Ntropika Labs

Ntropika Labs is a Barcelona-based research and development company specializing in Web3 technologies. Founded in 2020, the privately held lab focuses on building decentralized public services and pioneering risk management solutions within decentralized finance (DeFi). Backed by notable venture capital and NFT-based fundraising, Ntropika Labs has positioned itself at the intersection of blockchain innovation and financial infrastructure.

The team, comprising 10–50 employees, is known for its technical depth in blockchain, decentralized ledger technology (DLT), and the metaverse. Ntropika Labs originally gained attention through its work on Potion Finance, a protocol aimed at democratizing risk management in DeFi by providing open, transparent, and accessible tools for options and derivatives trading. The lab has notably explored advanced mathematical models, such as the Kelly criterion, to optimize risk and liquidity strategies, distinguishing itself from competitors relying on more traditional financial models.

Despite early momentum and significant fundraising-$3.2 million from a tier-1 venture capital firm in 2020 and an additional $12 million from NFT sales in 2022-Ntropika Labs has faced challenges in bringing its products to full market launch.

Ntropika Labs remains recognized for its ambitious vision to advance decentralized, user-centric financial infrastructure, even as it navigates the volatile and competitive DeFi landscape.

Keywords: Web3, decentralized finance, blockchain, risk management, DeFi options, derivatives, R&D, Barcelona, decentralized public services, Kelly criterion, venture capital, NFT fundraising, metaverse, DLT