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Squid, a cross-chain infrastructure company, completed a $6 million funding round led by North Island Ventures with participation from Ripple, Axelar, Ledger, Polymer, Enso, and Peanut as angel investors. The announcement was made on the 26th. Squid has connected over 100 blockchain networks since its launch in January 2023, processing more than 4 million transactions with cumulative transaction volume exceeding $6 billion and over 1 million cumulative users. The funding reflects investor confidence in cross-chain infrastructure as stablecoin and tokenized securities markets expand, driving demand for simplified asset movement and settlement across different blockchain networks.
Investment Details
The $6 million funding round was led by North Island Ventures. Angel investors included representatives from Ripple, Axelar, Ledger, Polymer, Enso, and Peanut.
Travis Scher, co-founder and managing partner at North Island Ventures, stated: "Squid has proven that cross-chain infrastructure can generate meaningful revenue based on actual user demand. This follow-on investment reflects our confidence in their execution in turning vision into actual results."
Product & Technology
Squid's platform enables asset transfers across major blockchains including Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), Solana (SOL), Cosmos, and XRP Ledger (XRPL). Users can manage multiple networks and tokens through a single interface.
The platform operates on Squid Intents, the company's proprietary transaction execution system. According to Squid, this architecture enables operation without deploying separate smart contracts per chain, extending support to blockchains with limited existing smart contract integration.
Use of Funds & Future Plans
Squid plans to use the investment to expand consumer-facing services, focusing on enabling users to more easily move and manage digital assets distributed across multiple blockchain networks.
Kristina Ludd, Squid co-founder, said: "Squid builds and operates transaction processing technology, developer tools, and consumer products directly. We support developers, blockchain projects, and general users in more easily connecting across different chains and coins. Having already secured product-market fit and a revenue base, we plan to continue partnership and ecosystem expansion."
Market Context
The expansion of stablecoin and tokenized securities markets has led to digital assets becoming distributed across multiple blockchains. This trend has increased demand for cross-chain infrastructure that simplifies asset movement, payments, and settlement between different chains.
