2023年6月16日

Y Combinator-backed Wed3启动Poko提出了4.5美元的资金从知名投资者Poko (Pokoapp.xyz), Y Combinator-backed新加坡Web3初创公司周四宣布成功完成了种子,筹集450万美元的资金。Poko在一份声明中表示,圆是由所有关键地区的知名投资者关注,包括Y Combinator,纳斯卡,全球资本创始人,橙色的刀,SOMA资本和Goodwater资本。根据声明,Poko利用其筹资来开发新产品,其中包括美元yield-bearing软件开发工具包(SDK) /协议。该公司目前正在测试发行虚拟卡从钱包和维萨或万事达rails开发现金储蓄产品,使用户能够获得stablecoins收益率。“我们坚信让用户能够读取web3在世界范围内,“Poko团队说。根据团队,sdk和api提供必要的工具为用户毫不费力地从本地转移资产支付rails web3基础设施,整合全球信用卡支付和当地受欢迎的支付方法。“我们的目标是让钱包和web3基础设施银行超级大国,”它说。它还说Poko的投资者一直在帮助公司在其各自的理解和满足需求的市场。添加Poko团队。“他们的支持和引导,使我们与领先的创业公司建立有价值的合作伙伴和连接在web3生态系统,进一步加强我们的立场作为一个行业的关键球员,”它说。 Poko is a firm that enables the seamless transfer of assets between local payment rails and web3 infrastructure. Its innovative SDKs and application programming interfaces (APIs) empower businesses in the web3 ecosystem to bridge the gap between traditional payment methods and web3 infrastructure. The company serves over 11 million active wallets worldwide. Targeting web3 wallets, wallet-as-a-service providers, marketplaces, DApps, DeFi applications, and games, Poko’s business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) model enables seamless onramping and purchasing from smart contracts across more than 100 payment rails. It is noted that Poko’s Onramp Aggregator and Direct Checkout solutions delivers cost savings of up to 70 percent and up to 5 times higher success rates than traditional onramps. Users are from all parts of the world, with United States, European Union, Latin America and Asia being key markets. Poko said it sees amazing growth especially in Latin America and Asia. Poko’s team boasts extensive experience in the web3 space. Their background includes leadership and founding roles in a $2.4 billion coincap protocol, technical implementation for the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Ubin, authorship in the Digital Currency Governance Consortium at the World Economic Forum, and expertise in banking, payments engineering, and web3 gaming. Poko also noted that its investors play a pivotal role in the company’s growth strategy, providing valuable insights and connections to their respective markets. Its investors come with deep regional expertise to help them navigate a global industry locally. The investors include Y Combinator, NAZCA, Global Founders Capital, Goodwater Capital, SOMA Capital, Amasia, Creditease, Dentsu Ventures, MS&AD, and Orange DAO. Notably, the company has also attracted angel investors with deep regulatory expertise in web3, including Sheila Warren, Chief Executive Officer of the Crypto Council for Innovation, and international arbitrator Benjamin Hughes.