and AI agents.
• AI AI platform specialized for blockchain that builds agents and crypto-powered AI apps capable of reading and writing onchain, trading, executing transactions, and providing blockchain analytics via natural language.
• Wallets Embedded wallet infrastructure supporting 500+ wallets, social sign-in (email, phone, Google, Discord, Steam, passkey), account abstraction, and hardware-level security via TEE for user onboarding and transactions.
• Gateway Blockchain data infrastructure providing real-time and historical onchain data access via RPC with 150+ global edge locations for reduced latency and reliable connectivity.
• Account Abstraction Programmable smart wallets powered by ERC-4337 with gas sponsorship, smart account factories, and paymaster/bundler services enabling gasless and simplified user transactions.
• Insight Real-time onchain data indexing with REST API for querying events, transactions, and token or NFT balances across 100+ chains.
• Nexus Payment-gated API platform that enables AI agents to consume services without accounts or API keys, with free registration and automatic micropayments handled by the platform.
• Payments All-in-one crypto payment solution combining onramp, bridge, and swap for 17,000+ cryptocurrencies with checkout flows and fiat integration, built on the Paper acquisition.
• RPC Edge High-speed blockchain gateway providing reliable RPC access to blockchain networks via globally distributed edge servers with automatic failover for production-grade workloads.
• Transactions (Engine) Backend blockchain API for scaling applications to millions of transactions with server wallets, gas sponsorship, automated nonce management, transaction queueing, and gas-optimized retries.
• Vault Secure key management service using TEE architecture to protect sensitive data and code, offering non-custodial developer wallet creation and programmatic signing with an open-source attested codebase.
• Contracts End-to-end smart contract development suite with modular contracts, deployment tools, and audited templates for EVM chains, supporting 2M+ contracts deployed across 2,000+ chains.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2M+ smart contracts deployed on the platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability10 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• x402 Foundation (Google, Microsoft, AWS, Mastercard, Visa, Amex)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2026thirdweb created x402 protocol for agentic AI payments. Linux Foundation launched x402 Foundation with governance from major tech/financial companies including Google, Microsoft, AWS, Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa. thirdweb x402 is the native on-chain payment standard.
• PaperflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023Acquired by thirdweb in July 2023. Paper was a Web3 payments solutions company providing embedded wallet and checkout technologies. Rebranded as thirdweb Payments.
• OP Stack Superchain (Optimism, Base, World Chain, Zora, Mode)coreTechnology or Integrationthirdweb is pre-deployed onto all OP Stack Superchain rollups. Official infrastructure provider for the Superchain ecosystem.
• ZKsync EcosystemcoreTechnology or Integrationthirdweb provides complete infrastructure for ZKsync chains including account abstraction, indexing, payments, and RPC.
• Coinbase (NFT Marketplace)coreTechnology or IntegrationCoinbase's NFT marketplace used thirdweb for seamless NFT creation, delivery, and transaction management via Coinbase Wallet app.
• SafecoreTechnology or IntegrationSafe integrated thirdweb wallet functionality for multi-sig wallet tool, serving as the largest multi-sig wallet in the world securing $100B+.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Alchemy: Alchemy is the leading Web3 developer platform, offering RPC, indexing, and a full suite of APIs analogous to thirdweb's products. It is thirdweb's closest direct competitor across infrastructure, SDKs, and account abstraction, and was explicitly named alongside thirdweb in 2026 developer-tool rankings.
• Moralis: Moralis provides a Web3 development platform with APIs, SDKs, authentication, and cross-chain data services. It competes head-to-head with thirdweb in serving SMB developers building DeFi, NFT, and consumer Web3 applications.
• QuickNode: QuickNode offers multi-chain RPC infrastructure plus developer tooling, NFT APIs, and Webhooks. It directly competes with thirdweb's RPC Edge, Insight indexing, and broader API-first developer offering.
• Hardhat: Hardhat is a leading smart contract development framework (Nomic Foundation). It competes with thirdweb's Contracts suite for EVM developer mindshare and was named alongside thirdweb in the 2026 list of critical Web3 dev tools.
• Tenderly: Tenderly provides smart contract monitoring, debugging, and developer infrastructure. It overlaps with thirdweb's smart contract tooling and was named alongside thirdweb in the 2026 list of critical Web3 dev tools.
• Chainstack: Chainstack offers multi-chain RPC infrastructure and developer tooling for Web3 teams. It competes with thirdweb's RPC Edge, Bridge, and managed infrastructure products for SMB and mid-market developer customers.

Broad incumbents

• Infura: Infura, owned by ConsenSys, is a broad Web3 infrastructure incumbent offering RPC, IPFS, and developer tools. It overlaps heavily with thirdweb's RPC and infrastructure products but operates as part of ConsenSys's broader Ethereum-focused portfolio.

Emerging players

• The Graph: The Graph is a decentralized indexing protocol for blockchain data. It overlaps with thirdweb's Insight indexing product and was listed alongside thirdweb in the 2026 critical Web3 dev tools roundup, making it a partially overlapping peer for data infrastructure.
• WalletConnect: WalletConnect is a connectivity protocol linking wallets and dapps across chains. It is complementary to — and partially competitive with — thirdweb's Wallets and Account Abstraction products, particularly in user onboarding flows.
• Pocket Network: Pocket Network is a decentralized RPC provider serving Web3 applications. It competes most directly with thirdweb's RPC Edge and Gateway products, especially for cost-sensitive developer customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• GitHubgithub.com/thirdweb-dev
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdzMx7Zhy5va5End1-XJFbA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nftlabs
• Instagraminstagram.com/thirdweb
• TikToktiktok.com/@thirdweb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors8 records

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M&A3 records

Investments

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