What Moonbeam Foundation does

Moonbeam Foundation is a Singapore-incorporated company limited by guarantee (non-profit foundation) that operates and promotes the growth of the Moonbeam Network — a decentralized, Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform deployed as a parachain on Polkadot — and its companion Moonriver Network, deployed as a parachain on Kusama and serving as a community-led "CanaryNet" for experimental changes. The Foundation is headquartered at 1 George Street, #10-01, One George Street, Singapore, and its stated mission is to advance integrated Web3 by supporting builders through community programs and software development.

The Foundation's core technology comprises the two parachain networks and their native utility tokens — Glimmer (GLMR, 1 billion genesis supply) for Moonbeam and Moonriver (MOVR, 10 million genesis supply) for Moonriver — both of which target 5% annual inflation and direct a portion of transaction fees to be burned and another portion to an on-chain treasury. The Foundation operates three primary ecosystem programs: a Developer Adoption Program that has disbursed 20.5M GLMR plus $6.9M in fiat/stablecoin grants to 129+ project teams on Moonbeam (and 340k MOVR plus $1.2M to 31 teams on Moonriver), Liquidity Programs that have deployed 40.1M GLMR and 977k MOVR, and the Moonbeam Accelerator Program co-funded with Arrington Capital and HELLO Labs. Core technology development is performed by PureStake, whose founders and early employees were allocated 100M GLMR subject to four-year vesting.

The Foundation does not sell commercial products or services and has no published pricing; its revenue mechanics are token-based — 20% of transaction fees flow to the on-chain treasury (with Moonriver moving to 100% fee burn in February 2025), and the Foundation liquidates tokens when fiat-denominated expenses cannot be paid in native tokens. Its customer base is horizontal, spanning Web3 developers and builders, DeFi protocols seeking liquidity support, and network validators/delegators earning inflation rewards. Terms of Use restrict access from US persons and several sanctioned jurisdictions, and the Foundation maintains a registered trademark portfolio covering Moonbeam Foundation, Moonbeam Network, Glimmer (GLMR), and Moonriver (MOVR).

Name

Moonbeam Foundation

Legal name

Moonbeam Foundation LTD.

Website

https://moonbeam.foundation

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Moonbeam Foundation is a Singapore-based non-profit foundation that operates the Moonbeam (Polkadot) and Moonriver (Kusama) smart contract parachains, supporting Web3 developers through GLMR/MOVR tokenomics, developer grants, liquidity programs, and a HELLO Labs co-funded Web3 gaming accelerator.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Infrastructure

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Grants, Funding & Budget Allocation Platforms (FSAPAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Governance Frameworks & DAO Tooling (modules, templates, standards) (FSAPAHAC)

Keywords

• Blockchain infrastructure
• Smart contract platform
• Parachain networks
• Developer grant programs
• Web3 ecosystem

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Treasury Management: Moonbeam Foundation manages token allocations from genesis supply for network development. Tokens under Foundation control include Long-Term Protocol & Ecosystem Development (118.5M GLMR released), Developer Adoption Program, Liquidity Programs, and Community Initiatives reserves. The Foundation liquidates tokens when expenses cannot be paid in native tokens, adhering to structured selling guidelines.
2. On-Chain Treasury Fees: 20% of transaction fees are allocated to the community on-chain treasury (increased from 80% burn/20% treasury split). On-chain governance mechanisms allocate treasury funds to projects and initiatives. Effective February 2025, fee burn was increased to 100% on Moonriver, with EVM priority fees directed to block authors.
3. Investment Returns from Ecosystem Investments: The Foundation generates indirect returns through ecosystem investments including developer grants, liquidity programs, and accelerator investments. Through end of January 2026, the Foundation has disbursed 40.1M GLMR from Liquidity Programs, 20.5M GLMR from Developer Adoption, and $6.9M in fiat/stablecoin grants.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Moonbeam Foundation promotes the growth and sustainability of the Moonbeam Network (a Polkadot parachain smart contract platform) and the Moonriver Network (its Kusama CanaryNet) through community programs and software development. It funds ecosystem expansion via developer adoption grants, liquidity programs, and the Moonbeam Accelerator (jointly with HELLO Labs and Arrington Capital). The Foundation manages the GLMR and MOVR utility token treasuries, parachain bond reserves, and on-chain governance to sustain the networks.

Product overview

The Moonbeam Foundation operates as a dual-network blockchain ecosystem with a platform-plus-programs architecture. The core offering consists of two interconnected smart contract platforms: Moonbeam Network (on Polkadot with the GLMR token) and Moonriver Network (on Kusama with the MOVR token as a canary/experimental network). These are complemented by ecosystem development programs including Grant Programs for developer adoption and the Moonbeam Accelerator with HELLO Labs for web3 gaming. The Foundation supports network sustainability through parachain bond reserves, on-chain treasury governance, and structured token distribution mechanisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moonriver (MOVR): The utility token of the Moonriver Network, a decentralized smart contract platform deployed on the Kusama network. It serves as a CanaryNet for Moonbeam.
• Glimmer (GLMR)
• Moonbeam Network
• Moonriver Network

Quantifiable outcome

• 129 project teams received developer grants totaling 20.5M GLMR plus $6.9M fiat/stablecoin grants through January 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HELLO LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHELLO Labs partnered with Moonbeam for the Moonbeam Accelerator program to support web3 gaming development and build the future of web3 gaming.
• PureStakecoreTechnology or IntegrationPureStake is the core contributing team developing the Moonbeam Network. Founders and early employees of PureStake were allocated 100M GLMR subject to 4-year vesting. PureStake Early Backers received 14M GLMR.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Optimism Foundation: Optimism is an EVM-compatible L2 whose foundation manages a token treasury and runs public-goods funding rounds (RetroPGF). Strongly comparable: EVM-compatible chain + non-profit foundation + on-chain grants/treasury + mission-driven ecosystem funding.
• NEAR Foundation: NEAR Foundation runs ecosystem grants, builder programs, and strategic investments for the NEAR protocol. Comparable foundation-plus-ecosystem-funding model, with a Layer-1 (rather than parachain) substrate.
• Celestia Foundation: Celestia's foundation manages token allocations, funds ecosystem R&D, and runs a Modular Fellows / grants program. Comparable as a foundation-funded chain ecosystem with treasury-driven ecosystem support.
• Arbitrum Foundation: Arbitrum's foundation stewards the ARB token, runs ecosystem grant programs, and coordinates DAO governance. Comparable as a non-profit foundation managing an EVM-compatible chain's treasury and grant allocation.
• Kusama Treasury: Kusama's on-chain treasury underwrites parachain bond reserves (including Moonriver's) and funds ecosystem initiatives via governance. Direct functional counterpart for the network on which Moonriver is deployed.
• Astar Network Foundation: Astar is a Polkadot parachain supporting EVM and WASM smart contracts, with a foundation running grant programs, builder incentives, and treasury management. Highly comparable structure: parachain + foundation + multi-VM support + ecosystem grants.
• Acala Foundation: Acala is a Polkadot parachain offering DeFi primitives and EVM compatibility, managed by a foundation that operates token grants, liquidity programs, and ecosystem treasury in the same manner as Moonbeam. Direct competitor for Polkadot builder mindshare with an almost identical foundation-grants-treasury model.

Broad incumbents

• Web3 Foundation: The grant-making and stewardship entity for the broader Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. Indirectly comparable: same foundation governance and ecosystem-funding mandate, but at the parent-protocol level rather than individual parachain.
• Polygon Labs / Polygon Foundation: Polygon operates an EVM-compatible ecosystem with foundation-style grant and ecosystem investment programs. Broader scope than Moonbeam but highly comparable non-profit foundation funding an EVM chain.

Emerging players

• Manta Foundation: Manta is a Polkadot parachain with a foundation grant program and ecosystem treasury focused on ZK and DePIN. Comparable parachain-foundation model with overlapping builder incentive structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MoonbeamNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moonbeam-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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