# Proximity Labs

> Empowering DeFi on NEAR and Aurora.

**Categories:** Ecosystem Support, Accelerator, Funding Node
**Phase:** mainnet
**Updated:** 2026-05-27

## What is Proximity Labs?

Proximity Labs is the NEAR DeFi-focused research and advisory firm consisting of former members of the NEAR Foundation, Binance, Consensys, Facebook, and more. Proximity works to support the NEAR and Aurora DeFi ecosystem through grants, advisory services, as well as publishing open-source software for developers. It has advised bluechip DeFi projects such as Bastion, Aurigami, Ref Finance, Burrow, and Trisolaris, which have contributed to both NEAR and Aurora’s recent success.

## Links

- Website: https://www.proximity.dev/
- X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/proximityfi
- Medium: https://medium.com/@ProximityFi
- Youtube: Proximity Labs 

## Related categories

- [Ecosystem Support](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/ecosystem-support)
- [Accelerator](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/accelerator)
- [Funding Node](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/funding-node)

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