What ChromaWay does

ChromaWay AB, founded in 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a blockchain technology company and venture builder that created Chromia, a public relational blockchain platform combining relational database technology with blockchain security. The company sells to enterprises, governments, and developers through three primary vehicles: (1) Chromia and the Postchain enterprise/private blockchain for land registry, financial services, supply chain, and government applications; (2) the Rell relational blockchain programming language and developer tooling (including Chromia Originals NFTs and Verifiable AI Pipelines for on-chain vector databases and distributed inference); and (3) an incubation/venture portfolio (Chromia Innovation Lab, Fanzeal fan engagement, BLK DNM connected fashion, plus strategic investments in VRM, Bloqhouse, and Corite).

The underlying technology is a hybrid relational-blockchain architecture claimed to deliver 100x scalability versus other public blockchains, with easily queryable nodes, flexible tokens, and single sign-on authentication. ChromaWay monetises primarily through professional services (custom enterprise solutions), platform/ecosystem development on Chromia, and equity-style upside from incubation and strategic investments. Customer base spans Swedish Lantmäteriet, the Inter-American Development Bank, British Columbia LTSA, LHV Bank, sports clubs (VfB Stuttgart, Dinamo Zagreb), fashion brands (ELLE, BLK DNM), and consumer platforms (My Neighbor Alice, Mines of Dalarnia, Corite).

The company is actively extending into AI governance via the Atbash plugin and Clawchain.ai agent platform (2026), and has AWS Marketplace distribution following its July 2024 Partner Network entry. It operates globally with 300+ contributors across 15+ countries, though revenue remains undisclosed and recent institutional funding activity is limited to the January 2022 $10M True Global Ventures round.

Name

ChromaWay

Legal name

Chromaway AB

Website

https://chromaway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ChromaWay is a Stockholm-based blockchain pioneer (founded 2014) that builds Chromia, a relational blockchain platform, and sells enterprise blockchain solutions, developer tooling (Rell language), and venture-built products across land registry, finance, gaming, fashion, sports, and AI governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Infrastructure

akta.pro primary industry

Permissioned Blockchain Platforms & Frameworks (Hyperledger, Corda, Quorum) (FSAPAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compliance, Risk & RegTech for Tokenized Assets (KYC/AML, sanctions, travel rule, reporting) (FSAPAIAH)

Keywords

• Relational blockchain platform
• Enterprise blockchain solutions
• Blockchain land registry
• Decentralized applications infrastructure
• Real estate tokenization

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Blockchain Solutions: Professional services and enterprise solutions for land registry, financial services, supply chain, and government applications. ChromaWay develops custom blockchain solutions for enterprise clients including land administration systems, green finance platforms, and payment processing.
2. Chromia Platform: Public blockchain platform licensing and ecosystem development. Supports dApp development by third parties on the Chromia network.
3. Innovation Lab & Incubation Program: Provides technical and financial support to entrepreneurs building on Chromia technology. Creates ecosystem growth and potential equity upside.
4. Strategic Investments: ChromaWay makes strategic investments in portfolio companies (VRM €2M, Bloqhouse €2.1M) that leverage Chromia technology, creating ecosystem synergies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

ChromaWay develops and sells the Chromia relational blockchain platform — a public Layer-1 blockchain that combines relational database flexibility with decentralized security — alongside Postchain (private/consortium blockchain), the Rell programming language, and Verifiable AI Pipelines for blockchain-enabled AI. The company also delivers enterprise blockchain professional services (Chromia Advantage, consulting, development), operates ventures such as Fanzeal (fan engagement) and BLK DNM (connected fashion), and runs the Chromia Innovation Lab incubation program.

Product overview

ChromaWay is a blockchain pioneer and venture builder that created the relational blockchain platform Chromia. The product portfolio centers on Chromia (the core public blockchain platform combining relational database technology with blockchain security), supported by Verifiable AI Pipelines for blockchain-enabled AI processing. The enterprise offering includes Postchain (private/consortium blockchain), while the development ecosystem features the Rell programming language and Chromia Originals NFT platform. Beyond core blockchain products, ChromaWay operates ventures including Fanzeal (fan engagement), and has launched AI-focused products like Atbash (AI governance plugin) and supports Clawchain.ai (autonomous AI agent platform). Professional services include Chromia Advantage and the Innovation Lab incubator program. The company also acquired fashion brand BLK DNM to pioneer connected fashion using blockchain technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chromia: Relational blockchain platform for decentralized applications, a public platform created by ChromaWay
• Postchain
• Rell
• Fanzeal
• Chromia Innovation Lab

Products and services

• Chromia Chromia is ChromaWay's public relational blockchain platform combining the flexibility of a relational database with the decentralized security of a blockchain. It supports Layer-1 and Layer-2 solutions with high scalability, flexible tokens, single sign-on authentication, and easily queryable blockchain nodes. It is the foundation for dApp development and enterprise deployments.
• Verifiable AI Pipelines Verifiable AI Pipelines are advanced tools for the Chromia platform that enable blockchain-enabled AI through on-chain vector databases and distributed inference capabilities, providing verifiable and auditable AI processing on the blockchain.
• Postchain Postchain is ChromaWay's private/consortium blockchain solution built on relational blockchain architecture. It has been deployed in enterprise projects including land registry applications, banking infrastructure, and green finance, with property registration deployments on multiple continents.
• Rell Programming Language Rell is ChromaWay's proprietary relational blockchain programming language, offering static typing, expressiveness, and greater security compared to traditional blockchain languages, designed for building dApps on Chromia. An experienced developer can reportedly learn Rell in one week.
• Chromia Originals Chromia Originals is the NFT framework on the Chromia blockchain, enabling the creation and trading of non-fungible tokens with integration into games and metaverse applications.
• Fanzeal Fanzeal is a ChromaWay-owned fan engagement platform enabling Web3 fan experiences for sports organizations, with clients including VfB Stuttgart and Dinamo Zagreb football clubs.
• Chromia Advantage Chromia Advantage is ChromaWay's professional services offering for Chromia blockchain development, providing enterprises with support and expertise for building on the platform.
• Atbash Atbash is an Agentic State and Policy Management plugin built on the Chromia blockchain for OpenClaw, providing a verifiable control layer for AI-driven applications. It enables developers to define, enforce, and audit how AI agents interact with tools, data, and external systems, with each interaction recorded as an immutable on-chain event.
• Clawchain.ai Platform Clawchain.ai is a developer platform built on Chromia that supports autonomous AI agent ecosystems, enabling developers to create verifiable AI agents with secure digital identities and verifiable activity records across digital environments.
• Green Assets Wallet Green Assets Wallet is a platform powered by relational blockchain technology for the green debt market, launched jointly with Stockholm Green Digital Finance, enabling sustainable finance workflows and verified sustainability credentials.
• Chromia Innovation Lab Chromia Innovation Lab is ChromaWay's incubator program for blockchain entrepreneurs and startups building on Chromia technology, providing technical mentorship, financial support, and ecosystem access. The program runs annual cohorts with a public Demo Day.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100x scalability compared to other public blockchains
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and strategic.

• Blockchain SwedenflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2024ChromaWay hosts Blockchain Sweden events. Partnership with EBSI (European Blockchain Services Infrastructure) initiative for blockchain development.
• AWS Partner NetworkcoreTechnology or Integration · 5 July 2024Official membership in Amazon Web Services Partner Network. Enables ChromaWay to list solutions on AWS Marketplace, including services hosted on Chromia's public platform. Strategic channel for reaching enterprise customers through AWS infrastructure.
• Google SwedenflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 November 2023Web3 and business event at Google Sweden bringing together Web3 and business leaders across Nordic region. ChromaWay connected companies, entrepreneurs, and investors at this high-profile venue.
• ELLE (Lagardere Group)strategicOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMulti-year licensing deal with Lagardere Group to extend fashion, style, and lifestyle content to the metaverse. ELLE branded experiences incorporated into My Neighbor Alice game.
• Social Enterprise GhanastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support blockchain development in Africa. ChromaWay provides workshops, hackathons, and strategic investments. SE Ghana network includes 720 social entrepreneurs and 16 hubs. Initial program at Regent University in Accra.
• Regent University College of Science and Technology (Ghana)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerChromaWay establishes blockchain development course at Regent University in Accra, Ghana. Part of broader Africa partnership with Social Enterprise Ghana.
• UNODC / Coding4IntegritystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for African Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon. ChromaWay hosts workshops introducing blockchain technology and provides mentorship to participants.
• Hack for Earth FoundationstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with global hackathon organized in collaboration with UN and Swedish Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Targets 17 Sustainable Development Goals. ChromaWay provides platform for competing teams.
• Reach for ChangestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to make blockchain more inclusive and accessible for social entrepreneurs. Goal of reaching 30 million children by 2030. ChromaWay joins partners Kinnevik, Tele2, Kivra, Hogia.
• JalasoftstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with South American software engineering firm for land registry projects in Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay. Result is LAC PropertyChain application sponsored by Inter-American Development Bank.
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDB engaged ChromaWay on two-year project in Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay for land titling solutions on blockchain. Also sponsors LAC PropertyChain development.
• LHV BankstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerReleased one of world's first stablecoins in cooperation with LHV Bank in 2015. Won innovation award for this achievement.
• TeliastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeamed up with Telia and Kairos Future for blockchain solutions for Swedish Land Registry.
• EBSI (European Blockchain Services Infrastructure)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected as one of seven blockchain companies for European Blockchain PCP. Advanced through phases (1, 2A, 2B) of EU blockchain pre-commercial procurement. Collaboration with EU on Chromia technology.
• LegalWorksstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived Vinnova grant with LegalWorks for blockchain-based free system for corporate legal work for startups. Partnership for legal process solutions.
• Green Assets Wallet / Stockholm Green Digital FinancestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched Green Assets Wallet platform on Climate Finance Day in Paris. Platform powered by relational blockchain for sustainable green finance.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• R3 (Corda): R3's Corda is an enterprise DLT platform built specifically for regulated financial institutions, with relational-style data structures and a strong focus on bank consortia — directly comparable to ChromaWay's Postchain and LHV Bank engagement.
• Hedera Hashgraph: Hedera is a public/enterprise hybrid distributed ledger with high throughput, governed by a council of large enterprises. Comparable to Chromia in its public-with-enterprise-controls model and emphasis on real-world enterprise applications.
• ConsenSys (Quorum): ConsenSys operates Quorum, an enterprise-grade, permissioned version of Ethereum for enterprise consortia. Comparable to Postchain in targeting banks and regulated institutions with private deployment of public-chain technology.
• Hyperledger Foundation: Hyperledger is the leading open-source permissioned blockchain framework consortium (Fabric, Besu, Iroha). Most direct competitor to ChromaWay's Postchain in the enterprise/private blockchain space, with comparable regulated-industry focus.
• Digital Asset (Canton Network): Digital Asset builds the Canton Network, an enterprise-grade privacy-enabled blockchain for regulated financial workflows. Direct competitor in serving banks, asset managers, and infrastructure providers with institutional DLT.

Broad incumbents

• Avalanche Foundation: Avalanche operates subnets — custom, permissioned app-specific chains that mirror Chromia's enterprise deployment model. A broader incumbent competing for the same enterprise tokenization and gaming dApp workloads.
• Algorand Foundation: Algorand is a public L1 with a stated focus on government, central bank, and real-world asset use cases. Comparable to Chromia/Postchain in its enterprise and government go-to-market narrative and architectural claims around finality and efficiency.
• Polygon Labs: Polygon offers a suite of Ethereum-scaling solutions plus the Polygon CDK for building app-specific chains (a permissioned/L2 model). Comparable to Chromia's enterprise/Layer-2 positioning with substantially larger ecosystem and capital base.
• Ethereum Foundation: Ethereum is the largest smart contract platform and was founded by two of the same group that founded ChromaWay. It is the primary public-chain competitor whose L2 ecosystem defines the standard Chromia must beat on developer mindshare and toolchain maturity.

Emerging players

• Klaytn Foundation: Klaytn is a public/enterprise hybrid L1 with strong focus on real-world assets, gaming, and metaverse use cases, plus meta transactions for enterprise UX. Closely parallels Chromia's gaming and RWA vertical strategy, particularly in Asian markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chromaway
• YouTubebit.ly/ChromiaDevs
• Facebookfacebook.com/chromaway
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chromaway
• Instagraminstagram.com/chromaway

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A2 records

Investments5 records

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