AxLabs

Blockchain Development Servicesaxlabs.com

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersZurich, Switzerland
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

AxLabs firmographics

Firmographics

Name: AxLabs
Legal name: AxLabs
Website: https://axlabs.com
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

AxLabs industry classification

Industry

Product category: Blockchain Development Services
NAICS: Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)
SIC: Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)
akta.pro primary industry: Smart Contract Frameworks & SDKs (developer kits, templates, standards) (FSAPABAB)
akta.pro secondary industries: Deployment, Automation & DevOps (build pipelines, contract deployment tools) (FSAPABAH), Testing, Simulation & Local Dev Environments (testnets, forks, fuzzing, CI) (FSAPABAG), Account Abstraction & Smart Wallet Tooling (AA SDKs, paymasters, session keys) (FSAPABAK), Security Testing Tooling (SAST/DAST for smart contracts, fuzzing) (FSAPAJAK), Smart Contract Security Tooling (static/dynamic analysis, formal verification) (FSAPABAI)

Keywords

Blockchain development services
Smart contract engineering
Web3 developer tools
Decentralized application development
Smart contract auditing

Where AxLabs is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Zurich
HQ country: Switzerland
HQ region: Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

AxLabs business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Web3 Development Services: Professional services including dApp development, smart contract implementation, UI/UX design, testing, delivery, and iteration. Full-service blockchain development from discovery to launch.
Blockchain Engineering: Hands-on software engineering support for blockchain ecosystems and foundations with core technology development.
Consulting and Advisory: Technical decision support including due diligence for venture capital firms and family offices.
Smart Contract Auditing: Security reviews and audits of existing smart contracts to identify vulnerabilities and ensure code quality.
Ax402 Gateway Services: Payment gateway infrastructure for x402 protocol, providing gateway, facilitator, SDKs, and integrations for monetizing API access and digital resources.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Multi-year contract	Custom project-based pricing

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

AxLabs product offering

Product offering

Core offering

AxLabs is a Swiss blockchain development company that provides professional Web3 development services including decentralized applications, smart contract engineering, SDK development, payment gateway services, and developer tooling, alongside smart contract auditing and technical consulting for blockchain foundations, enterprises, and startups. The company also ships proprietary and open-source developer products such as the neow3j SDK, Ax402 payment gateway, and GitMyABI CI/CD tooling.

Product overview

AxLabs is a Swiss blockchain development company offering Web3 development, smart contract engineering, developer tooling, and consulting services. The core product portfolio includes neow3j (Java/Kotlin SDK for Neo blockchain), Ax402 (x402-based payment gateway for AI agents), GitMyABI (smart contract interface CI/CD), and GrantShares (Neo ecosystem DAO grants). Additional tools encompass Neo PrivateNet Docker, go-jsonrpc-proxy, go-opensea, IP2ASN2CC, neofs-shared-lib, and Sovreign smart contracts. Client projects include OneBand (wearable NFI device), Frigg (DeFi security audit), PicPay stablecoin research, and Grant Management Platform for Web3 associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

neow3j: A development toolkit that simplifies the creation of dApps for the Neo blockchain using Java, Kotlin, and Android platforms.
GrantShares
GitMyABI
Ax402
Cha-Ching

Products and services

neow3j SDK

Quantifiable outcome

neow3j SDK downloaded ~6,000 times per month on average
+4 more outcomes

Companies that use AxLabs

Customer profile

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

AxLabs technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

AxLabs partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

COZ Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023OneBand project initiated by COZ Inc. and developed in partnership with AxLabs. The project created an embedded device technology (NFI ring) bridging physical and digital worlds. Later led to formation of ITEM Systems Inc.
Neo FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018AxLabs developed the neow3j SDK and compiler for the Neo Foundation, the entity responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Neo blockchain. The project started in November 2018 and is ongoing. AxLabs has been on the Neo Council for 3 years. The SDK is used by major exchanges and Neo-native projects.
ITEM Systems Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpin-off company formed from the OneBand project developed in partnership with AxLabs. ITEM Systems Inc. continues the physical ring technology development.
Axelra AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration partner on the Frigg smart contract security audit project. Work performed together to review Solidity smart contracts over three rounds from August to September 2022.
Filecoin FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAxLabs participated in Filecoin Dev Summit 7 and was selected as top-3 project in Filecoin Alpha Cohort. Building Cha-Ching platform using Filecoin Onchain Cloud for archiving governance participation.
x402 FoundationcoreTechnology or IntegrationAxLabs is building Ax402, a payment gateway implementation for the x402 protocol. The x402 protocol is an open standard under the Linux Foundation with 22 member organizations including Stripe, Google, AWS, Microsoft, Visa, Mastercard, Shopify, and American Express.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

AxLabs competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Figment: Figment is a blockchain infrastructure provider offering node services, staking, and developer tooling, with deep relationships to L1 foundations. Its foundation-level partnerships echo AxLabs' Neo Council and Filecoin engagements.
QuickNode: QuickNode provides blockchain infrastructure and developer APIs across dozens of chains. It is comparable to AxLabs on the infrastructure and developer-experience axis but operates at meaningfully larger scale with external funding.
OpenZeppelin: OpenZeppelin is a leading smart contract security and developer platform with audited libraries, Defender, and audit services. It directly overlaps with AxLabs' security audit revenue stream and competes for the same Web3 developer mindshare.
Alchemy: Alchemy is a leading blockchain developer platform offering APIs, SDKs, and infrastructure across multiple chains. Like AxLabs, it provides Web3 developer tooling, but at significantly greater scale and breadth across the multi-chain ecosystem.
Coinbase Developer Platform (Base): Coinbase's Base developer platform provides smart contract tooling, SDKs, and infrastructure for building on Base. Ax402 already accepts USDC on Base, making Coinbase's developer surface a direct adjacent ecosystem for AxLabs' payment gateway.

Direct peers

Moralis: Moralis offers Web3 APIs, SDKs, and development infrastructure for building dApps across chains. It competes with AxLabs' neow3j-style SDK approach and targets the same JavaScript/TypeScript-heavy developer audience.
Hacken: Hacken is a Web3 security auditor and developer-tools provider offering smart contract audits, bug bounties, and verification services. It directly overlaps with AxLabs' smart contract auditing service line (e.g., Frigg audit).
Thirdweb: Thirdweb is a Web3 developer-tooling platform offering SDKs, smart contract deployment, and contract management. It overlaps with AxLabs' neow3j and GitMyABI value propositions across EVM chains and competes for the same developer audience.
Tenderly: Tenderly provides smart contract development, debugging, monitoring, and CI/CD tooling. Its infrastructure-as-code approach and developer platform directly overlap with AxLabs' GitMyABI and broader smart-contract engineering services.
Chainstack: Chainstack is a managed blockchain infrastructure provider with developer tooling and node services across chains. It shares AxLabs' positioning around multi-chain developer tooling and infrastructure (similar to AxLabs' go-jsonrpc-proxy and neo PrivateNet).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

AxLabs financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

AxLabs leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

AxLabs funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

AxLabs M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about AxLabs

What does AxLabs do?

Is AxLabs a public or private company?

AxLabs is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was AxLabs founded?

AxLabs was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is AxLabs based?

AxLabs is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, in the Europe region.

How does AxLabs make money?

Five revenue lines are on record. Web3 Development Services are the primary driver. The others are blockchain Engineering, consulting and Advisory, smart Contract Auditing and ax402 Gateway Services.

Who are AxLabs's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Figment, QuickNode, OpenZeppelin, Alchemy and Coinbase Developer Platform (Base). Direct peers are Moralis, Hacken, Thirdweb, Tenderly and Chainstack.

Does AxLabs have an API?

No public API is recorded for AxLabs.

What industry is AxLabs in?

AxLabs's product category is Blockchain Development Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAPABAB, Smart Contract Frameworks & SDKs (developer kits, templates, standards), with a secondary code of FSAPABAH, Deployment, Automation & DevOps (build pipelines, contract deployment tools). Its NAICS code is 541330 and its SIC code is 8711.