Donut Labs is the team behind Donut, based in New York. The founding team brings together talent from top-tier companies including Meta AI, TikTok AI, Tencent AI, Primodium, SonicSVM, Sahara AI, and more, alongside advisors like NYU Stern Professor Xi Chen (NYU Stern Statistics, Machine Learning, and DeFi) and Ex-Meta AI researcher Tim Fan. Their combined expertise in AI and crypto underpins Donut’s ambition to become the default execution layer for the on-chain economy.
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HongShan
Sequoia China.

Vessel Capital
Build Together.

Makers Fund
Backing the future of interactive entertainment.

BITKRAFT
Venture capital, esports and virtual world.

Altos Ventures
Invest in early stage technology companies.

Sky9 Capital
Investing in disruptive opportunities in internet, enterprise and deep-tech sectors in China.