TON Labs raises $6M in support of Free TON blockchain The investment round, which was led by Runa Capital and RTP Global, will go toward funding its decentralized blockchain network. 7886 Total views News TON Labs, the development arm behind the Free TON blockchain, raised $6 million through an investment round led by venture capital firm Runa Capital. The funding will go toward building out a new product environment for the Free TON blockchain, which the company describes as the fastest decentralized protocol due to its unique dynamic sharding mechanisms. Dmitry Chikhachev, a general partner at Runa Capital, said TON Labs is the only blockchain company to receive direct funding from his firm.