Folks Finance

company

About

Folks Finance is the leading capital markets protocol for lending and borrowing built and operated on top of the Algorand blockchain.

Details

Last Funding Type
Seed
Last Funding Money Raised
$3M
Industries
Blockchain,Cryptocurrency,Financial Services,FinTech,Software
Founded date
Sep 1, 2021
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Folks Global Ltd

Folks Finance is the leading algorithmic capital markets 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, the users can request crypto loans by locking deposited funds as collateral. Folks Finance is the result of extensive research and engineering conducted by Blockchain Italia, a blockchain software house strongly focused on Algorand. The protocol innovations include a disruptive economic lending model designed for the soundness and security of the users, and the introduction of unique features such as staking of rewards, safety margins for cryptocurrency pairs, and an innovative liquidity provision system.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$3M
Folks Finance has raised a total of $3M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 20, 2022 from a Seed round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 20, 2022 Seed $3M 13 Borderless Capital Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
13
Folks Finance is funded by 13 investors. Borderless Capital and Algorand Foundation are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Borderless Capital Yes Seed
Algorand Foundation Seed
Block Dream Fund Seed
Calvin Liu Seed
Coinbase Ventures Seed
David García Seed
Eterna Capital Seed
Jump Crypto Seed
Meld ventures Seed
ParaFi Capital Seed