Arrakis Finance is a decentralized, non-custodial market-making infrastructure designed to optimize liquidity provision on Uniswap V3 and other concentrated liquidity AMMs. Originally launched in 2021 under the name G-UNI by the Gelato Network, Arrakis quickly rose to prominence, managing over $1.8 billion in liquidity and becoming one of the largest liquidity providers on Uniswap V3.
At the core of Arrakis are permissionless vaults — programmable smart contracts that automate liquidity strategies while allowing users to retain full control over their assets. With its first version (V1), Arrakis simplified liquidity provision by tokenizing Uniswap V3 positions into ERC-20 tokens. The second version (V2) introduced advanced capabilities, including support for multiple LP positions per vault, custom fee tiers, dynamic rebalancing, and on-chain limit order simulations — making liquidity provision more efficient and accessible.
In 2022, Arrakis secured $4 million in a seed funding round led by Uniswap Labs Ventures, Accel, Polygon Ventures, and others. These resources helped expand its multichain capabilities and further develop its robust infrastructure on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon.
Arrakis addresses key DeFi challenges such as liquidity fragmentation, inefficient capital deployment, and the complexities of LP management. Through automation and optimized strategies, the platform reduces slippage, increases capital efficiency, and allows DAOs and protocols to maintain sustainable liquidity without centralized intermediaries.
