Api3 is a DAO-governed decentralized oracle protocol that builds and monetizes dAPIs (decentralized APIs) for smart contracts. Api3's Twitter Score is 112 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #6,058 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Api3 was co-founded by Heikki Vanttinen, Burak Benligiray, and Saša Milić. The protocol is governed by the API3 DAO through staked API3 tokens, giving token holders direct control over protocol decisions. Api3 closed a $3 million seed round in November 2020, with backing from Placeholder, Pantera Capital, CoinFund, Digital Currency Group, Hashed, Rarestone Capital, Accomplice, Solidity Ventures, Equilibrium, and Block0.
Api3 is affiliated with Injective Protocol and serves as a verified curator for Morpho. Api3 has published 2,860 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 453 accounts, with 1,250 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Api3 include 380 founders, 120 angel investors, 222 influencers and 22 VCs, among them Chris Burniske, Kyle Samani, Andrew Kang, Eric Wall, Polygon and Sandeep.