Lido (Lido Labs)

Lido (Lido Labs) is a DeFi & RWA company founded in 2020.

Lido is a decentralized liquid-staking protocol governed by the Lido DAO, launched in 2020 by founders including Konstantin Lomashuk, Vasiliy Shapovalov, and Jordan Fish. It lets users stake ETH without running a 32-ETH validator and receive stETH, a liquid token that accrues staking rewards and can be used across DeFi. Lido became the largest liquid-staking provider on Ethereum by staked value, though its share of staked ETH has slipped to roughly 24% from a peak near 32%. Lido V3, which introduces modular stVaults for customizable staking setups, went live on Ethereum mainnet on January 30, 2026. As a DAO funded by protocol fees and treasury grants rather than equity rounds, contributor work is organized through the Lido Labs, Lido Ecosystem, and Lido Alliance foundations.

Lido's stETH is the single largest pool of staked ETH, making it systemically central to Ethereum staking and DeFi collateral.

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Total raised

Undisclosed

no public funding on record

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Founded

2020

6 years active

Status

Private

DeFi & RWA

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DeFi & RWA

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Rounds tracked

No dated funding rounds on file. This company is privately held and may be raising or operating on undisclosed capital.

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The Block7/27/2026
Lido begins consolidating $16 billion worth of staked ETH as Curated Module v2 rolls out
Lido begins consolidating 8M+ ETH ($16B) onto Ethereum's larger Pectra-era validators with Curated Module v2.

Lido (Lido Labs)

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In the news

Lido begins consolidating $16 billion worth of staked ETH as Curated Module v2 rolls out

A New Lido Core Upgrade for Protocol Sustainability and a Leaner Ethereum

Lido begins moving $16.5 billion in staked ether to cut validator count by a third

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Lido (stETH)

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