Nethermind builds the infrastructure public blockchain networks run on, and the software built on top of it. Founded in 2017, we write and maintain one of Ethereum's most widely adopted execution clients, operate nodes and validators in production, and audit and formally verify what we and others build. Today we're 200+ engineers, researchers, and security specialists applying that protocol-level expertise to work for financial institutions, reducing the operational risk of operating on public networks.

2019

Founded in London

Blockchain R&D firm, built on Ethereum.

2019

Release of Execution Node

Built to strengthen Ethereum's client diversity — reducing systemic risk and strengthening consensus resilience. Securing 20–30% of the network.

2021

Engaged by Starknet - Pioneering L2

Protocol, tooling and apps across the zk L2 ecosystem.

2022

Launch of Security Practice

Independent practice rooted in protocol expertise; smart contract audits across the full stack, later strengthened by formal verification.

2023

Institutional-grade Staking Infrastructure Engineering

Engineering. Full technical ownership from architecture to production deployment.

2024

Entering Regulated Financial Markets

Technical contributions, research and reporting — bridging blockchain infrastructure and institutional requirements.

2025

Integration of AI into Blockchain

Agentic systems and AI governance; AuditAgent — AI-augmented security review integrated into the audit process.

2026

Live PoCs with UBS

Protocol expertise translated into institutional solutions.

2019

Release of Execution Node

Built to strengthen Ethereum's client diversity — reducing systemic risk and strengthening consensus resilience. Securing 20–30% of the network.

2019

Release of Execution Node

Built to strengthen Ethereum's client diversity — reducing systemic risk and strengthening consensus resilience. Securing 20–30% of the network.

2021

Engaged by Starknet - Pioneering L2

Protocol, tooling and apps across the zk L2 ecosystem.

2022

Launch of Security Practice

Independent practice rooted in protocol expertise; smart contract audits across the full stack, later strengthened by formal verification.

2023

Institutional-grade Staking Infrastructure Engineering

Engineering. Full technical ownership from architecture to production deployment.

2024

Entering Regulated Financial Markets

Technical contributions, research and reporting — bridging blockchain infrastructure and institutional requirements.

2025

Integration of AI into Blockchain

Agentic systems and AI governance; AuditAgent — AI-augmented security review integrated into the audit process.

2024

Live PoCs with UBS

Protocol expertise translated into institutional solutions.

our mission

From protocol core to institutional infrastructure

At Nethermind, our mission is to deliver pioneering research and development that enable accessible, transparent and borderless economic and governance systems. We believe in the power of decentralized solutions and are dedicated to fostering the growth of Ethereum, Starknet, and the entire blockchain industry.

2017

Founded in London

Blockchain R&D firm. Built on Ethereum - the leading smart contract platform.

2019

Release of Execution Node

Built to strengthen Ethereum's client diversity - reducing systemic risk and strengthening consensus resilience.

Securing 20–30% of the network.

2019

2021

Engaged by Starknet - Pioneering Layer 2

From protocol to tooling and apps - broad, ongoing engineering across the zk L2 ecosystem.

2022

Launch of Security Practice

Independent practice rooted in protocol expertise. Smart contract audits across the full blockchain stack, later strengthened by formal verification.

2022

2023

Institutional-grade Staking Infrastructure Engineering

Full technical ownership from architecture to production deployment.

2024

Entering Regulated Financial Markets

Technical contributions, research and reporting - bridging blockchain infrastructure and institutional requirements.

2024

2025

Integration of AI into Blockchain

• POC - Agentic systems and AI governance brought to blockchain.
• AuditAgent - AI augmented security review integrated into the audit process.

2026

Live POCs with UBS

POCs deployments with UBS - protocol expertise translated into institutional solutions.

2026

Engineering what comes next

AI agents, programmable finance, privacy-preserving architectures and post-quantum cryptography before these become institutional requirements.