Who Owns Irys?
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Irys
Irys is a programmable Layer‑1 datachain that combines low‑cost onchain storage with a native execution layer to make data programmable for AI and decentralized applications.
Irys appears to be independent with no parent company.
Irys
Irys is a programmable Layer‑1 datachain that combines low‑cost onchain storage with a native execution layer to make data programmable for AI and decentralized applications.
Irys appears to be independent with no parent company.
Major Shareholders
Irys
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Josh Benaron Founder and CEO of Irys (formerly Bundlr Network); public profiles and funding announcements consistently identify him as the company’s founding executive, but his exact equity stake is not disclosed. ([oxgensummit.org](https://www.oxgensummit.org/joshbenaron)) | Founder | - | Aug 2025 |
CoinFund Lead investor in Irys’s $10M Series A round announced on August 22, 2025, making it one of the company’s largest known institutional shareholders; specific ownership percentage is not public. ([financialcontent.com](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/zexprwire-2025-8-22-irys-raises-10m-series-a-to-unlock-3-trillion-data-economy-with-first-programmable-datachain)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2025 |
Lemniscap Led Irys’s 2024 strategic funding round that brought total funding to $8.9M, and is repeatedly cited as a primary early backer of the company; exact equity stake is undisclosed. ([theblock.co](https://www.theblock.co/post/299587/irys-raises-8-9-million-in-lemniscap-led-funding-round)) | Institutional | - | Jun 2024 |
Framework Ventures Co-led Bundlr Network’s (now Irys) $5.2M seed round in 2022 and later invested again in the 2024 Lemniscap-led round, marking it as a significant early venture investor; no public cap table is available. ([enterprisestorageforum.com](https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/software/bundlr-network-raises-5-2m-round-decentralized-storage/)) | Institutional | - | Jun 2024 |
Hypersphere Ventures Co-led the 2022 $5.2M seed for Bundlr Network and is listed among investors in Irys’s 2024 and 2025 funding rounds, indicating a recurring minority stake; detailed ownership levels are not disclosed. ([enterprisestorageforum.com](https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/software/bundlr-network-raises-5-2m-round-decentralized-storage/)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2025 |
Permanent Ventures Named as a co-lead investor in the 2022 $5.2M seed round for Bundlr Network and as a participant in the 2024 Lemniscap-led $8.9M round, making it one of Irys’s core early VC backers; exact percentage is unknown. ([enterprisestorageforum.com](https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/software/bundlr-network-raises-5-2m-round-decentralized-storage/)) | Institutional | - | Jun 2024 |
Arweave (Arweave.org) The Arweave project (via Arweave.org) is cited as a co-lead in Bundlr Network’s $5.2M seed round in 2022, implying a direct early equity position in the company that later became Irys; no public data specifies its ownership share. ([enterprisestorageforum.com](https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/software/bundlr-network-raises-5-2m-round-decentralized-storage/)) | Institutional | - | May 2022 |
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