Superfluid

Superfluid is a pioneering technology company and an asset streaming protocol that is fundamentally reshaping how value moves within the decentralised finance (DeFi) and Web3 ecosystems. Established in 2020 by co-founders Francesco George Renzi, Michele D'Aliessi, and ZhiCheng "Miao" Miao, the company emerged from a technical insight during their previous work on rDAI, aiming to transform static digital payments into dynamic, continuous flows of assets. While the prompt mistakenly identifies its base as "London, Australia", Superfluid's operations are primarily anchored in London, United Kingdom, and Tallinn, Estonia, with a distributed global team.

At its core, Superfluid has developed a unique blockchain protocol enabling real-time, per-second transfer of crypto assets. This innovative approach introduces "Super Tokens", an extension of the ERC-20 token standard, which allows for programmable cash flows on-chain without the need for intermediaries. This infrastructure supports a wide array of use cases, including continuous salaries, subscriptions, streaming rewards, and sophisticated DAO treasury management, thereby significantly enhancing capital efficiency by settling all inflows and outflows in real-time. Its non-custodial and permissionless smart contract framework ensures users retain full control over their funds while facilitating seamless, gas-efficient transactions.

Superfluid differentiates itself through its revolutionary "money streaming" concept, which allows a single on-chain transaction to initiate a perpetual flow of funds, eliminating recurring gas fees and the need for constant interaction. This paradigm shift has enabled the creation of novel financial primitives and applications, such as Distribution Pools, which can scale one-to-many streams to millions of recipients in real-time for dynamic revenue sharing or grant payouts. Key achievements include raising a total of $14.1 million across two funding rounds, with notable backing from Fabric Ventures and Multicoin Capital. The protocol has processed over $150 million in transferred volume and boasts over 1.23 million users, with more than 850 projects built utilising its technology. Prominent organisations like ENS DAO and Optimism have leveraged Superfluid to distribute significant developer grants and retroactive public goods funding, underscoring its growing adoption and impact within the Web3 space.

The leadership team, comprising CEO and Co-Founder Francesco George Renzi, Co-Founder and COO Michele D'Aliessi, and Co-Founder and CTO ZhiCheng "Miao" Miao, is dedicated to accelerating the flow of value globally. They are actively fostering a developer ecosystem and expanding the core team to further their mission of building a highly automated, fluid financial ecosystem. Through a commitment to open-source development and community-driven deployment, Superfluid continues to solidify its position as a foundational layer for the future of on-chain finance.