Timeline of Events

A timeline outlining key moments, and milestones for this wiki

Date Founded

2018-01-01

Balancer was established in 2018

Fundraising - Seed Round

2020-03-01

In March 2020, Balancer Labs secured $3 million in funding through a seed round led by Accomplice and Placeholder

BAL Token Goes Live on Mainnet

2020-06-01

On June 23, 2020, the Balancer protocol governance token (BAL) went live on the mainnet

Balancer x NEAR Protocol

2020-10-01

On October 26, 2020, Balancer partnered with a NEAR protocol.

Pantera Capital and Alameda Research Invest in Balancer

2020-11-01

On November 9, 2020, Balancer Labs announced that both Pantera Capital and Alameda Research invested in Balancer Labs

Series A Funding

2021-02-01

In February 2021, Balancer Labs raised $5 million in their Series A funding

Balancer x Gnosis

2021-04-01

In April 2021, Balancer partnered with Gnosis to develop a new decentralized exchange (DEX)

Venture Round Funding

2021-05-01

In May 2021, Balancer Labs raised $24.3 million in a Venture Round

Balancer Launches Stable Pools

2021-07-01

In July 2021, Balancer launched Stable Pools on Balancer V2

MetaStable Pools Launch | Lido Partnership

2021-08-01

On August 16, 2021, Balancer announced the launch of MetaStable Pools alongside a partnership with Lido with joint pool incentives

veBAL Goes Live

2022-03-01

Balancer Live on Optimism

2022-06-01

On June 2, 2022, Balancer launched on Optimism blockchain in collaboration with Beethoven X

Balancer x Certora

2022-10-01

In October 2022, Balancer partnered with security auditor Certora by launching the Balancer Certora Security Accelerator

Boosted Pools

2023-04-01

Introduced on April 26, 2023, Boosted Pools combine the benefits of Liquidity Pools and single-sided yield markets, creating a dynamic position

Balancer x Polygon zkEVM

2023-06-01

In June 2023, Balancer deployed its technology onto the polygon network to bootstrap liquidity growth

8020 Initiative

2023-07-01

The 8020 Initiative was introduced on July 6, 2023

Balancer x Avalanche & Base

2023-08-01