Towns Protocol is a decentralized communication protocol that provides open-source, real-time messaging infrastructure built on an EVM-compatible L2 architecture on Base. Towns Protocol's Twitter Score is 60 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of October 2026, ranking #14,400 (top 5%) among 496,731 tracked accounts.
Towns Protocol was co-founded by Ben Rubin and Brian Meek and launched through Towns Labs. The protocol enables developers to build decentralized real-time messaging applications, with its TOWNS token serving functions across staking, node operations, governance, and protocol access. Apps built on the protocol include Towns App, Rodeo, and SendIt.
Towns Protocol has raised a total of $46.3 million USD across seed, Series A, Series B, and KOL rounds, plus 874.2 ETH, per its MiCA whitepaper. Funding rounds were led by a16z Crypto, with additional backing from Coinbase Ventures, Framework Ventures, and Benchmark. The protocol is also affiliated with the River Eridanus Association. Towns Protocol has published 772 posts and has been mentioned by 79 accounts a total of 137 times.
Towns Protocol's portfolio includes Llama.
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The accounts that follow Towns Protocol include 206 founders, 54 angel investors, 125 influencers and 2 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Laura Shin, Loomdart, Foobar, DeeZe and Zeneca.