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[8:04 PM · Oct 22, 2024] – Azura, a pioneering decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has announced the successful closure of a $6.9 million seed funding round. This investment fuels Azura's mission to simplify and enhance the DeFi user experience by building a robust interfacing layer that connects disparate blockchains, protocols, and wallets into a unified, non-custodial trading application.
The funding round was led by Garry Tan's Initialized Capital, a prominent venture capital firm known for its early-stage investments in successful tech companies. Significant contributions also came from Volt Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Alliance, and several influential angel investors, including Raj Gokal (co-founder of Solana), Meltem Demirors (former co-chair, World Economic Forum’s Cryptocurrency Council), and Stephane Gosselin (co-founder of Flashbots).
Azura addresses the growing complexity of the DeFi landscape, which is becoming increasingly fragmented with the proliferation of new blockchains and protocols. This fragmentation makes navigating and utilizing DeFi services challenging for users. Azura's platform tackles this issue head-on by providing a streamlined, user-friendly interface that aggregates and standardizes interactions across various DeFi ecosystems.
Key Features and Benefits of Azura:
- Unified Platform: Access a wide range of DeFi assets, protocols, and blockchains from a single, intuitive interface.
- Non-Custodial Security: Maintain complete control over your assets with Azura's non-custodial wallet, secured by passkeys or passwords and recoverable through Turnkey.
- Advanced Trading Tools: Execute sophisticated trading strategies with features like limit orders, stop losses, and yield strategies across major EVM chains and Solana.
- MEV-Resistant Execution: Minimize slippage and protect against frontrunning and sandwich attacks with Azura's advanced order execution engine.
- Real-Time Data and Analytics: Access comprehensive market data, monitor asset holdings, and analyze on-chain activity with powerful analytics tools.
- Multi-Chain Interoperability: Seamlessly trade and transfer assets across multiple blockchains without the hassle of manual bridging.
- On/Off Ramp Integration: Easily on and off-ramp funds through a partnership with Moonpay, simplifying access to the DeFi ecosystem. (KYC required)
- API Access: Developers can leverage Azura's API to integrate its powerful functionalities into their own applications
Team and Traction:
Led by 21-year-old CEO and Founder Jackson Denka, Azura boasts a team of experienced engineers from leading financial institutions and tech companies like Citadel Securities, Two Sigma, D.E. Shaw, Optiver, Flashbots, Coinbase, and Bloomberg.
Even before its official launch, Azura, operating under the name Thunder in a private beta, generated impressive traction, achieving an annualized revenue run rate of eight figures and facilitating nearly $1 billion in trading volume within six months. All existing Thunder users will be migrated to the Azura platform.
Future Plans:
The newly secured funding will be used to expand Azura's operational capacity, enhance its software, and invest in robust infrastructure to support its rapidly growing user base. Denka aims to make Azura a household name in the DeFi space, democratizing access to decentralized finance for both professional and retail users.
About Azura:
Azura is a full-stack DeFi platform that simplifies and enhances the user experience through a unified interfacing layer. It provides access to a wide range of DeFi assets, real-time market data, and advanced trading tools while prioritizing security and user control through a non-custodial wallet.
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