B-Harvest

What B-Harvest does

B-Harvest is a Seoul-based blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2018 that provides validation services for delegated Proof-of-Stake (dPoS) networks and develops DeFi technology targeting the Cosmos ecosystem. Its functional role is two-fold: first, it operates as a validator on Cosmos-family networks that use Tendermint-based consensus, securing chains and processing blocks; second, it engineers DeFi protocols and tooling within that ecosystem. The firm operates with a very small team (1–10 employees) and is led by founder-CEO Hyung Yeon Lee.

The company's go-to-market is project-based infrastructure support for blockchain launches rather than a documented SaaS or recurring subscription model. Public commercial evidence is limited to a single engagement: a partnership with Ault Capital Group (announced 2026-02-11) in which B-Harvest served as one of several infrastructure partners — alongside Xangle, QuickNode, and Protofire — supporting the Ault Blockchain public testnet launch, validator onboarding, and pre-mainnet protocol security audit. Pricing, customer segments, and revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed, and no funding rounds, headcount growth, or management team beyond the founder-CEO are on record. As a result, the business model can be characterized as fee-for-service validator and launch infrastructure work, likely supplemented by staking/delegation rewards on Cosmos networks, but the relative weight of these revenue streams is not verifiable from available data.

Name

B-Harvest

Website

https://bharvest.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

B-Harvest is a Seoul-based blockchain infrastructure firm, founded in 2018, that operates validators on Cosmos-ecosystem dPoS networks and develops DeFi protocols. It serves launching Layer-1 networks with validator onboarding and pre-mainnet audit support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Validation Services

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Yield, Vaults & Asset Management (vault strategies, robo-vaults, structured yield) (FSAPAEAG)

Keywords

• Blockchain validation services
• DeFi infrastructure development
• Cosmos ecosystem tooling
• DPoS network validation
• Validator node operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

B-Harvest offers validation services for delegated Proof of Stake (dPoS) networks and develops decentralized finance (DeFi) technology for the Cosmos ecosystem. Its work spans validator node operation, testnet and mainnet infrastructure support for Cosmos-based Layer 1 networks, and the design and building of DeFi primitives within that ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• dPoS Network Validation Services

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Everstake: Global validator and staking services provider covering Cosmos and other dPoS networks, comparable to B-Harvest as a similarly positioned multi-network validator.
• Forbole: Long-standing Cosmos validator and developer of the Desmos wallet and governance tooling, comparable as a Cosmos-native validator plus adjacent infrastructure/product builder.
• P2P Validator: Multi-chain non-custodial staking provider with strong Cosmos exposure, directly competing for delegated stake on Cosmos appchains alongside B-Harvest.
• Allnodes: Non-custodial staking and node-hosting platform supporting Cosmos and many other PoS chains, overlapping B-Harvest's validator service model at retail and institutional level.
• Figment: Institutional-grade staking provider operating validators across many PoS networks including Cosmos, with adjacent data and governance services that mirror B-Harvest's positioning.
• Cephalopod Equipment (Cephalopod Validator): Early Cosmos ecosystem validator focused on staking services and protocol tooling, closely comparable to B-Harvest's niche as a Cosmos-aligned validator and infrastructure partner.
• Chorus One: One of the most established Cosmos-ecosystem validators and staking infrastructure providers, directly comparable to B-Harvest's core validation-plus-DeFi offering across dPoS networks.

Emerging players

• Ondo Finance: RWA-focused DeFi protocol building tokenized yield products on Ethereum and increasingly multi-chain; thematically comparable to the Altus RWA/tokenization efforts associated with B-Harvest.

Broad incumbents

• Blockdaemon: Large blockchain infrastructure provider offering node hosting, staking and APIs across many chains including Cosmos; broader portfolio but overlaps B-Harvest's validator and infrastructure support role.
• Coinbase Cloud (formerly Bison Trails): Institutional validator and node infrastructure platform covering Cosmos and dozens of other networks; competes with B-Harvest at the institutional validator tier with significantly more capital and brand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/B__Harvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/b-harvest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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