Mysten Labs
Mysten Labs builds infrastructure for web3 adoption and raised $336M in a Series B round in September 2022. The company employs 209 people, primarily in engineering roles.
The growth story
Mysten Labs grew from 1 to 209 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $336M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2022.
About
Mysten Labs develops foundational infrastructure to support web3 technologies, focusing on areas like distributed systems, cryptography, and programming languages. Its products are aimed at accelerating the adoption of decentralized applications and blockchain-based solutions.
The company has raised $336M in funding, with its Series B round closing in September 2022. Its engineering team dominates the organization, making up 80 of its 209 employees.
Founders and leadership
Mysten Labs is led by a team with expertise in distributed systems and cryptography. Engineering is the largest function, accounting for 80 of its 209 employees. The company’s leadership focuses on advancing web3 infrastructure.
The Mysten Labs org chart
Evan Cheng (Co-founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 95 (0% YoY), Business Development 21 (0% YoY), Program and Project Management 9 (+13% YoY), Information Technology 8 (-20% YoY), Entrepreneurship 8 (-11% YoY), Human Resources 6 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Mysten Labs hires heavily from tech giants like Facebook, Meta, Google, and Microsoft. Alumni often move to blockchain-focused startups, with notable destinations including Sui Foundation and Subzero Labs.
Most common previous employers of Mysten Labs staff: Facebook (17), Meta (16), Google (16), Microsoft (15), Apple (7), Oracle (6). Former Mysten Labs employees most often moved to Sui Foundation (3), Subzero Labs (2), Quirence (2), Rialo (2), IronArc Ventures (1), Digital Asset (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Mysten Labs mafia
Mysten Labs alumni have founded 19 companies, including Subzero Labs, GiveRep, and Quirence. These startups focus on blockchain, decentralized systems, and related technologies.
20Eason Chen, was Research Intern until 2025Christian T., was Vice President, CISO until 2024Bryan Schwab, was Head of Security Software Engineering until 2024Brad H., was Manager, Infrastructure until 2025Jk Jensen, was Staff Engineer until 2025Grace C., was Research Intern until 2024
Reza Rezaei, was Contributor until 2023
Clay Kohut, was Staff Software Engineer until 2025
Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, was GM, Commerce & Consumer until 2026
Arthur C., was Head of GTM & DeFi until 2023
Benjamin Toland, was Lead Producer until 2023
Andrew P. Burnie PhD FRSA, was Senior Frontend Engineer until 2023
Mohan Zhang, was Software Engineer until 2022
Catherine Porter, was Advisor until 2025
Bill A., was Director of Gaming Product until 2024
Henry Chen, was Software Engineer until 2026
Stella Cannefax, was Staff Software Developer until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Mysten Labs: Python (Programming Language) (83), Java (73), JavaScript (59), Software Development (57), SQL (54), C++ (54), Linux (54), C (Programming Language) (47).
Where the team actually sits
Mysten Labs people are concentrated in California, United States (27), San Francisco Bay Area (19), United States (16), New York, United States (11).
Search footprint
Mysten Labs attracts about 64 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 31 ranking keywords and lost 23 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Mysten Labs has 209 employees as of September 2026.
Mysten Labs has raised $336M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2022.
Mysten Labs was founded in 2021 by George Danezis, Adeniyi Abiodun, Evan Cheng, Sam Blackshear.
Evan Cheng (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Mysten Labs's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Mysten Labs staff are Facebook (17 people), Meta (16 people), Google (16 people).
Former Mysten Labs employees most often move to Sui Foundation (3), Subzero Labs (2), Quirence (2).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Mysten Labs, including Subzero Labs, GiveRep, 0verwatch.
Mysten Labs attracts about 64 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Mysten Labs staff are Python (Programming Language), Java, JavaScript, Software Development, SQL.
Mysten Labs staff are concentrated in California, United States (27), San Francisco Bay Area (19), United States (16).
Mysten Labs has about 95 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Mysten Labs has about 21 people in Business Development, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 179 current and 103 former Mysten Labs profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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