What Moonsong Labs does

Moonsong Labs, Inc. is a US-incorporated (Delaware) engineering services firm founded in 2023 and headquartered in Burlington, USA, that delivers senior-level blockchain and AI engineering to enterprise clients. The company was co-founded by Derek Yoo, who previously founded the Moonbeam parachain, alongside COO Olivia Smith and CTO Alan Sapède. With 40+ engineers distributed across five continents, Moonsong operates a senior-only delivery model covering core protocol development, cross-chain and interoperability systems, smart contracts, developer tooling, stablecoin and tokenization infrastructure, zero-knowledge development, and AI agent systems.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements structured around discovery, design, implementation, and delivery phases, with contract lengths ranging from one-month minimums to multi-year engagements. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales, with named clients including the Moonbeam Foundation, Matter Labs (ZKsync), Perena, Chainlink, and the Canton Network ecosystem (Goldman Sachs, DTCC, HSBC). The company segments its offerings across four product lines: Blockchain Engineering, Financial Solutions, Enterprise Services, and AI Agents & Infrastructure, supported by an open-source footprint including the StorageHub parachain, DataHaven decentralized storage platform, Foundry ZKsync fork, and Moonbeam Tools.

Beyond client services, Moonsong operates an AI Lab & Venture Studio that incubates AI and crypto businesses in-house before spinning them out as independent entities with ongoing advisory support; disclosed spin-outs include Tanssi, Glacis Labs, Kluster AI, and Memco. The company maintains a content-driven marketing presence through technical blogs, case studies, and active GitHub contributions, and has no publicly disclosed funding rounds, external investors, or revenue figures.

Name

Moonsong Labs

Legal name

Moonsong Labs, Inc.

Website

https://moonsonglabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moonsong Labs is a US-based engineering services firm delivering senior-level blockchain and AI engineering to enterprise protocol teams and financial infrastructure builders. With 40+ engineers across five continents, it serves clients through professional services engagements, open-source tooling, and a venture studio that incubates crypto and AI startups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Engineering Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

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), Smart Contract Execution Environments (EVM/WASM, runtimes, precompiles) (FSAPABAA), Consortium Networks & Governance (network setup, onboarding, rules, node operations) (FSAPAIAB)

Keywords

• Blockchain engineering services
• AI agent infrastructure
• Smart contract development
• Zero-knowledge development
• Protocol engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Provides complex engineering solutions across blockchain and AI industries. Engagements are staffed by senior engineers and delivered through a structured discovery, design, implementation, and delivery process. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements ranging from one-month minimum to multi-year contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Moonsong Labs is an engineering services company that designs, builds, and ships production-grade blockchain and AI systems, staffed by 40+ senior engineers across four engagement categories: Blockchain Engineering (protocol development, cross-chain systems, smart contracts, developer tooling), Financial Solutions (stablecoins, vaults, tokenization, payments), Enterprise Services (zero-knowledge, privacy, data management, compliance), and AI Agents & Infrastructure (custom agents, MCP integrations, agentic payments, memory systems). Engagements run from a one-month minimum through multi-year contracts following a discovery, design, implementation, and delivery process.

Product overview

Moonsong Labs is an engineering services company offering a portfolio of blockchain and AI engineering solutions. The core offerings include Blockchain Engineering (core protocol development, cross-chain systems, smart contracts, developer tooling), Financial Solutions (stablecoin infrastructure, vaults, custody, tokenization, payments), Enterprise Services (zero-knowledge development, privacy-preserving technology, data management, compliance frameworks), and AI Agents & Infrastructure (custom agents, memory systems, agentic payments, MCP integrations). The company also operates an AI Lab & Venture Studio that incubates AI and crypto businesses including Tanssi, Glacis, Kluster, and Memco. Notable sub-brands include StorageHub (Polkadot storage parachain), DataHaven (EVM-compatible decentralized storage), Foundry ZKsync (adapted Ethereum development toolkit), and Perena Solana Metavaults. The company maintains open-source projects including moonbeam-tools and storage-hub.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blockchain Engineering Senior-engineer-staffed engineering services for production-grade blockchain systems, including core protocol development, cross-chain and interoperability systems, smart contract and application development, and developer tooling. Targeted at blockchain protocol teams, foundations, and Layer 2 networks needing protocol-level capacity.
• Financial Solutions Engineering services for modern financial rails, including stablecoin infrastructure, vaults and custody systems, tokenization and real-world asset workflows, and payment solutions. Targeted at organizations building stablecoins, RWAs, tokenization platforms, and on-chain banking infrastructure requiring secure and integration-ready rails.
• Enterprise Services Enterprise-grade engineering delivery covering zero-knowledge development, privacy-preserving technology, data management and storage solutions, and compliance, audit, and control frameworks. Targeted at large enterprises and institutions delivering complex blockchain, AI, or data infrastructure initiatives under regulatory or compliance constraints.
• AI Agents & Infrastructure Engineering services for AI agent systems, including agentic payments, agent tooling and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, custom agent development, and memory systems for agent continuity and retrieval. Targeted at engineering teams moving AI agent projects from prototype to production with reliability, evaluation, and management controls.
• AI Lab & Venture Studio In-house incubator for AI and crypto businesses. Ideas originate in-house and spin out as independent entities, with Moonsong providing ongoing advisory support across strategy, recruiting, and engineering execution. Portfolio includes Tanssi, Glacis Labs, Kluster AI, and Memco.

Quantifiable outcome

• Moonbeam has been live as a production parachain since early parachain launches with sustained runtime evolution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered incubated.

• TanssiincubatedStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI Lab & Venture Studio incubates AI and Crypto businesses. Tanssi is one of the projects originated in-house before spinning out as independent entity, with Moonsong providing ongoing advisory support.
• Glacis LabsincubatedStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI Lab & Venture Studio incubates AI and Crypto businesses. Glacis Labs is one of the projects originated in-house before spinning out as independent entity, with Moonsong providing ongoing advisory support.
• Kluster AIincubatedStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI Lab & Venture Studio incubates AI and Crypto businesses. Kluster AI is one of the projects originated in-house before spinning out as independent entity, with Moonsong providing ongoing advisory support.
• MemcoincubatedStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI Lab & Venture Studio incubates AI and Crypto businesses. Memco is one of the projects originated in-house before spinning out as independent entity, with Moonsong providing ongoing advisory support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Parity Technologies: Core blockchain engineering firm behind Polkadot/Substrate and a leading provider of protocol engineering services to the Polkadot ecosystem. Directly comparable to Moonsong Labs given shared Substrate/Rust expertise, Polkadot parachain work, and senior protocol engineer model.
• Chainlayer: Specialist blockchain and DeFi engineering services firm delivering custom protocol, smart contract, and infrastructure work. Comparable to Moonsong in pure services business model, multi-chain tooling breadth, and enterprise client base.
• OpenZeppelin: Provides smart contract SDKs (Contracts, Defender), security audits, and engineering services across EVM chains. Comparable to Moonsong in combining developer tooling (Foundry ZKsync equivalent) with senior engineering services for protocols and enterprises.
• Trail of Bits: Security and engineering services firm with deep blockchain practice (EVM, ZK, Solana) plus AI/ML auditing work. Comparable to Moonsong in senior-engineer staffing model, security-first positioning, and protocol/crypto client roster.
• Nethermind: Ethereum-focused blockchain engineering and consulting firm offering protocol development, smart contract, and enterprise services. Closely comparable to Moonsong in senior-engineer services model, multi-chain (EVM, Starknet, Solana) coverage, and enterprise GTM motion.

Emerging players

• LangChain: Leading AI agent framework and infrastructure company. Comparable to Moonsong's AI Agents & Infrastructure practice in target customer (agent builders), though LangChain is product-focused (frameworks, LangGraph) versus Moonsong's services-led model.
• Alchemy: Developer platform and engineering services provider for Web3 builders. Overlaps with Moonsong in serving blockchain engineering teams, though Alchemy is predominantly product/SDK-led rather than senior-engineer services-led.
• Figment: Blockchain infrastructure services firm offering staking, node operations, and protocol engineering across many chains. Comparable to Moonsong in protocol-engineering services, though more focused on infrastructure/rpc/staking rather than smart contracts and AI.

Broad incumbents

• Chainlink Labs: Operator of the Chainlink oracle network and a named partner/customer of Moonsong (CRE integration case study). Comparable as a blockchain infrastructure incumbent that consumes and produces adjacent engineering services across cross-chain workflows.
• ConsenSys: Largest Ethereum-aligned services and product company (Infura, MetaMask, Diligence). Overlaps with Moonsong on smart contract engineering, protocol development, and enterprise blockchain services, but operates at much greater scale and across a broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/moonsonglabs_
• GitHubgithub.com/Moonsong-Labs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moonsong-labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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