MIT-Incubated Optimum Raises $11M to Build Web3's Missing Memory Layer Using RLNC

- Optimum, a decentralized memory layer for blockchains, raised $11 million in a seed round led by 1kx, with participation from various notable investors.

- The project aims to enhance data storage, access, and propagation on blockchains, addressing inefficiencies caused by outdated systems and congestion.

- Central to Optimum's technology is Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC), developed by MIT professor Muriel Médard, which improves data propagation and reduces redundancy.

- Optimum is currently operational on a private testnet and is inviting blockchain participants to test its decentralized memory layer.

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/04/15/mit-incubated-optimum-raises-usd11m-seed-round-to-build-web3-s-missing-memory-layer