Layer-2 agency Polygon Labs additionally participated within the funding spherical, a spokesperson for Espresso instructed CoinDesk over e-mail. In accordance with a screenshot tweeted by the Espresso staff, different traders included the layer-2 builders StarkWare and Taiko. Offchain Labs, the primary developer behind Arbitrum, the most important layer-2 community, backed Espresso, in accordance with a submit on X by CEO Steven Goldfeder.