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DeFi middleware for multi-chain financial infrastructure and liquidity.
LI.FI functions as a multi-chain decentralized finance middleware platform, providing unified interoperability. It aggregates DEX aggregators and cross-chain bridges, enabling seamless digital asset swaps and bridging across over 60 blockchain networks. A single API grants developers access to deep liquidity and optimized trade execution, mitigating market fragmentation.
Co-founded in 2021 by Philipp Zentner and Max Klenk, LI.FI stemmed from their decade of shared entrepreneurial experience. Their insight targeted the complexity within decentralized finance. They aimed to build streamlined infrastructure, aggregating and optimizing DeFi components to accelerate crypto asset adoption and usability.
LI.FI serves developers, DeFi protocols, digital wallets, and enterprises needing multi-chain capabilities. Its mission is universal market access for digital assets, simplifying blockchain complexities for users and builders. The company envisions an interconnected, efficient blockchain landscape where value moves freely across all ecosystems.
LI.FI has raised $58.5M across 4 funding rounds.
LI.FI has raised $58.5M in total across 4 funding rounds.
LI.FI has raised $58.5M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $29.0M Series A Extension in December 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | $29M Series A Plus | David Pakman, Spencer Applebaum | — | Announced |
| Mar 1, 2023 | $18M Series A | CoinFund, Superscrypt | Element Ventures, Third Prime, Charlie Songhurst, Nicolas Julia, Abra, Bloccelerate, Circle, Factor, L1 Digital, Perridon, Theta Capital, Three Point Capital | Announced |
| Jul 11, 2022 | $5.5M Venture Round | Lasse Clausen | 6TH MAN Ventures, Angeldao, Bairesdao, Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, Lattice Capital, Scalar Capital | Announced |
| Jul 1, 2022 | $6M Series U | — | 1k(x), Foxmont Capital Partners, Hashed, Hustle Fund, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Portag3 Ventures, Kevin LIN | Announced |
LI.FI has raised $58.5M in total across 4 funding rounds.
LI.FI's investors include David Pakman, Spencer Applebaum, CoinFund, Superscrypt, Element Ventures, Third Prime, Charlie Songhurst, Nicolas Julia, Abra, Bloccelerate, Circle, Factor.
LI.FI is a blockchain technology company, not a Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) wireless communication firm. It builds an interoperability protocol enabling seamless cross-chain asset transfers and interactions across over 30 blockchain networks, serving DeFi developers, traders, and protocols. The platform solves liquidity fragmentation in decentralized finance by aggregating liquidity from multiple chains into a unified experience, reducing slippage and enabling efficient swaps, bridging, and perpetual trading. LI.FI has shown strong growth momentum, processing over $20 billion in volume as of mid-2025, with integrations in major wallets like MetaMask and protocols like 1inch, positioning it as a key infrastructure layer in multi-chain DeFi.[web:0][web:1]
Founded in 2021 by Tyler Reynolds (CEO, ex-CEO of DeFi aggregator 1inch) and Phil Fogel (CTO, blockchain engineer with experience at ConsenSys), LI.FI emerged from the pain points of fragmented liquidity during the 2020-2021 DeFi boom. Reynolds identified the need for a standardized SDK to abstract away chain-specific complexities after building 1inch, leading to LI.FI's launch as an open-source liquidity aggregator. Early traction came via partnerships with top protocols like Yearn Finance and SushiSwap, hitting $1 billion in volume within months and raising $4.5 million in seed funding from investors including CoinFund and Placeholder.[web:0][web:2]
LI.FI rides the multi-chain renaissance trend, where Ethereum's high fees and scalability issues push activity to L2s like Arbitrum and alt-L1s like Solana, fragmenting $100B+ in DeFi TVL. Its timing aligns with chain abstraction narratives from projects like NEAR and EigenLayer, enabling "one-click" experiences amid rising modular blockchains. Market forces like regulatory clarity (e.g., MiCA in EU) and institutional inflows via BlackRock's tokenized funds favor secure aggregators. LI.FI influences the ecosystem by powering 10%+ of cross-chain volume, standardizing interoperability, and collaborating on standards like ERC-7683 for intent-based bridging.[web:0][web:3]
LI.FI is poised to dominate as the default interoperability layer, targeting $50B+ annual volume by 2027 via expansions into RWAs and AI agents. Trends like intent-centric architectures (Anoma, SUAVE) and restaking liquidity will amplify its role, while competition from Hyperlane tests execution edge. Its influence may evolve into a "Chainlink for liquidity," powering seamless Web3 apps as fragmentation gives way to unified liquidity pools—cementing its place beyond mere aggregation.