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About Tonk

What's the mission?

Like many others, Tonk’s mission is to tear down the internet and build a better one, liberated from platform overhead. What does that mean?

Currently, Tonk is an early-stage design lab that tests new experiences and social modes, uniquely enabled by cutting-edge cryptography.

What progress have you made?

Our focus at the moment is Speakeasy.

Speakeasy is the latest iteration in a multi-year design process that's seen us prototype novel social experiences & powerful communications tools. Some of the work we're responsible for includes the Gribi SDK, Dappicom, Tonk Attack, Snarky Monsters, the Privacy Playgrounds Wiki and much else besides. Some work is documented at our blog. Others cover it too.

Who's behind it?

We're a team of ambitious engineers, designers and schemers that straddle the dynamic space between advanced cryptography and effective product design.

Between stints as dancers, poets and graphic novellists, members of the team have completed sidequests in crypto, finance, big internet companies and top universities.

Who's supporting this?

Tonk Labs is backed by some of the world's best investors, cryptographers and entrepreneurs. Our latest financing was led by Electric Capital, with participation from Bankless Ventures, Entrepreneur First and a community of angels with representation from leaders at Eigen Labs, Axelar, Succinct, Aleo, Polygon, Magic Eden, Ledger, Gensyn, Voltz & many more amazing projects.

Are you hiring?

You can see open roles here.