# ZeroDev

> ZeroDev is a New York-based B2B blockchain infrastructure company that provides account abstraction wallets as a service. Founded in 2022 by Derek Chiang and backed by Y Combinator (W23), ZeroDev built Kernel — the first modular, extensible smart contract account — enabling developers to ship wallets with social login, gasless transactions, session keys, and transaction batching without seed phrases. By the time of its acquisition by Offchain Labs (Arbitrum's creator) in August 2025, ZeroDev powered 5+ million smart accounts across 130+ EVM-compatible chains for 100+ applications including Gemini, Crossmint, and DIMO.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** New York, NY, USA
- **Founders:** Derek Chiang (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** 5 (at time of acquisition)
- **Products:** Kernel Smart Account, Bundler, Paymaster, EIP-7702 Toolkit, ZeroDev SDK
- **Notable:** First and most widely deployed modular AA smart wallet (Kernel) in the Ethereum ecosystem, 5+ million smart accounts powered across 130+ EVM-compatible chains, 40+ million transactions processed

## Products & services

- **Kernel Smart Account** — The first modular, extensible smart contract account (ERC-7579). Most widely deployed AA wallet in the Ethereum ecosystem. Supports plug-and-play validators, executors, and hooks without redeployment.
- **Bundler** — Infrastructure for processing ERC-4337 user operations, enabling smart account transactions across 130+ EVM-compatible chains.
- **Paymaster** — Gas sponsorship infrastructure allowing developers to pay transaction fees on behalf of users, enabling fully gasless experiences.
- **EIP-7702 Toolkit** — Tools for upgrading existing EOA wallets to smart accounts using the Ethereum Pectra upgrade standard, with a dedicated playground at 7702.zerodev.app.
- **ZeroDev SDK** — TypeScript/JavaScript SDK for rapid integration of smart accounts, passkeys, social login, and paymasters into any web3 application.
- **Orchestra** — Multi-chain contract deployment tool for simplified cross-chain deployment of smart contracts.

## Achievements

- First and most widely deployed modular AA smart wallet (Kernel) in the Ethereum ecosystem
- 5+ million smart accounts powered across 130+ EVM-compatible chains
- 40+ million transactions processed
- Contributed to the ERC-4337 spec and reference implementation
- Earliest mover on ERC-7579 (Modular Smart Contract Accounts standard)
- Early EIP-7702 (Ethereum Pectra upgrade) tooling with live playground
- 150,000+ accounts and 400,000+ user operations on Optimism alone
- Backed by Y Combinator (W23) and Andreessen Horowitz
- Acquired by Offchain Labs (Arbitrum creators) in August 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — ZeroDev acquired by Offchain Labs (creators of Arbitrum). Full five-person team joins Offchain Labs to advance developer tooling for onchain consumer applications.
- **2025** — EIP-7702 playground launched at 7702.zerodev.app to help developers test the Ethereum Pectra upgrade's smart account capabilities.
- **2025** — Orchestra tool announced for simplified multi-chain contract deployment.
- **2024** — Gemini integrates ZeroDev WebAuthn validator to power biometric-secured universal smart wallets.
- **2024** — Across Protocol integrates ERC-7683 cross-chain standard with ZeroDev.
- **2023-04** — Y Combinator seed funding ($500K) through W23 batch.

## Links

- Website: https://zerodev.app/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerodev
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zerodev_app
- GitHub: https://github.com/zerodevapp

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Last updated: 2026-04-27