The thesis.
Blockchain is a trillion-dollar market dominated by technologists and speculators. ZeroChain is led by professionals who built and operated the systems institutional capital depends on, and who understand precisely what it requires. We exist to deliver the compliance frameworks, governance standards, and settlement infrastructure institutional capital needs at scale, and to monetize being first to do it credibly.
One infrastructure cost base. Four revenue streams. The same chain that settles institutional trades also powers Ark2 Labs' IP licensing and ZeroHunger's micro-transactions, compounding network value across every sector it serves.
Institutional performance
IBFT 2.0 deterministic finality. 150,000+ TPS validated in live production. Sub-second settlement.
Compliance by construction
Layer 5 of a six-layer architecture is dedicated to KYC/AML, GENIUS Act, MiCA, and ISO 20022, built in, not bolted on.
One chain, three markets
Institutional finance, biopharma IP, and humanitarian micro-payments, sharing a single fixed infrastructure cost.
Audit-grade transparency
Real-time on-chain reserve verification. Bonsai Trie audit logs. Periodic Bitcoin cross-chain anchoring.
Live proof-of-production
Validated through the ZeroHunger DCO at millions of micro-transactions per day, not in a lab.
The ecosystem.
ZeroChain operates a deliberately structured multi-entity model, each entity legally distinct, independently governed, and commercially purposeful.
Wyoming LLC · Parent company
ZeroChain LLC
Owns the proprietary ZeroChain blockchain, issues the U.S. Treasury-backed stablecoin, operates the P2P trading platform, manages enterprise licensing.
Independent JV · Marine biosynthetic IP
Ark2 Labs LLC
Marine bioprospecting and BGC discovery across the Coral Triangle and South Pacific. ZeroChain holds a contractual 10% net revenue entitlement.
Independent non-profit · Humanitarian
ZeroHunger Foundation
ZeroChain is the transaction infrastructure for the Donation Coin Offering. Generates ESG credentials, sovereign access, and live proof-of-production.
Three founders. Ninety combined years. One thesis.
Founding Partner · Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Howard
30+ years across global investment banking, capital markets, and alternative asset management. Senior roles at Transcity (Bank of New York), Schroders, NatWest, and IBJ (Mizuho), spanning financial engineering, balance-sheet restructuring, interest rate and asset-swap portfolio management, and institutional hedge fund construction. Founder of a successful funds management group, including a nine-year institutional hedge fund operation. At ZeroChain, Andrew is responsible for the financial architecture of the ecosystem, capital markets strategy, and the Ark2 Labs revenue model.
Founding Partner · Chief Marketing Officer
Stephen Lyon
30+ years in investment banking, capital markets, and corporate strategy across the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia, with 25 years based in ASEAN. Has advised public and private companies on M&A, equity and debt financing, and cross-border partnerships across FinTech, Energy, Healthcare, Real Estate, and Environmental sectors. Founder of two non-profits, environmental conservation and humanitarian support, providing the institutional network and regulatory relationships informing ZeroChain's government and NGO partnership strategy.
Founding Partner · Chief Innovation Officer
Douglas Kaplan
Certified Environmental Scientist, entrepreneur, and conservation technologist. Founder of All Edge Entertainment, with a track record across Extreme Sports, Music, and award-winning environmental documentary work that has reached global audiences and driven measurable conservation outcomes. At ZeroChain, Douglas leads innovation strategy and serves as Director of Blockchain for Ark2 Labs, overseeing the technical infrastructure for marine genomic data management and IP licensing.
Founded
2026
HQ
Sheridan, WY
Combined leadership experience
90+ yrs
Markets served
3