Ava Labs, Inc. is a technology company focused on blockchain and related technologies. Its first major software release was the open-source code for Avalanche blockchains, which resulted in the launch of the Avalanche primary network in September 2020 by a distributed group of independently operated validator nodes around the world. The primary network remains decentralized, public, and permissionless, with a proof-of-stake based consensus mechanism. Ava Labs continues to contribute software and research to the primary network, which functions in accordance with its own protocol rules and the operations of that decentralized validator set. Ava Labs is also the convenor of the Avalanche Policy Coalition (APC), a resource for policymakers, regulators and trade associations on blockchain and tokenization.
