A timeline outlining key moments, and milestones for this wiki
1st January 2018
Balancer was established in 2018
1st March 2020
In March 2020, Balancer Labs secured $3 million in funding through a seed round led by Accomplice and Placeholder
1st June 2020
On June 23, 2020, the Balancer protocol governance token (BAL) went live on the mainnet
1st October 2020
On October 26, 2020, Balancer partnered with a NEAR protocol.
1st November 2020
On November 9, 2020, Balancer Labs announced that both Pantera Capital and Alameda Research invested in Balancer Labs
1st February 2021
In February 2021, Balancer Labs raised $5 million in their Series A funding
1st April 2021
In April 2021, Balancer partnered with Gnosis to develop a new decentralized exchange (DEX)
1st May 2021
In May 2021, Balancer Labs raised $24.3 million in a Venture Round
1st July 2021
In July 2021, Balancer launched Stable Pools on Balancer V2
1st August 2021
On August 16, 2021, Balancer announced the launch of MetaStable Pools alongside a partnership with Lido with joint pool incentives
1st March 2022
veBAL went live in March 28, 2022
1st June 2022
On June 2, 2022, Balancer launched on Optimism blockchain in collaboration with Beethoven X
1st October 2022
In October 2022, Balancer partnered with security auditor Certora by launching the Balancer Certora Security Accelerator
1st April 2023
Introduced on April 26, 2023, Boosted Pools combine the benefits of Liquidity Pools and single-sided yield markets, creating a dynamic position
1st June 2023
In June 2023, Balancer deployed its technology onto the polygon network to bootstrap liquidity growth
1st July 2023
The 8020 Initiative was introduced on July 6, 2023
1st August 2023
Balancer protocol went live on both Base and Avalanche!