Sequence
Sequence is a Toronto-based blockchain infrastructure company (founded 2017) that provides embedded wallets, 1-click cross-chain payments, a real-time multi-chain indexer, and SDKs for Unity, Unreal, and web platforms, primarily serving web3 gaming studios, blockchain ecosystems, and DeFi protocols. The company is being acquired by Polygon Labs for $250M+ (announced January 2026).
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersToronto, Canada
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Sequence does
Sequence is a Toronto-based blockchain infrastructure company, founded in 2017, that provides a unified web3 development platform for embedding cryptocurrency wallet, payment, and marketplace functionality into games and applications. Its core technology stack combines non-custodial embedded wallets (using Trusted Execution Environment and Account Abstraction to eliminate seed phrases and enable social/email login), a real-time multi-chain indexer claimed to be 3X faster than industry averages, a universal 1-click cross-chain payment platform (Trails), gasless transaction relayer infrastructure, and a comprehensive suite of SDKs covering TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Unity, Unreal Engine, Go, and React Native. The Sequence Builder developer console serves as the central dashboard for deploying smart contracts, configuring gas sponsorship, managing NFT collections, and accessing analytics, while APIs expose indexer, transactions, marketplace, metadata, analytics, and node gateway functionality across 40+ EVM chains.
The company targets four primary verticals: Web3 gaming studios (its dominant segment, anchored by Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Immutable, Tap Nation, and QORPO World), DeFi protocols, blockchain ecosystems/L2s/L3s (Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, Avalanche, Skale), and emerging stablecoin/payment platforms. Revenue is generated through a mix of subscription-based platform fees (Sequence Builder tiered access) and usage-based charges (RPC node queries, indexer calls, transaction relayer fees, gas sponsorship), supplemented by enterprise and strategic-partnership engagements. Distribution is predominantly product-led and developer-first via self-serve documentation, GitHub, Discord, Unity Asset Store, and Unreal Engine Marketplace (where Sequence holds the only verified EVM-based embedded wallet solution). The company employs 101-250 people, has raised approximately $53M across four funding rounds through 2022 (with strategic investors including Ubisoft, Take-Two, Xsolla, and Polygon), acquired LightDotSo in April 2025, and is itself subject to a pending acquisition by Polygon Labs announced in January 2026 for over $250 million to power the Polygon Open Money Stack.
Sequence firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sequence
- Website
- https://sequence.xyz
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Sequence is a Toronto-based blockchain infrastructure company (founded 2017) that provides embedded wallets, 1-click cross-chain payments, a real-time multi-chain indexer, and SDKs for Unity, Unreal, and web platforms, primarily serving web3 gaming studios, blockchain ecosystems, and DeFi protocols. The company is being acquired by Polygon Labs for $250M+ (announced January 2026).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Sequence industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Web3 Blockchain Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Finance Services (6199)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Smart Contract Frameworks & SDKs (developer kits, templates, standards) (FSAPABAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Smart Contract Wallets / Account Abstraction (MPC/AA, social recovery, paymasters) (FSAPACAB), Interoperability & Cross-Chain Infrastructure (Bridges, Messaging, Atomic Swaps) (FSAGAMAI), Risk Scoring, Credit & Fraud Analytics (counterparty/wallet risk) (FSAPAJAF)
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Where Sequence is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Toronto
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Sequence business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Platform & API Services: Sequence generates revenue through platform services including API access, transaction relaying, and infrastructure services. Developers pay for usage-based access to RPC nodes, indexer queries, and transaction APIs through tiered billing in Sequence Builder.
- Transaction Relayer Fees: Revenue generated from gasless transaction sponsorship where developers pay for transaction relaying with automatic gas optimization
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Monthly | Analytics Free Tier |
| Subscription | Monthly | Sequence Builder Developer Access |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels11 records
Sequence product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sequence provides a unified web3 development platform that bundles embedded smart wallets, a 1-click cross-chain crypto payment system, and a real-time multi-chain blockchain indexer into a single stack. Developers access the platform via the Sequence Builder dashboard and integrate using SDKs (TypeScript, Unity, Unreal, Go, React Native) and REST APIs to embed wallet, payment, marketplace, and analytics functionality into games and applications. The platform supports 40+ EVM chains and powers billions in transaction volume and millions of users across the EVM ecosystem.
Product overview
Sequence is an all-in-one web3 development platform providing developer building blocks for the onchain Internet era. The platform operates as a unified stack combining: smart wallet infrastructure (Sequence Wallets with embedded, ecosystem, and external wallet support; gasless transactions; social login), a universal crypto payment platform (Sequence Payments with Trails intents for 1-click cross-chain transactions), a real-time multi-chain indexer (Sequence Real-Time Indexer, 3X faster than industry average), and a comprehensive developer console (Sequence Builder) for contract deployment, gas sponsorship, collections management, and analytics. The platform is extended by multi-platform SDKs (TypeScript/JavaScript, React Web SDK, Unity, Unreal Engine, Go, React Native) and a full suite of APIs (Indexer, Transactions, Analytics, Metadata, Marketplace, Node Gateway, Indexer Gateway). Additional modules include Sequence Analytics dashboards, Sequence Marketplace for NFT trading, Sequence Sidekick for backend minting, and Sequence Checkout SDK for in-app purchases. Sequence targets gaming, DeFi, stablecoins, and general web3 applications across the EVM ecosystem, powering billions in transaction volume and millions of users. Polygon Labs announced plans to acquire Sequence in January 2026 to power the Polygon Open Money Stack.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Sequence Wallets Smart wallet infrastructure providing a single multi-chain account for users, with embedded wallets for in-app onboarding, ecosystem wallets for platform-level accounts, and external wallet support. Features account abstraction, gasless transactions, social/email login, multi-signature security, and sandboxed session protection.
- Sequence Payments Universal platform for 1-click crypto transactions enabling users to pay, swap, fund, or earn with any token, from any wallet, on any EVM chain, with automatic bridging, swapping, and gas handling.
- Sequence Real-Time Indexer Multi-chain blockchain data indexing service delivering balances, token prices, contract events, and webhooks across EVM chains with APIs that eliminate the need for custom subgraphs.
- Sequence Builder Developer console and dashboard for managing projects, deploying smart contracts, configuring gas sponsorship, managing collections, setting up marketplaces, and accessing analytics.
- Sequence Analytics Analytics dashboard integrated into Sequence Builder providing on-chain and off-chain data on player behavior, engagement, retention, and monetization. Includes DAUs, retention cohorts, wallet activity, and marketplace performance with first 30 days free.
- Sequence Marketplace White-label NFT marketplace engine enabling trading, offers, and item discovery with on-chain infrastructure, primary sales contracts, pack openings, and integration with external marketplaces via a unified API.
- Sequence Trails Universal intents platform for 1-click crypto transactions enabling users to pay with any token on any EVM chain using any wallet, with automatic bridging, swapping, and gas handling.
- Sequence Smart Contracts Smart contract templates deployed via Sequence Builder including collectible contracts (ERC1155, ERC721), in-game currency (ERC20), pack contracts with commit-reveal mechanics (ERC1155Pack), primary sales contracts, and soulbound token contracts.
- Sequence Checkout SDK Checkout modal and SDK for in-app NFT purchases and crypto payments, supporting fiat on-ramp, credit/debit card payments, and smart swap functionality for seamless purchase flows.
- Sequence Sidekick Backend tool for developers to deploy contracts and mint NFTs using a Sidekick smart wallet, with role-based access control for NFT minting and direct contract deployment from a managed backend environment.
Quantifiable outcome
- 3X faster blockchain data indexing compared to industry average
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Sequence
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Sequence technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration8 records
AI capability3 records
Feature8 records
Sequence partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and secondary.
- Polygon LabsflagshipPolygon Labs announced plans to acquire Sequence for over $250 million to power the Polygon Open Money Stack. This acquisition integrates Sequence's wallet infrastructure, fiat on/off ramps, and cross-chain orchestration into Polygon's offerings for U.S. licensed stablecoin payments and global payment scalability.
- ImmutablecoreStrategic partnership combining Immutable Passport with Sequence Embedded Wallets for effortless player onboarding and cross-game experiences. Immutable is web3 gaming's largest ecosystem.
- UbisoftcorePartnership to power Ubisoft web3 gaming experiences including Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. and Champions Tactics on Homeverse. Sequence provides embedded wallets and infrastructure for Ubisoft's blockchain games.
- AethirsecondaryPartnership combining Sequence's web3 developer platform with Aethir's decentralized GPU network to advance web3 gaming infrastructure with cloud gaming capabilities and reduced costs.
- ScenariosecondaryIntegration with Scenario's GenAI Engine to enable developers to create AI-powered gaming assets and mint AI-generated loot as NFTs for web3 games.
- Saltwater Games (XR One)secondarySaltwater Games, an alliance of gaming studios with 60+ veterans, uses Sequence Embedded Wallets and full web3 dev tools for games on XR One blockchain (Celeros, Resurgence, Freerunner Championship).
- PvPsecondaryAI-powered gaming hub powering social gaming communities across 100+ games. Sequence provides web3 infrastructure and embedded wallet solutions for PvP's unified gaming ecosystem.
- XaisecondarySequence powers Xai Builder, an all-in-one Layer 3 developer console for AAA game building on the XAI chain built on Arbitrum.
- APE Builder / ApeChainsecondaryFull-stack game development platform for ApeChain powered by Sequence. ApeChain is a dedicated infrastructure layer for the ApeCoin ecosystem.
- SomniasecondarySomnia uses Sequence Builder for their web3 gaming infrastructure with the Somnia Builder tool enabling more developers to build on their platform.
- Google CloudsecondaryInfrastructure partner using Sequence solutions; Google Cloud infrastructure supports Sequence operations.
- MonadsecondarySequence fully integrated with Monad, a next-gen high-performance Layer 1 blockchain achieving 10,000 TPS, 500ms block times, and 1-second finality.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Sequence competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Privy: Privy is a leading embedded wallet and authentication provider for web3 applications, offering social login, AA smart wallets, and key management APIs that directly overlap with Sequence's core wallet product.
- Magic Labs (formerly Magic): Magic provides passwordless and social-login embedded wallets for web3 apps and games, competing head-to-head with Sequence Wallets across the same developer audience and gaming vertical.
- Web3Auth (formerly Torus): Web3Auth offers non-custodial key management and embedded wallet infrastructure using MPC and sharded key recovery, directly comparable to Sequence's TEE + AA embedded wallet stack.
- Thirdweb: Thirdweb is a full-stack web3 development platform offering smart contract SDKs, marketplaces, and wallet tooling — overlapping significantly with Sequence Builder, Contracts, and Marketplace products.
- Biconomy: Biconomy provides account abstraction infrastructure including paymasters, gasless transactions, and smart account SDKs, directly comparable to Sequence's AA and transaction relayer features.
Emerging players
- Dynamic: Dynamic is an emerging embedded wallet and authentication platform targeting web3 developers with multi-chain wallet connectivity, AA support, and a developer dashboard — partial overlap with Sequence's wallet and builder stack.
- Turnkey: Turnkey offers non-custodial wallet infrastructure using secure enclaves, targeting developers who need flexible key management and signing — overlapping with Sequence's TEE-based wallet and Sidekick backend tooling.
Broad incumbents
- Alchemy: Alchemy is a leading web3 infrastructure platform providing RPC nodes, indexers, and a broad developer platform, competing with Sequence's Node Gateway, Indexer, and multi-chain developer APIs at a larger scale.
- Moralis: Moralis is an established web3 development platform offering APIs, SDKs, authentication, and indexer services that overlap with Sequence's developer tooling and cross-chain data products.
- Infura (Consensys): Infura is a major web3 infrastructure provider for RPC endpoints and node services, serving as a broader incumbent that competes with Sequence's Node Gateway and multi-chain connectivity offerings.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Valuation estimate
Sequence leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Sequence funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors24 records
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Sequence M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Sequence
What does Sequence do?
Sequence provides a unified web3 development platform that bundles embedded smart wallets, a 1-click cross-chain crypto payment system, and a real-time multi-chain blockchain indexer into a single stack. Developers access the platform via the Sequence Builder dashboard and integrate using SDKs (TypeScript, Unity, Unreal, Go, React Native) and REST APIs to embed wallet, payment, marketplace, and analytics functionality into games and applications. The platform supports 40+ EVM chains and powers billions in transaction volume and millions of users across the EVM ecosystem.
Is Sequence a public or private company?
Sequence is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Sequence founded?
Sequence was founded in 2017. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Sequence based?
Sequence is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Sequence make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Platform & API Services are the primary driver. The others are transaction Relayer Fees.
Who are Sequence's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Privy, Magic Labs (formerly Magic), Web3Auth (formerly Torus), Thirdweb and Biconomy. Emerging players are Dynamic and Turnkey. Broad incumbents are Alchemy, Moralis and Infura (Consensys).
Does Sequence have an API?
Yes. Sequence offers a comprehensive suite of public REST APIs accessible to developers via project credentials. Available APIs include: Indexer API (multi-chain blockchain data queries with filtering and sorting), Analytics API (user engagement, retention, and transaction metrics), Metadata API (token/collection asset metadata management), Transactions API (submit and manage blockchain transactions with optimized gas fees and batching), Marketplace API (create and manage NFT marketplace orders), Node Gateway (high-performance RPC nodes with automatic scaling and failover), and Indexer Gateway (cross-chain data queries with a single API request). Authentication uses Project Access Keys (public, client-side) or Service Tokens (secret bearer, server-side with elevated permissions). Rate limits vary by tier and available MAUs, configurable in the Sequence Builder dashboard. The platform also provides Go and TypeScript SDKs. Developer documentation is at docs.sequence.xyz/api-references/overview.
What industry is Sequence in?
Sequence's product category is Web3 Blockchain Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAPABAB, Smart Contract Frameworks & SDKs (developer kits, templates, standards), with a secondary code of FSAPACAB, Smart Contract Wallets / Account Abstraction (MPC/AA, social recovery, paymasters). Its NAICS code is 51821 and its SIC code is 7370.