Who founded EigenLayer?

Sreeram Kannan founded EigenLayer/Eigen Labs.

How many employees does EigenLayer have?

10-100 reported as a public, reported, or directional June 2026 estimate.

Who should you contact to sell into EigenLayer?

Start through Official site/contact routes at https://www.eigenlayer.xyz/ and https://www.eigenlabs.org/ and map to the owner of protocol security, audits, developer tooling, data availability, cloud/TEE infrastructure, institutional staking, and ecosystem growth.

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Who are EigenLayer's decision-makers?

Q: Who is the CEO of EigenLayer?

Sreeram Kannan is Founder & CEO.

EigenLayer's leadership center is Sreeram Kannan, supported by executives responsible for protocol research, cryptoeconomics, distributed systems, operator relations, AVS ecosystem, and product commercialization.

CEO: Sreeram Kannan
CTO/key exec: Sreeram Kannan / Eigen Foundation leadership
Founded: 2021
Employees: 10-100 reported
HQ: Seattle, WA
Prior exit/Notable: Sreeram Kannan was a University of Washington professor

Sreeram KannanFounder & CEOFounder, since 2021Former University of Washington professor; created the restaking thesis.
Calvin LiuStrategy / former CSO signalPublic ecosystem leaderVisible in early EigenLayer ecosystem strategy.
Eigen Foundation leadershipFoundation/ecosystem governanceOngoingSupports protocol decentralization and ecosystem programs.
Operator and AVS ecosystemProtocol participantsOngoingNetwork-level decision-making spans more than one company.

Who leads EigenLayer?

Sreeram Kannan is Founder & CEO; Calvin Liu is Strategy / former CSO signal; Eigen Foundation leadership is Foundation/ecosystem governance; Operator and AVS ecosystem is Protocol participants. EigenLayer decisions span Eigen Labs, foundation structures, operators, AVS builders, tokenholders, and the broader Ethereum ecosystem.

Who actually makes buying decisions at EigenLayer?

Buying decisions typically involve business owner, IT/security, finance, procurement, and the executive sponsor for the affected workflow. Technical products need architecture and security sponsorship; go-to-market or operations products need proof from the budget owner.

How is EigenLayer organized as it scales?

EigenLayer is organized around product, engineering, go-to-market, finance, legal/security, customer operations, and executive strategy. The practical seller motion is to map the workflow owner first, then validate procurement and security gates.

As of June 2026.Sources:EigenLayer docs overview GeekWire a16z EigenLayer funding a16z investment list

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