aid: hourglass
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/hourglass.png
name: Hourglass
description: >-
  Hourglass is a DeFi protocol and time-bound token (TBT) infrastructure that
  invented a primitive for tokenizing staked, locked, or time-committed on-chain
  assets, letting holders trade their place in a lock-up queue for early
  liquidity. Its products include an RFQ marketplace built on OpenSea's Seaport
  for trading time-bound tokens, non-custodial on-chain vaults (including the
  Pre-iUSDT stable vault and the sunset Hourglass Boost product), and
  institutional-grade yield infrastructure that bridges on-chain DeFi capital
  with traditional capital markets. TBTs are semi-fungible ERC-1155 tokens
  issued by Hourglass custodian smart contracts on Ethereum. Launch partners
  included Lido, Frax, and Convex. Founded in 2022 and backed by a $4.2M seed
  round led by Electric Capital, with Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and
  others participating.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hourglass/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- electric-capital
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Defi
- Blockchain
- Ethereum
- Tokenization
- Yield
- Marketplace
- Smart Contracts
- Web3
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://hourglass.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.hourglass.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.hourglass.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/pitch-foundation
- type: Security
  url: https://docs.hourglass.com/security/immunefi-bug-bounty
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/hourglass-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/hourglass-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/hourglass-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/hourglass-well-known.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/hourglass-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/hourglass-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence