Offchain Labs Makes Strategic Acquisition of ZeroDev to Advance Efficient Development and Use of Onchain Consumer Applications

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Offchain Labs, the company behind Arbitrum, Prysm and Tandem, today announced the acquisition of ZeroDev, the most powerful solution for building with smart accounts. This strategic deal further underscores Offchain Labs' commitment to providing developers with cutting-edge tools to simplify and scale app experiences, and marks its entrance into consumer applications.

This acquisition represents a major step in Offchain Labs' evolution from a chain-level infrastructure provider to a full-stack developer platform. By aiding in the continued development of Arbitrum at the chain level, Tandem collaborating with strategic projects and infrastructures at the app layer, supporting Onchain Labs to further develop blockchain ecosystems, enhancing Ethereum's capabilities with Prysm, and now ZeroDev enabling smart account abstraction and user-level tooling, Offchain Labs is building a unified ecosystem that supports developers at every level.

ZeroDev is widely recognized for its work in the ecosystem for powering smart account infrastructure for projects such as APECHAIN, Conduit, Crossmint, DeFi.app, DIMO, Infinex, Rodeo and many more. As more consumer and institutional projects bring their backend infrastructure onchain, ZeroDev's suite of tools has become essential to delivering intuitive and secure user experiences. The team has consistently set the bar for developer usability, security and innovation in the account abstraction space.

Smart accounts are central to delivering the kind of flexible, secure and seamless UX that both developers and end users now demand. As institutions like Robinhood and other major players bring their operations onchain, solutions like ZeroDev are key to onboarding the next wave of users.

Offchain Labs and ZeroDev share a vision of a web3 landscape where developers of any background can build seamless and scalable applications that reach everyday users where they are. This acquisition represents Offchain Labs' meaningful expansion into supporting consumer applications and developer tools.

"The ZeroDev team brings a depth of expertise in developer infrastructure that's rare to find, combining technical excellence with a deep understanding of the needs of web3 builders," said Steven Goldfeder, CEO and Co-Founder of Offchain Labs. "Their platform has already made a major impact across the Ethereum ecosystem. Together, we are well-positioned to push forward a new era of onchain usability, helping developers create better experiences for users everywhere."

As part of Offchain Labs, ZeroDev will continue building and scaling its developer tools while also exploring new integrations with the broader product suite. Developers can expect a more cohesive and powerful experience that makes building user-friendly onchain apps faster and easier.

"Our goal as a company has always been to bring more people on-chain, and smart accounts were only our first steps," said Derek Chiang, CEO and founder of ZeroDev. "Now that we are a part of Offchain Labs, we can tackle UX at all layers of the stack, from UI all the way down to the chain itself.  We could not be more excited about the opportunity."

The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

For more information about Offchain Labs, please visit www.offchainlabs.com.
For more information about ZeroDev, please visit www.zerodev.app.

About Offchain Labs
Offchain Labs is a venture-backed, Princeton-founded company that has dedicated over six years to blockchain research and development. As the original contributors to Arbitrum, the leading Ethereum scaling solution, and Prysm, the leading consensus client for Ethereum, Offchain Labs has been instrumental in revolutionizing the industry through groundbreaking advancements in blockchain scalability and efficiency. The team continues to build upon this foundation by innovating and enhancing products such as Arbitrum Orbit, Stylus, Prysm, ZeroDev and Arbitrum Nitro.

SOURCE Offchain Labs