Cysic develops a full-stack compute network infrastructure focused on trustless and scalable computation. The platform integrates specialized hardware, including ZK ASICs and GPUs, with a decentralized execution layer for ZK proof generation and AI workloads. This infrastructure enables verifiable computation services and the tokenization of compute power as digital assets.
Funding
$18M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Generating and verifying zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) can be computationally intensive, creating a bottleneck for decentralized applications and limiting the scalability of ZK-based projects. Existing open-source frameworks often lack the performance needed for real-time applications and efficient participation in decentralized ZK ecosystems.
Solution
Cysic develops specialized hardware and software solutions to accelerate zero-knowledge proof generation and verification. Their technology leverages a ZKVM-based chip design and GPU acceleration to significantly improve proof generation speed. The Cysic Network provides a decentralized platform where participants can contribute their hardware resources to ZK projects and earn rewards. Cysic offers both ASIC solutions and GPU-based hardware acceleration, supporting various ZK proof systems and optimizing their performance.
Target Audience
Cysic targets developers and participants in decentralized ZK projects who require high-performance hardware and software solutions for generating and verifying zero-knowledge proofs.
Features
- ZKVM-based chip design for efficient ZK proof generation.
- Support for Plonky2, Gnark, Halo2, RapidSnark, and other ZK proof systems.
- GPU-based hardware acceleration solutions.
- Decentralized prover and verifier network for ZKPs.
- CUDA libraries for high-performance GPU acceleration.
- C1 chip, Cysic's first-generation ZK chip, for unmatched performance.
- Outperforms state-of-the-art open-source frameworks by at least 50%.