Shadow provides decoded, indexed, and streamed onchain data directly to a user's database, eliminating the need for complex data pipelines or node infrastructure. The platform enables developers to generate custom events for any smart contract using gasless, offchain execution environments that mirror mainnet state. This service accelerates product development by simplifying data ingestion and offering deeper analytics coverage for Web3 applications.
Funding
$9M 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
Indexing and analyzing on-chain data from smart contracts typically requires complex data pipelines and significant infrastructure investment. Developers face challenges in extracting specific data points and creating real-time data streams without increasing gas costs for users or managing extensive node infrastructure.
Solution
Shadow provides a platform for developers to create custom, gasless event logs and real-time data streams directly from any smart contract. By enabling "edit mode" on any contract, Shadow allows precise control over event logs and view functions without affecting the mainnet. This eliminates the need for complex data pipelines and additional node infrastructure, reducing development time and costs while improving data accessibility and iteration speed. The platform offers familiar ingestion patterns and full backwards compatibility with existing Web3 tooling.
Target Audience
The primary users are Web3 developers and engineering teams building decentralized applications, analytics dashboards, and on-chain data indexers.
Features
- Gasless event logging on an off-chain execution environment mirroring mainnet state in real-time
- Simplified data pipelines, allowing transformation logic to be written directly in smart contracts
- Ability to generate net-new events with previously hard-to-obtain on-chain data
- Faster iteration cycles with tools developers are already familiar with
- Data exports, live data feeds, and Shadow RPC for accessing data
- Support for multiple chains