Protocol Labs is an open-source research and development organization that builds decentralized web infrastructure, founded by Juan Benet. Protocol Labs's Twitter Score is 205 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #2,291 (top 0.5%) among 487,700 tracked accounts.
Protocol Labs is the organization behind IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and IPLD, a suite of protocols and tools that form a core layer of the decentralized web. The network connects more than 750 tech startups, funds, accelerators, foundations, open-source projects, and other organizations. Protocol Labs has received backing from BlueYard and Union Square Ventures.
Protocol Labs conducted the Filecoin token sale in Q3 2017, raising $205.8 million in total, per public reporting. In 2020, Filecoin's launch plans were disrupted by an investor dispute over token ownership that went to legal mediation, which was mostly resolved. In February 2023, Protocol Labs announced layoffs affecting 21% of its staff, or 89 employees.
Protocol Labs maintains affiliations with the Filecoin Foundation, the Ethereum Foundation, and Cloudflare, and was formerly affiliated with CoinList and AngelList. Protocol Labs has accumulated 126,407 followers as of August 2026 across 8,668 posts. Protocol Labs has been mentioned by 749 accounts a total of 2,262 times.
Protocol Labs's portfolio includes Consensys.eth, Libp2p, ens.eth, Decrypt, Fleek, Quicknode, Bluesky and Recall.
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The accounts that follow Protocol Labs include 898 founders, 228 angel investors, 290 influencers and 59 VCs. Among them are Erik Voorhees, Kyle Samani, Fred Ehrsam, Anthony Pompliano, Joseph Lubin and CL.