Caldera: Scalability and Customization for Web3!

@Calderaxyz is a Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform that makes it easy to launch high-performance, customizable L2 and L3 blockchains on Ethereum.

Their mission?

To give developers the tools to launch scalable, secure, and customizable chains — without the headache.

What do they do?

Caldera lets you quickly deploy Caldera Chains — purpose-built rollup blockchains using frameworks like Optimism, Arbitrum, ZK Stack, and Polygon CDK.

They offer:

High throughput (hundreds of TPS)
Low latency (sub-second confirmations)

Full Ethereum compatibility

Their unique innovation is Metalayer — a unified layer that connects rollups across frameworks, solving ecosystem fragmentation.

What problems are they solving?

Scalability: Caldera reduces network congestion (like on Ethereum), cutting transaction costs by 10–100x and speeding up processing.

Fragmentation: Metalayer links rollups from different frameworks (Optimism, Arbitrum, ZKsync, Polygon), enabling seamless interaction and liquidity sharing.

Development complexity: With one-click deployment and built-in tools (block explorers, bridges, oracles), #Caldera makes it easier to build dApps so developers can focus on their product.

Example:
A DeFi project can launch its own rollup for fast, low-fee trading, while a gaming platform can build a scalable economy for millions of players.

Caldera already powers projects like ApeChain, Manta Pacific, and Kinto, with $550M+ in TVL and over 80 million transactions!

Quick facts:

Founded in 2022

Raised $25M from Sequoia Capital, Dragonfly, and others

Their token $ERA is used for transactions, staking, and governance in the ecosystem