Manifold

What Manifold does

Manifold is a Vancouver-based Web3 infrastructure company, incorporated as Manifold Technologies Ltd. in British Columbia, Canada, that builds tools and products for NFT creators, brands, and auction houses on Ethereum. Founded in 2021 and operating with a lean team of fewer than ten engineers and designers, the company offers a vertically integrated stack: Manifold Studio (a self-serve platform for creators to mint, manage, and sell NFTs), Manifold Gallery (a peer-to-peer marketplace), open-source smart contracts (Manifold Creator extending ERC-721/ERC-1155 with on-chain royalties, Creator Extensions, and Mint Permissions; Manifold Marketplace contracts; and the cross-platform Royalty Registry), a suite of embeddable widgets (Connect, Campaign, Marketplace, Claim, Curation, Restricted Token, Wallet Identity, Subscription, and 6551 Display widgets), and developer tools including the Manifold Client SDK, Merkle Tree Tool, Snapshot Tool, Discord Tools, and the Shopify Merch Bridge for token-gated retail commerce.

The underlying technology centers on Ethereum-based smart contracts, with Manifold's Creator Core architecture providing functionality beyond standard token contracts, including editable on-chain royalties, transfer and burn hooks, and customizable mint permission rule sets. Distribution combines product-led growth (self-serve creator onboarding via Studio) with community-led developer adoption through open-source GitHub repositories, comprehensive developer documentation, and a community forum. Revenue is described as subscription/recurring around NFT infrastructure and tools, although specific pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The company serves four primary customer segments: individual digital artists and creators (the primary segment, ranging from top-tier names like Beeple, Jay-Z, and SiA to independent creators), brands and corporations (Adidas, Fortune, Mercedes-AMG), auction houses and galleries (Christie's, Phillips, Sotheby's, Pace Gallery, Foundation, OpenSea, Nifty), and web developers building NFT-enabled applications. Manifold is privately held and backed by a16z crypto and Initialized Capital, with a December 2022 round additionally bringing in Christie's and Samsung NEXT's Q Fund.

Name

Manifold

Legal name

Manifold Technologies Ltd.

Website

https://manifold.xyz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Manifold is a Vancouver-based Web3 infrastructure company that provides Ethereum-based NFT creation tools, open-source smart contracts, embeddable widgets, and a peer-to-peer marketplace serving creators, brands, auction houses, and developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web3 NFT Infrastructure

akta.pro primary industry

NFT Minting & Creation Tooling (no-code/low-code, batch minting, generative drops) (FSAPAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

NFT Infrastructure APIs & Indexing (NFT data APIs, indexing, search, analytics) (FSAPAFAE), NFT Commerce, Ticketing & Utility Enablement (token-gated access, memberships, passes, ticketing rails) (FSAPAFAJ)

Keywords

• NFT infrastructure platform
• Smart contract tools
• Creator studio software
• NFT marketplace platform
• Developer web3 widgets

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. NFT Infrastructure and Tools: Manifold provides tools and infrastructure for blockchain technology, enabling creators to create, sell, and distribute digital goods on Ethereum through their studio platform and developer tools

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Manifold is a Web3 infrastructure platform that provides tools and products for NFT creators and communities to create, sell, and distribute digital goods on Ethereum. Its offerings span a creator-facing minting/management platform (Manifold Studio), a peer-to-peer NFT marketplace (Manifold Gallery), open-source smart contracts with proprietary Creator Core architecture, embeddable UI widgets for wallet/marketplace/token-gating functionality, a JavaScript/TypeScript Client SDK, and integration apps such as the Shopify Merch Bridge for token-gated merchandise.

Product overview

Manifold is a Web3 infrastructure platform providing tools for creating, selling, and distributing digital goods (NFTs) on Ethereum. The product portfolio consists of Manifold Studio (the creator-facing minting and management platform) and Manifold Gallery (the peer-to-peer marketplace), supported by open-source smart contracts (Manifold Creator, Marketplace, Royalty Registry), a suite of embeddable UI Widgets (Connect, Campaign, Marketplace, Claim, Curation, Restricted Token, Wallet Identity, Subscription, and 6551 Display Widgets), developer tools (Manifold Client SDK, Ethereum Provider, Merkle Tree Tool, Snapshot Tool, Discord Tools), the Shopify Merch Bridge for gated e-commerce, and custom smart contract extensions (Creator Extensions, Mint Permissions). The platform is designed for creators ranging from top artists to independent visionaries, with smart contracts powering work for Beeple, Jay-Z, SiA, and brands like Adidas and Mercedes-AMG.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Manifold Studio: Platform for creators to mint, manage, and sell NFTs
• Manifold Gallery
• Manifold Developer Tools
• Manifold Apps

Products and services

• Manifold Studio Self-serve web platform for creators to mint, manage, and sell NFTs directly without needing technical expertise. Includes tools for creating editions, 1-of-1s, burn-to-redeem mechanics, royalty configuration, and connection to the Manifold Gallery marketplace. Targeted at individual creators, brands, and communities publishing work on Ethereum.
• Manifold Gallery Peer-to-peer marketplace for browsing, auctioning, and purchasing NFTs created on the Manifold platform. Supports auction-style bidding and purchase listings with configurable parameters (start/end times, floor price, ERC20 token sales, identity verification). Targeted at collectors and buyers of NFT-enabled digital art.
• Manifold Creator Smart Contracts Open-source smart contract suite providing the Creator Core architecture that extends ERC721 and ERC1155 standards with advanced NFT capabilities including on-chain royalty configuration, Creator Extensions (custom minting, dynamic NFTs, transfer hooks, royalty overrides), and Mint Permissions framework (date/time and token-count rules). Targeted at developers and creators deploying custom NFT contracts on Ethereum.
• Manifold Marketplace Smart Contracts Smart contract that powers the Manifold Gallery marketplace, supporting auction listings and purchase listings with configurable parameters including start/end times, floor price, ERC20 token sales, and identity verification. Targeted at developers building NFT marketplace functionality.
• Royalty Registry On-chain royalty registry enabling NFT marketplaces to access appropriate royalty configurations and allowing contracts without native royalty support to add royalties. Co-developed with Coinbase, Foundation, Makersplace, Nifty Gateway, OpenSea, Rarible, SuperRare, and Zora. Targeted at marketplaces and developers standardizing on-chain royalties across the NFT ecosystem.
• Shopify Merch Bridge Shopify app enabling gated web3 retail commerce by allowing creators to token-gate Shopify products, restricting merchandise purchases to NFT holders via product gates, rules, and discounts. Targeted at creators and brands that want to sell physical merchandise exclusively to their NFT community.
• Manifold Client SDK JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for building React-based minting applications and minting bots. Includes APIs for product retrieval, purchases, inventory management, edition products, blind mint functionality, and public provider adapters (Wagmi, Viem, Ethers v5). Server-side authentication available via Signature Grant and Authorization Code Grant flows. Targeted at web developers integrating NFT minting into their own applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fine objects minted through Manifold have been sold through every major global auction house including Christie's, Phillips, and Sotheby's
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Christie'sflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFine objects minted through Manifold have been sold through Christie's auction house. Christie's has featured Manifold-powered works at their Art+Tech Summit.
• Sotheby'sflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFine objects minted through Manifold have been sold through Sotheby's auction house
• PhillipsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFine objects minted through Manifold have been sold through Phillips auction house
• CoinbasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold to create the Royalty Registry, enabling on-chain royalty configurations across platforms
• OpenSeacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold on the Royalty Registry to standardize on-chain royalties across NFT marketplaces
• FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold on the Royalty Registry for standardized on-chain royalties
• SuperRarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold on the Royalty Registry for standardized on-chain royalties
• RariblecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold on the Royalty Registry for standardized on-chain royalties
• ZoracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold on the Royalty Registry for standardized on-chain royalties
• Nifty GatewaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold on the Royalty Registry for standardized on-chain royalties
• MakersplacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Manifold on the Royalty Registry for standardized on-chain royalties
• AdidasflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand partner that has used Manifold for NFT and digital goods projects
• Mercedes-AMGflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand partner that has used Manifold for NFT and digital goods projects
• FortuneflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand partner that has used Manifold for NFT and digital goods projects
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationShopify Merch Bridge app enables gated web3 retail commerce through Shopify stores, allowing creators to token-gate merchandise sales
• 6529minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured creator/project on Manifold's platform with gallery presence at gallery.manifold.xyz
• MetaMaskcoreTechnology or IntegrationWallet provider supported by Manifold's Connect Widget for blockchain interaction and wallet authentication
• Coinbase WalletcoreTechnology or IntegrationWallet provider supported by Manifold's Connect Widget for blockchain interaction and wallet authentication
• WalletConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationWallet connection protocol supported by Manifold's Connect Widget for mobile wallet connections

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reservoir: Reservoir provides NFT liquidity infrastructure (an order-book and aggregation protocol) used by marketplaces and platforms. It is comparable to Manifold as backend NFT infrastructure and competes for developer integrations.
• SuperRare: SuperRare is a curated, premium NFT art marketplace with its own smart contracts and creator infrastructure. It overlaps directly with Manifold in the high-end digital art segment and was a Royalty Registry collaborator.
• Thirdweb: Thirdweb offers a broad Web3 development platform with NFT smart contract deployment, SDKs, and marketplace tooling across multiple chains. It is a direct competitor to Manifold's creator-facing smart contract architecture and developer SDK.
• Rarible: Rarible operates an NFT marketplace and aggregation protocol (Rarible Protocol) on Ethereum, with creator-facing minting and royalty tooling. It overlaps with Manifold on both marketplace and infrastructure layers and was a Royalty Registry collaborator.
• Zora: Zora provides an on-chain NFT minting protocol, creator marketplace, and protocol-level reward system on Ethereum and L2s. It is the closest direct competitor to Manifold's Studio + Gallery + open-source contract stack, with overlapping developer tooling and creator-onboarding motion.
• Foundation: Foundation is a curated NFT marketplace focused on digital art and creators, and a Royalty Registry collaborator. It competes with Manifold Gallery for premium creator listings and overlaps on creator tooling.
• Nifty Gateway: Nifty Gateway is a curated NFT marketplace owned by Gemini, focused on premium drops from notable artists and brands. It overlaps with Manifold's premium creator positioning and was a Royalty Registry collaborator.

Emerging players

• Crossmint: Crossmint provides enterprise-grade NFT minting APIs and wallet infrastructure, enabling brands and developers to issue NFTs without crypto-native UX. It competes with Manifold's developer widget and SDK offering for enterprise and brand use cases.

Broad incumbents

• OpenSea: OpenSea is the dominant NFT marketplace and has expanded into protocol-level infrastructure (SeaPort) and creator tooling (OpenSea Studio). It competes directly with Manifold Gallery for listings and increasingly with Manifold Studio for minting.
• Magic Eden: Magic Eden is a multi-chain NFT marketplace and aggregator with expanding creator launchpad and tooling offerings. It competes with Manifold in marketplace aggregation and increasingly in creator infrastructure across Ethereum and L2s.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/manifoldxyz
• GitHubgithub.com/manifoldxyz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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