Sei Development Foundation

About Sei Development Foundation

Sei Development Foundation is an independent US non-profit dedicated to the advancement and adoption of open source, permissionless protocols like Sei, the fastest EVM Layer-1 blockchain optimized for high-frequency DeFi and trading applications. It provides developers with resources, education, and funding, including the $65M Sapien Capital Venture Fund launched in 2025 to support DeSci startups and collaborations with academic partners and the UN on blockchain for Sustainable Development Goals. Headquartered in Manhattan, the Foundation fuels ecosystem growth with over 270 active applications and positions Sei for institutional adoption through innovations like the V3 Giga upgrade.