Stellar Development Foundation

What they do

Stellar Development Foundation is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network for financial products and services. It is both a cross-currency transaction system and a platform for digital asset issuance, designed to connect the world’s financial infrastructure. Dozens of financial institutions worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has grown to over 4 million accounts. The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar. Founded in 2014, the Foundation maintains Stellar’s codebase, supports the technical and business communities building on the network, and serves as a voice to regulators and institutions. The Foundation seeks to create equitable access to the global financial system, using the Stellar network to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology.

What they look for

SDF invests to grow the utility, reach, and impact of the Stellar ecosystem. Their thesis centers on funding companies that transform everyday financial services and set a better standard for global financial inclusion. They specifically target local builders solving local problems in emerging markets, as well as global enterprises tokenizing real-world assets.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+

Sectors

Fintech, SaaS

Based

San Francisco, US