L2 Iterative Ventures

Babylon is a layer 1 blockchain founded by Professor David Tse from Stanford University. The project's mission is to bring Bitcoin's unparalleled security to all PoS blockchains without any extra energy cost. The team consists of Stanford researchers and experienced developers, as well as seasoned business advisors.

Linera is a blockchain protocol designed with low-latency applications in mind. The project draws from academic research initiated at Facebook/Novi, such as the FastPay protocol and the Zef protocol (slides).