# Caleb Banister

> Caleb Banister is a co-founder of LayerZero Labs and a computer scientist whose career ran from the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab through mobile apps, smart contracts and AI research to cross-chain messaging. He co-authored LayerZero’s 2021 and 2023 protocol papers with longtime collaborators.

- **Role:** Co-founder at LayerZero Labs
- **Organizations:** LayerZero Labs, Coder Den, 80Trill, Minimal AI, University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science, University of New Hampshire
- **Known for:** Co-founded LayerZero Labs with Bryan Pellegrino and Ryan Zarick., Co-authored the 2021 LayerZero protocol paper and the 2023 LayerZero paper., Named in the LayerZero-v1 repository acknowledgments for building the endpoints.

## Career timeline

- **2006–2010** — Studied computer science at the University of New Hampshire and worked as a software developer at its InterOperability Lab.
- **After 2010** — Co-founded Coder Den, a mobile application studio.
- **Before 2021** — Co-founded 80Trill and Minimal AI with longtime collaborators.
- **2020** — Co-authored research describing the poker AI Supremus.
- **2021** — Co-founded LayerZero Labs and co-authored the original LayerZero protocol paper.
- **2023** — Co-authored the LayerZero paper describing its modular verification design.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LayerZero Labs with Bryan Pellegrino and Ryan Zarick.
- Co-authored the 2021 LayerZero protocol paper and the 2023 LayerZero paper.
- Named in the LayerZero-v1 repository acknowledgments for building the endpoints.
- Co-authored research on the poker AI Supremus.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — LayerZero Labs announced ATLAS, a market infrastructure product; the announcement is a company update, with no individual role attributed to Banister.
- **2026-09** — LayerZero published an ecosystem update covering Stargate and protocol support changes; no individual role was attributed to Banister.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/caleb-banister-240b1142

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Last updated: 2026-09-29