Seoul, Korea — Radius announced today the close of its $7M seed round led by Pantera Capital. The funding will accelerate the rollout of Lighthouse, a solution that turns Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) into a scalable revenue stream, enabling rollups to reduce dependency on transaction fees while protecting users from harmful practices like frontrunning and censorship.
Rollups have traditionally depended on transaction fees to sustain operations, but these fees often fall short of covering Ethereum’s storage costs, leaving limited potential for growth. Raising fees is not a sustainable option, as it discourages users and limits network expansion. Radius addresses this challenge by turning MEV into a scalable and independent revenue source that supports rollup’s long-term growth and sustainability.
AJ Park, Co-founder of Radius , shared, “Our goal is to unlock MEV as a sustainable revenue source for rollups–helping them thrive while protecting users and delivering value to the broader Ethereum ecosystem. This funding allows us to build the infrastructure that will make rollups financially successful and fuel Ethereum’s growth.”
MEV, while a powerful opportunity, can expose users to risks like censorship or reordering. Lighthouse will be paired with Secure Block Building (SBB) to protect users from censorship and reordering while enabling rollups to capture revenue safely. Together, these solutions form the economic engine–driving rollup growth and shaping a more profitable, sustainable future for Ethereum.
“We recognized the massive opportunity that Radius enables to provide rollups with the ability to tap into revenue from MEV to fuel their ongoing growth. We look forward to supporting Radius as they move toward their mainnet launch early this year and beyond,” said Lauren Stephanian, General Partner at Pantera Capital.
This $7M seed follows a previous round led by Hashed, with participation from Superscrypt, Lambaclass (Ergodic), and Crypto.com. Notable partnerships secured include rollup partners Swell, Fuse, Ternoa, PlayFi, and Vessel, alongside collaborations with leading infrastructure partners like Symbiotic, Avail, Starknet, Eigenlayer, and Nuffle, to expand the rollup economy and drive Ethereum’s next wave of growth.
For more information about Radius, please visit https://www.theradius.xyz/ .
About Radius
Radius is building the economic infrastructure that helps rollups unlock new revenue. Their solution is Lighthouse, a decentralized network that connects rollups with searchers to capture MEV opportunities. This creates a scalable, independent revenue stream beyond transaction fees.
Lighthouse is combined with Secure Block Building (SBB) to protect users from harmful practices like censorship and transaction reordering, enabling rollups to capture MEV revenue safely. Together, they form an economic powerhouse—maximizing revenue, protecting users, and helping rollups grow.
