Cysic is a technology company.
Cysic has raised $12.0M across 1 funding round.
Cysic has raised $12.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Cysic has raised $12.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Cysic's investors include Binance Labs, Blockchain Capital, Divergence Ventures, Dragonfly Capital Partners.
Cysic is a technology company building full-stack infrastructure for trustless, scalable, and monetizable computation, specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) proof generation and verification through a decentralized prover and verifier network.[3][1][5] It creates a "ComputeFi" marketplace that transforms hardware like GPUs, ASICs, and servers into liquid, verifiable resources for ZK proofs, AI inference, and other workloads, serving developers, ZK-rollup sequencers, startups, and eventually individual users by addressing computational bottlenecks in blockchain and AI scalability.[2][4][5] Cysic's network enables compute contributors to earn rewards (via CYS and CGT tokens) while clients access on-demand power with verifiable results, demonstrated by its mainnet launch in 2025 and services to major blockchain players.[2][4]
Cysic was founded in 2022 in Jersey City, New Jersey, with research starting that year to solve computational bottlenecks for ZK and AI technologies, evolving into a full-stack network with mainnet launch in 2025.[1][2][3] The team, driven by a vision to make computation publicly accessible like DeFi unlocked capital, developed custom hardware and protocols from the ground up, achieving early traction through proven utility in ZK services for blockchain projects.[2][5] Pivotal moments include designing ZK-ASICs like the C1 chip, GPU acceleration tools, and upcoming ZK Air and ZK Pro hardware products to support diverse ZK applications.[3][5]
Cysic rides the ZK revolution and verifiable AI trends, hyperscaling ZK-rollups, coprocessors, and AI models amid blockchain scalability demands and AI compute shortages.[3][5][2] Its timing aligns with 2025 mainnet maturity, capitalizing on hardware supply shocks and the need for efficient, decentralized alternatives to centralized clouds, positioning compute as Web3's "missing pillar" alongside DeFi, storage, and bandwidth.[2][4][6] Market forces like rising ZK adoption and GPU scarcity favor its ASIC/GPU co-design, while it influences the ecosystem by standardizing verifiable compute, enabling smaller teams, and financializing resources on-chain for broader Web3 innovation.[4][5]
Cysic's trajectory points to dominance in ComputeFi, with expansions in ZK hardware releases (ZK Air/Pro), AI inference scaling, and governance via CGT to onboard more heterogeneous devices and users.[3][4][6] Trends like ZK ubiquity in scaling Ethereum L2s and verifiable AI will propel growth, potentially evolving its influence from ZK infrastructure to a universal decentralized compute layer amid token liquidity and partnerships. This full-stack pioneer, born from 2022's ZK bottlenecks, is primed to unlock computation's liquidity much like DeFi did for capital.[2][5]
Cysic has raised $12.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $12.0M Seed in May 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | $12.0M Seed | Binance Labs, Blockchain Capital, Divergence Ventures, Dragonfly Capital Partners |