Mark Cuban-backed DeFi dashboard Zapper shutters after 7 years
Zapper, a DeFi analytics platform founded in 2019, will shut down on Aug. 3, ending its website, mobile app, and API services after seven years. CEO Seb Audet said the company pursued multiple options before deciding an orderly wind down was best, and suggested declining demand was the key factor. The closure comes amid a broader crypto downturn, with several other platforms also shutting down as market sentiment weakens and VC funding becomes harder to secure. Zapper had raised a $1.5 million seed round and a $15 million Series A in 2021, with backing from Mark Cuban, Coinbase Ventures, and others. At its peak, Zapper said it served over 2 million monthly active users and processed more than $13 billion in transactions. The platform also suffered a domain hijack in April 2025 during a social engineering attack.
