Thru is a next-generation L1 base-layer blockchain built by Unto Labs, distinguished by its ThruVM, a RISC-V-based virtual machine designed to improve hardware compatibility and developer accessibility. Thru's Twitter Score is 87 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #8,875 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Thru was founded by Will Yoo and Liam Heeger. Heeger previously worked as a core engineer on Firedancer at Jump Crypto, which filed a lawsuit alleging he was building a competing business; that suit was later settled. Unto Labs, the company behind Thru, raised $14.4 million in a combined round on April 29, 2025, valuing the company at $140 million, with backing from Framework Ventures and Electric Capital.
Thru's Alphanet is live, with a public block explorer and RPC endpoint available to developers and users. The account has published 119 posts and has been mentioned by 42 accounts a total of 68 times.
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The accounts that follow Thru include 271 founders, 108 angel investors, 158 influencers and 2 VCs, among them Ansem, Mert, Haseeb Qureshi, Hsaka, Tarun Chitra and Vance Spencer.