Zash
Company Summary
Zash is a leading provider of enterprise-grade blockchain indexing APIs and on-chain intelligence. Originally conceived as a B2C investing application, the company successfully pivoted into a high-performance B2B data infrastructure provider. In 2023, Zash was acquired by CoinGecko-the world’s largest independent provider of cryptocurrency data-to serve as the technological backbone for their advanced blockchain data services.
The Problem
Extracting reliable, structured data from disparate blockchain networks is a massive technical hurdle. Raw on-chain data is often fragmented and lacks the clean indexing required for institutional-grade analysis, leading to significant operational bottlenecks for developers and financial institutions trying to monitor the digital asset market.
The Solution
Zash provides a world-class indexing API that abstracts the complexity of multiple blockchains into a unified data layer. By leveraging specialized data engineering and science, the platform delivers high-fidelity, actionable intelligence at scale. This infrastructure enables enterprises to access reliable market data and detect complex on-chain behaviors without the immense overhead of building and maintaining custom indexing engines.
Funding
The company was founded at Entrepreneurs First. Zash secured institutional backing from Connect Ventures, SGH Capital and other investors before reaching a successful exit via its acquisition by CoinGecko in late 2023.
Founders
Parit Patel
CEO
Parit is a seasoned operator and serial founder with a deep track record in scaling fintech and data organisations. Before co-founding Zash and leading it to an acquisition by CoinGecko, he served as CFO at the car-subscription fintech Drover, eventually acquired by Cazoo
Efe Surekli
CTO
Efe is a technical founder and engineer with a track record of building high-scale B2B SaaS and data-centric products, from engineering AI systems at the unicorn startup Tractable to developing complex data infrastructure for the enterprise market.