Ashlar

What Ashlar does

Ashlar is a private blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco that builds software and analytics tools for the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The company operates a multi-chain product portfolio anchored by ViewBlock, a chain-agnostic blockchain explorer that supports Arweave, Thorchain, Zilliqa, Starknet, KYVE, and other networks collectively representing more than $2 billion USD in market capitalization. Adjacent products include a global API infrastructure serving over 600,000 requests per day, Dex Analytics for Ethereum-based decentralized trade and NFT tracking (supporting Unicly), Bitsear.ch — a search engine for the decentralized web covering Unstoppable Domains, Arweave, and ENS — and custom onchain Dashboards exemplified by a Thorchain network-health view.

Ashlar monetizes primarily through usage-based API services consumed by external projects including Unstoppable Domains, Lunr, Xfers, and ZilSwap. The company runs a product-led go-to-market motion, with ViewBlock functioning as the top-of-funnel acquisition channel targeting crypto users, developers, and blockchain projects globally; distribution is entirely self-serve via ashlar.io with no enterprise sales motion or public pricing disclosed. Strategic positioning emphasizes being a trusted infrastructure layer for emerging blockchain ecosystems that lack first-party tooling, supported by formal partner relationships with Arweave, Thorchain, Zilliqa, Starknet, and KYVE. The company has been operating continuously since 2018 without disclosed funding rounds, leadership additions beyond co-founder Tommy Tran, revenue figures, or headcount data, which materially limits visibility into its financial scale and growth trajectory.

Name

Ashlar

Website

https://ashlar.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ashlar is a San Francisco-based blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2018 that builds multi-chain explorer (ViewBlock), API, analytics, dashboard, and decentralized search (Bitsear.ch) tools serving crypto users, developers, and blockchain projects across 7+ networks including Arweave, Thorchain, Zilliqa, and Starknet via a product-led, usage-based go-to-market model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Infrastructure & Analytics

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Blockchain Data & Indexing Infrastructure for Finance (Nodes, Indexers, Oracles) (FSAGAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Contract Developer Platforms & Tooling (SDKs, APIs, frameworks, indexing) (FSAPAAAH), Interoperability & Cross-Chain Infrastructure (Bridges, Messaging, Atomic Swaps) (FSAGAMAI)

Keywords

• Blockchain infrastructure
• Multi-chain analytics
• Blockchain explorer
• Crypto APIs
• Decentralized search

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. API Services: APIs serving over 600 thousand requests per day globally, with external projects leveraging the infrastructure including Unstoppable Domains, Lunr, Xfers, and ZilSwap. Revenue likely generated through API usage-based pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ashlar develops and operates a suite of blockchain infrastructure and analytics software products for the cryptocurrency industry. Its offerings include the ViewBlock multi-chain blockchain explorer, APIs processing more than 600,000 requests per day, Dex Analytics for tracking decentralized trades and NFTs, the Bitsear.ch decentralized web search engine, and custom on-chain metric dashboards, collectively supporting more than 7 blockchains.

Product overview

Ashlar is a blockchain infrastructure and analytics company offering a portfolio of interconnected products: ViewBlock (chain-agnostic blockchain explorer), Ashlar APIs (serving 600k+ daily requests), Dex Analytics (decentralized exchange tracking), Bitsear.ch (decentralized web search), and Dashboards (custom onchain metrics). Founded in 2018, the company supports over 7 blockchains including Arweave, Thorchain, Zilliqa, and Starknet, helping blockchain projects grow through tools, analytics, and technical expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ViewBlock: A chain-agnostic blockchain explorer allowing users and developers to inspect the state of Arweave, Thorchain, Zilliqa and others which combined represent more than 2 billion USD in market capitalization.
• Bitsear.ch

Products and services

• ViewBlock A chain-agnostic blockchain explorer that allows users and developers to inspect the state of Arweave, Thorchain, Zilliqa and other blockchains, collectively representing more than $2 billion USD in market capitalization.
• Ashlar APIs Blockchain APIs serving more than 600,000 requests per day globally, powering ViewBlock, advanced users, and external development teams including Unstoppable Domains, Lunr, Xfers, and ZilSwap.
• Dex Analytics

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting blockchains with combined market cap exceeding $1 billion

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ArweavecoreTechnology or IntegrationArweave is supported on ViewBlock explorer and Bitsear.ch search engine. Arweave is listed as a trusted partner with logo placement on Ashlar's website, indicating a deep integration and co-marketing relationship.
• ThorchaincoreTechnology or IntegrationThorchain is featured on ViewBlock explorer, API infrastructure, and custom dashboards showing network health, activity, nodes, and pool metrics. Listed as a trusted partner with logo placement.
• StarknetcoreTechnology or IntegrationStarknet is listed as a trusted partner with logo placement on Ashlar's website, indicating an integration and ecosystem relationship for blockchain explorer services.
• ZilliqacoreTechnology or IntegrationZilliqa is supported on ViewBlock explorer and API infrastructure. Listed as a trusted partner with logo placement, indicating a strategic integration relationship.
• Unstoppable DomainscoreTechnology or IntegrationUnstoppable Domains is an external project leveraging Ashlar APIs. Additionally, Unstoppable Domains is supported on Bitsear.ch search engine and Dex Analytics, indicating a deep integration partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alchemy: Major blockchain infrastructure platform offering node services, APIs, and developer tools across many chains. Overlaps with Ashlar's API offering but operates at significantly greater scale with broader enterprise positioning.

Emerging players

• Moralis: Web3 development platform offering APIs, SDKs, and real-time blockchain data. Competes with Ashlar's API infrastructure with broader enterprise tooling and developer onboarding.
• NFTPort: NFT-focused blockchain data API providing metadata, ownership, and trading data. Overlaps with Ashlar's Dex Analytics NFT tracking features but specializes exclusively in NFT data.

Direct peers

• BscScan: BNB Chain's primary block explorer operated by the same Etherscan-equivalent team. Comparable as a chain-specific explorer and API provider, though single-chain focused.
• DexScreener: Decentralized exchange analytics platform tracking prices, volumes, and liquidity across DEXs. Comparable to Ashlar's Dex Analytics product, though DexScreener focuses specifically on DEX pair data.
• Etherscan: The dominant Ethereum blockchain explorer and analytics platform. Directly comparable as a chain explorer and data API provider, though Etherscan focuses on Ethereum-family chains while Ashlar covers a different multi-chain portfolio.
• Polygonscan: Polygon's primary block explorer providing chain inspection and API access. Same functional category as ViewBlock but concentrated on a single high-volume chain.
• The Graph: Decentralized indexing protocol for blockchain data via GraphQL APIs. Serves the same developer use case as Ashlar's APIs — querying on-chain data — but at a larger protocol-level scale with tokenized economics.
• Covalent: Unified blockchain data API provider indexing 100+ chains. Competes with Ashlar's APIs by offering broader chain coverage and historical data for developers building on-chain applications.
• Blockchair: Multi-chain blockchain explorer supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and dozens of other chains. Closely comparable multi-chain explorer strategy, though Blockchair's coverage skews toward UTXO chains rather than Ashlar's Arweave/Thorchain focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ashlar-io

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

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

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