
Folks Finance
Founded Year
2021Stage
Seed VC | AliveTotal Raised
$3MLast Raised
$3M | 4 mos agoExpert Collections containing Folks Finance
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Latest Folks Finance News
Jan 24, 2022
FinSMEs Search for: Folks Finance , a Milan, Italy-based company advancing a protocol for borrowing and lending built on the top of Algorand blockchain, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Borderless Capital with participation from Jump Crypto, ParaFi Capital, Coinbase Ventures, OKX Blockdream Ventures, Genesis Capital, Youbi Capital, Algorand Foundation, Meld Ventures, Eterna Capital, 0x Ventures, Polymorphic Capital, Valhalla Capital, ZBS Capital, and Gains Associates. Crypto veteran angel investors supporting Folks Finance include David Garcia, CEO of Borderless Capital, and Calvin Liu, former Strategy Lead at Compound, as well as several of the leading DeFi and Financial protocols of the Algorand Ecosystem including Algomint, Tinyman, StakerDAO, MyAlgo, Venue One, xBacked, Prismatic, among others. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and accelerate growth. Led by CEO Benedetto Biondi, Folks Finance provides a protocol for lending and borrowing built and operated on top of the Algorand blockchain. Through the lending operations, Folks users can deposit liquidity and start earning a continuous economic return instantly. Through the borrowing operation, users can request crypto loans by locking deposited funds as collateral. The company is currently in its smart contract security verification phase, after completing a protocol design review, and early this year is planning the official launch for Folks Finance on the Algorand TestNet, along with the release of Folksy Guys, the official NFT collection dedicated to the Folks Finance community. The team will officially publish the research paper for the protocol economic model soon, and it is already working to establish the milestones of version 2.0. Folks Finance is the result of extensive research and engineering conducted by Blockchain Italia, a blockchain software house strongly focused on Algorand. FinSMEs 24/01/2022
When was Folks Finance founded?
Folks Finance was founded in 2021.
Where is Folks Finance's headquarters?
Folks Finance's headquarters is located at Milan.
What is Folks Finance's latest funding round?
Folks Finance's latest funding round is Seed VC.
How much did Folks Finance raise?
Folks Finance raised a total of $3M.
Who are the investors of Folks Finance?
Investors of Folks Finance include Youbi Capital, ParaFi Capital, Genesis Global Trading, Calvin Liu, Coinbase Ventures and 21 more.
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