Mysten Labs

Mysten Labs, founded in 2021 by Evan Cheng, Sam Blackshear, Adeniyi Abiodun, George Danezis and Kostas Chalkias, former Meta Diem leads, in Palo Alto, builds the infrastructure behind Sui and Move. Originating from Diem and Novi research, Mysten developed the Move language extensions, Narwhal-Bullshark consensus and parallel execution that underpin Sui's object model and low-latency performance. Its product suite also includes DeepBook, Walrus decentralized storage and SuiNS for decentralized identity. Headquartered in Palo Alto with hubs in New York, London and global remote, Mysten is backed by leading investors and bridges academic research with shipping production chains. The team combines systems engineering, cryptography and language design expertise. Expect a high-performance culture centered on research rigor, secure language tooling and delivering reliable, developer-friendly blockchain infrastructure.