Etherfuse, a pioneering platform for the issuance of tokenized real-world assets, announced today that it has successfully raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The round was co-led by White Star Capital and North Island Ventures, with participation from The Department of XYZ, The Stellar Development Foundation, Funfair and angels Alice Ann Schwartz & Anna Yuan. This funding will support Etherfuse in its mission to make global capital markets more efficient and accessible through blockchain technology.
Etherfuse is building an industry-leading platform for the tokenization of real-world assets. Bringing these assets on-chain offers significant cost, efficiency, and accessibility benefits. Etherfuse has already begun tokenizing emerging market government debt – “Stablebonds” – with an initial focus on Latin America. The Etherfuse team is confident that these bonds will offer yield-bearing, transferable, and composable features in decentralized finance (DeFi). Ultimately, Etherfuse aims to become the largest compliant issuer of a tokenized assets from across the globe.
Etherfuse has undertaken extensive regulatory efforts in Mexico and aims to use this unique legal framework to establish itself as a leading global platform for compliant tokenized assets. The company has launched five products so far, including short-term notes from Mexico and Brazil. Recently, Etherfuse facilitated the creation of a Mexican stablecoin with their tokenized-Cetes Stablebonds, MXNe, in collaboration with stablecoin issuer Brale. Currently, Etherfuse issues assets on the Solana and Stellar blockchains, with plans to expand to additional chains in the future.
Etherfuse is led by CEO David Taylor, an experienced engineer with a background in cryptography at companies including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Boeing (NYSE:BA). David is joined by his co-founder AJ, who serves as CTO and brings with him engineering background in payments technology. The team is split between Irvine, CA and Mexico City, MX.
Etherfuse is an issuer of tokenized real-world assets, with an initial focus on emerging market sovereign debt. By leveraging blockchain technology, Etherfuse aims to improve the efficiency and accessibility of global financial markets. The company’s flagship product, Stablebonds, offers a secure, transparent, and accessible investment option, backed by government bonds, and issued under a regulatory framework in Mexico. For more information, please see Etherfuse’s website and Twitter.
ContactCEODave TaylorEtherfusecontact@etherfuse.com
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