RISC Zero

Founded 2021

Generate zero-knowledge cryptographic proofs to verify complex computations across multiple blockchains

You can use RISC Zero to build applications that run off-chain computations and verify the results cryptographically on-chain. It provides an open-source virtual machine that lets developers write code in familiar programming languages like Rust and generate zero-knowledge proofs. These proofs confirm that complex calculations, financial transactions, or data analyses were executed accurately without revealing private input data. By verifying computations quickly and cheaply across different blockchain networks, you can scale decentralized applications, ensure privacy compliance, and validate critical data pipelines with mathematical certainty.

What RISC Zero does

Write zero-knowledge application code using standard Rust librariesCompile Rust code to RISC-V bytecode for the virtual machineGenerate zero-knowledge execution proofs locally or in the cloudDeploy on-chain verifier contracts to Ethereum or other networksVerify cryptographic receipts inside smart contractsValidate off-chain computation results without re-executing logicExecutes general-purpose programs written in Rust inside a zero-knowledge virtual machineGenerates succinct cryptographic proofs for complex off-chain computationsVerifies computational proofs on EVM-compatible chains at low gas costsEmploys standard RISC-V instruction set architecture for developer familiarityPreserves privacy by computing over private inputs without exposing raw dataProvides open-source libraries and developer tooling for local provingSupports offloading intensive proof generation to distributed prover networks