Rated

Rated (developed by Rated Labs) is a Web3 data infrastructure company founded in 2022 that provides high-fidelity staking layer data through APIs and a public Network Explorer. Headquartered in London, Rated has raised $15.5M in funding from top-tier investors including Archetype, 1confirmation, Placeholder, Semantic, Cherry, Cyber Fund, Robot Ventures, and Maelstrom. The company's tagline is "Reputation for machines" and its mission is to promote transparency, good standards, and improve the foundation of Web3.

Core Products/Services

Rated's primary product is the Rated API — a powerful, enterprise-grade REST API that enables pools, node operators, and applications to programmatically access staking layer data across multiple blockchain networks. The API consists of three core pillars:

• Rewards API: Deploy precise accounting in a few simple calls, with granular tracking of validator rewards earned across all supported networks.
• Performance API: Accurately track, improve and benchmark current and historical validator fleet performance.
• Metadata API: Help users make informed decisions around staking with access to rich metadata about an operator's useful life.

The Rated Network Explorer is a free public-facing tool providing high-integrity, high-fidelity data on validators and validator operators, legible and easy to use, integrate and build with. It supports both Ethereum and Solana networks and includes a self-reporting feature allowing operators to claim their validator sets.

Additional developer tools include the Rated SDK (Python), Rated CLI (for embedding the API in Prometheus/Grafana environments), and the Rated Console (web-based API key management and usage dashboard).

Key Strengths

• Multi-chain coverage: Supports Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Celestia, Cosmos, EigenLayer, Polygon, Cardano, Polkadot, and Babylon — with a unified API interface that simplifies network-specific idiosyncrasies.
• Enterprise adoption: Used by Lido, MetaMask, Kiln, Chorus One, Stakefish, Obol, Nexus Mutual, and 30+ regular enterprise users as a source of truth for rewards accounting and performance benchmarking.
• Live since July 2022: Battle-tested infrastructure with multiple terabytes of warehoused data covering millions of validators.
• Precise and unbiased data: Rated has established itself as an objective source of truth, notably referenced in protocol-level disputes (e.g., Stakefish v Lido incident).
• Developer-friendly: Comprehensive documentation, rate-limited free tier, compute unit pricing, and developer tools lower the barrier to integration.

Notable Clients/Projects

Rated API is trusted by leading organisations across the staking industry including:

• Lido — largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum
• MetaMask — leading Web3 wallet
• Kiln — institutional staking platform
• Chorus One — major node operator
• Obol — distributed validator technology
• Nexus Mutual — DeFi insurance protocol
• 30+ additional regular enterprise users

Why Choose Rated

Rated solves a fundamental problem in Web3 infrastructure: blockchain data is hard to parse and contextualise, yet increasingly vital to the ecosystem. Rated's API and Explorer provide the staking data layer that powers delegation interfaces, rewards accounting, insurance and credit pricing, performance monitoring, and SLA enforcement. For organisations building products on top of staking infrastructure, Rated provides the single source of truth required to operate with confidence and precision.