Saber Labs

What Saber Labs does

Saber Labs operates Saber, a Solana-based automated market maker (AMM) and cross-chain stablecoin exchange, alongside a cross-border payment infrastructure business. The core product stack consists of the Saber AMM with three modular interfaces — Swap for executing stablecoin exchanges (e.g., USDC/USDT at near-parity rates), Pools for liquidity provision, and Farms for yield farming on staked LP tokens — built on Solana for high throughput and low fees. The platform maintains on-chain governance via tribeca.so/gov/sbr and recently migrated to a new protocol deployment with a legacy fallback at legacy.saber.so.

Beyond the DEX, Saber Labs has expanded into cross-border payment infrastructure. According to its own materials, the company has processed over $3 billion in cross-border payments across more than 40 countries under more than ten regulatory licenses, targeting corridors such as USDT/PHP and USDT/MYR. An integration with Circle Payments Network (CPN) provides real-time settlement and instant fiat off-ramping for enterprise clients in remittance, payroll, and fintech segments.

The company generates revenue primarily through transaction fees on DEX swaps and cross-border payment processing. It operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees and was venture-backed by Race Capital (lead), Multicoin Capital, Social Capital, Solana Foundation, Republic Capital, and K300 Ventures via a USD 7.7 million seed round in July 2021. Co-founders Dylan Macalinao (CEO) and Lan Macalinao lead the company. Distribution combines a self-serve DEX at saber.so with enterprise integration via CPN and Discord-based community engagement.

Name

Saber Labs

Legal name

Saber Labs

Website

https://saber.so

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Saber Labs operates a Solana-based AMM for stablecoin and wrapped-asset exchange (Swap, Pools, Farms) and cross-border payment infrastructure processing over $3 billion across 40+ countries under 10+ regulatory licenses, serving remittance, payroll, and fintech clients via Circle Payments Network integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Exchange (Stablecoin AMM)

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Spot AMM DEXs (FSADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) & AMMs (FSADAMAB), Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) & AMMs (FSAPADAB), Crypto Payments & Stablecoin Settlement Platforms (BPAMAFAL), Crypto Remittance & Cross-Border Money Transfer Providers (FSADAIAD), Cross-Chain DEXs & Bridge-Integrated Trading (FSADABAD)

Keywords

• Decentralized exchange
• Stablecoin exchange
• Cross-border payments
• Liquidity pools
• Yield farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Solana

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DEX Transaction Fees: Saber operates as a Solana-based AMM (Automated Market Maker) decentralized exchange, generating revenue through swap fees on stablecoin trading pairs (USDC/USDT exchange at 1.0007 rate). The platform facilitates liquidity provision through Pools and Farms, with fees earned on each transaction.
2. Cross-Border Payment Processing: Revenue generated from processing cross-border payments across 40+ countries under multiple regulatory licenses, serving remittance, payroll, and fintech sectors with settlement via stablecoins.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Saber Labs operates a Solana-based decentralized exchange (AMM) for stablecoin trading and cross-chain asset transfer, featuring Swap, Pools, and Farms interfaces. The company also provides stablecoin-based cross-border payment infrastructure serving remittance, payroll, and fintech enterprises across 40+ countries under more than ten regulatory licenses.

Product overview

Saber Labs offers a platform consisting of its core Solana-based AMM (Saber) with integrated sub-products for swapping stablecoins (Swap), providing liquidity (Pools), and yield farming (Farms). Additionally, the company provides cross-border payment infrastructure leveraging stablecoins for international transfers across 40+ countries under more than ten regulatory licenses. The ecosystem enables decentralized liquidity network services and cross-chain asset transfer capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saber DEX (Solana AMM) A Solana-based automated market maker (AMM) for stablecoin exchange, providing a decentralized liquidity network with Swap, Pools, and Farms interfaces. Targets individual crypto traders, liquidity providers, and yield farmers.
• Cross-Border Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Stablecoin-based cross-border payment infrastructure enabling transfers across 40+ countries under multiple regulatory licenses. Serves remittance providers, payroll services, and global fintech enterprises requiring real-time settlement, lower conversion fees, and fiat off-ramping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processed over $3 billion in cross-border payments across more than 40 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Circle Payments Network (CPN)coreTechnology or IntegrationSaber integrated with Circle Payments Network to enhance cross-border payment solutions and provide instant fiat off-ramping via stablecoins. The integration enables real-time settlement, lower conversion fees, and improved liquidity access for global enterprises.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Curve Finance: Curve is the dominant stablecoin-focused AMM DEX, originally on Ethereum and now multi-chain. It is the most direct competitor to Saber's core stablecoin AMM product, with overlapping liquidity pools and the same pegged-asset swap use case.
• Orca: Orca is a leading AMM DEX on Solana competing directly with Saber for stablecoin and token-swap volume on the same chain. It offers similar Swap/Pools/Farms functionality and targets the same DeFi user base on Solana.
• Raydium: Raydium is a major Solana-based AMM DEX that combines on-chain liquidity with order book access. It competes directly with Saber for stablecoin trading and liquidity provision on Solana.
• Meteora: Meteora is a Solana-based DEX focused on dynamic liquidity and stable asset swaps. It targets the same stablecoin AMM niche as Saber and represents direct competition for liquidity providers and swap volume.

Broad incumbents

• Uniswap: Uniswap is the largest decentralized exchange by volume, primarily on Ethereum and L2s. While not Solana-native, it competes for stablecoin swap volume and liquidity providers across the broader DeFi ecosystem, representing a cross-chain competitive threat to Saber's expansion.
• PancakeSwap: PancakeSwap is a leading multi-chain AMM DEX originally on BNB Chain with cross-chain expansion. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same DeFi trading and liquidity audiences as Saber across multiple chains.
• Circle Internet Financial: Circle is the issuer of USDC and operator of Circle Payments Network, which Saber integrates with. While a partner, Circle also represents a broad incumbent in the stablecoin payment space that could expand into direct competitor territory or alter partnership terms.
• Ripple: Ripple is an established enterprise-focused cross-border payment network using XRP and RLUSD stablecoin. It targets the same enterprise remittance and payment use cases Saber is pursuing, but with deeper institutional relationships and longer regulatory track record.

Emerging players

• Stargate Finance: Stargate is a cross-chain liquidity transfer protocol enabling asset movement across chains. It overlaps with Saber's cross-chain stablecoin transfer capabilities and represents a more mature cross-chain liquidity alternative.

Others

• Wormhole: Wormhole is a cross-chain messaging and bridging protocol widely used in the Solana ecosystem. It serves as enabling infrastructure for cross-chain asset transfers, the same underlying capability Saber leverages and exposes as a product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Saber_HQ

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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