DFINITY Foundation.
The team researching the Internet Computer.
A not-for-profit foundation in Switzerland that develops the Internet Computer. Its research centres on advanced cryptography and distributed systems.
- 250+
- Patents held by its staff
- 100,000+
- Scientific citations
- CHF 102m
- The 2018 presale round, in which a16z and Polychain Capital took part.
Role.
Sources: dfinity.org and the foundation’s 2018 funding announcement, as checked on 4 October 2026.






