Heliax

Heliax - Privacy & Blockchain Research Lab

Company Overview

Heliax is a remote-first public goods lab founded by Adrian Brink and Awa Sun Yin, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The company researches, develops, deploys, and maintains open-source protocols and mechanisms designed for financial sovereignty and privacy. With approximately 40 team members and $26M in funding from Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Maven 11, and Fifth Era, Heliax is building the Anoma and Namada protocols.

Core Products

Anoma

Anoma is a novel architecture for blockchains enabling a declarative paradigm for decentralized applications. The protocol introduces intent-centric design where users express what they want rather than how to achieve it.

Namada

Namada is a proof-of-stake Layer 1 blockchain for interchain asset-agnostic privacy. It enables private transactions for any asset across connected chains using advanced zero-knowledge cryptography.

Developer Tools

• Juvix: A high-level language for decentralized applications
• Vamp-IR: Tools for ZK circuit development

Founders

Adrian Brink: Previously founded Cryptium Labs (sold to Chorus One) and Metastate. Extensive experience with Tendermint, Cosmos, Solana, and Near.

Awa Sun Yin: Co-founder with deep infrastructure and research experience across major blockchain projects.

Funding

$26M raised from:

• Polychain Capital
• Coinbase Ventures
• Maven 11 Capital
• Fifth Era

Technical Focus

Privacy Technology

• Zero-knowledge proofs
• Multi-asset shielded transfers
• Interchain privacy

Protocol Innovation

• Intent-centric architecture
• Declarative smart contracts
• Novel consensus mechanisms

Why Choose Heliax

Privacy Leadership

Building cutting-edge privacy infrastructure with Namada.

Research Excellence

40-person team focused on novel protocol research.

Strong Funding

$26M from top-tier crypto investors validates technology.

Public Goods Mission

Committed to open-source development and public goods.