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Infrastructure companies and projects

Explore infrastructure projects across blockchain networks, computing, storage, telecommunications and enterprise networking. Browse their public profiles, then open the available evaluations to see who has assessed each project and what their analysis covers.

Projects in Infrastructure

270 projects

Sahara AISahara AI is the first full-stack, AI-native blockchain platform where anyone can create, contribute to, and monetize AI development, making the future of AI more accessible, equitable, and open to all. Built on the Sahara blockchain, Sahara AI’s comprehensive platform consists of a Data Services Platform for data labeling and refinement, an AI Developer Platform for model creation, deployment, and tooling, and a decentralized AI Marketplace where you can buy and sell datasets, models, agents, and compute. Sahara AI is developed by Sahara Labs, a lead...Web3Series B
Self ChainSelf Chain (SLF) stands out as a pioneering blockchain infrastructure service, offering a modular intent-centric access layer that revolutionizes user interaction. At its core, Self Chain employs a keyless wallet infrastructure using Multi-Party Computation Threshold Signature Scheme (MPC-TSS) and Account Abstraction (AA) to facilitate seamless multi-chain Web3 access. This innovative approach enhances user experience by interpreting user intent through Large Language Models (LLM), optimizing transaction paths, and ensuring secure asset management.Web3Pre-seed
Shardeum (New)Shardeum (New) is a Layer 1 blockchain project centered around the SHM token. Shardeum is the world’s first auto-scaling Layer-1 blockchain, designed to solve scalability challenges while maintaining true decentralization. It ensures low transaction fees, high throughput, and fair access to validators and users alike. SHM is designed for long-term scalability, incentivizing both network security and active ecosystem growth while ensuring a fair community-first distributionWeb3Pre-seed
Shido NetworkShido Network is a leading MultiVM proof-of-stake blockchain delivering superior speed and infinite scalability. It offers seamless interoperability between EVM and WASM environments, empowering developers to build in the framework of their choice within a unified ecosystem. The architecture ensures continuous scalability and frictionless value transfer between Shido and the most prominent ecosystems in the industry, all powered by a lightning-fast consensus engine with sub-500ms instant finality.Web3Seed
SomniaSomnia is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built to power real-time, mass-consumer applications across gaming, social, metaverse, and DeFi ecosystems. Leveraging its unique MultiStream architecture, Somnia processes over one million transactions per second with sub-second finality, enabling seamless scalability without compromising decentralization. Its core technologies—including compiled EVM bytecode execution, IceDB for low-latency data access, and advanced compression—are optimized for high-throughput, low-cost interactions.Web3Series A
SplendorSplendor is an AI-powered blockchain with real-time GPU acceleration and military-grade quantum resistance, enabling the next generation of AI agents, autonomous systems, and intelligent applications. Splendor Labs is pioneering the world’s first GPU-accelerated, quantum-reducible Layer-1 blockchain, purpose-built to power the AI-native internet. Designed for unprecedented scale, millions of transactions per second, near-zero latency micropayments, and seamless settlement for AI-driven services.Web3Growth

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About this sector

Infrastructure is a broad category in Orbitrum. Its sub-sectors include Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, rollups, smart contract platforms, distributed computing, storage and connectivity. The application also includes adjacent protocol and platform categories in this sector. Use the sub-sector labels to narrow the collection rather than treating every infrastructure project as the same kind of business.

How to compare projects

A network, a computing provider and an equipment supplier answer different needs. Start with the function described in the project profile. Then read the available analysis in that context, paying attention to the author, publication date and evidence discussed.

Projects follow the categories assigned in the Orbitrum application. This collection supports research and discovery; it is not an investment ranking.

Industry definitions

Layer 1 (L1) (270)

Base-layer blockchain networks and the projects classified around them.

Layer 2 (L2) (117)

Blockchain projects classified as Layer 2 networks or solutions.

Rollups (6)

Projects categorized as rollups within the application.

Scaling (12)

Projects focused on scaling within the scope described in their public profiles.

Zero Knowledge (ZK) (74)

Projects classified around zero-knowledge technologies and applications.

Smart Contract Platform (210)

Blockchain platforms categorized around smart contract execution.

Distributed Computing (166)

Projects involving computing resources distributed across multiple systems.

Cross-Chain Interoperability (221)

Projects connecting activity or information across blockchain networks.

Privacy Coins (98)

Projects categorized as privacy coins in the application.

Protocol (1,813)

Projects categorized as protocols; individual profiles describe their function.

Sports (44)

Projects assigned to the Sports category within Infrastructure.

Proof of Work (PoW) (154)

Projects classified around proof-of-work networks or activities.

Proof of State (PoS) (73)

Projects assigned to this application label; consult their profiles for the documented technical design.

Storage (17)

Projects providing or supporting data-storage functions.

Security (21)

Security-related projects; individual profiles clarify the type of security involved.

Metaverse (13)

Projects categorized around metaverse platforms and applications.

Web2 (196)

Projects assigned to the Web2 category within Infrastructure.

Questions to guide your research

  • What function does the project provide, and who uses it?
  • Which dependencies or operating constraints does the published analysis discuss?
  • What evidence supports the stated level of adoption or delivery?

Questions about this sector

What does Infrastructure cover on Orbitrum?

It follows the categories used in the Orbitrum application, including blockchain networks, computing, storage, telecommunications and networking. The sub-sector list shows the categories represented in this collection.

Where can I find transport infrastructure projects?

Transport Infrastructure is an industry under Industrials in the current Orbitrum classification. Use that sector for projects assigned to transport infrastructure rather than assuming they belong in this collection.

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