Metal raises nearly $50M in seed round led by Airwallex and Capital 49 to build infrastructure for tokenized financial products and stablecoin payments.
PRIVATEOct 04, 2026
Amount Raised
$50 Million
Round Type
Seed
New YorkInformation TechnologySoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
Investors
Capital 49Airwallex
Description
Metal, a company building infrastructure for tokenized financial products and stablecoin payments, raised nearly $50 million in its seed funding round. The round was led by Airwallex and its venture capital arm, Capital 49, as joint leads. Co-founded by Melbourne-based entrepreneur Loong Wang and former Meta executive Catherine Porter, Metal is expanding its presence in the United States market. The funding will support the company's development of blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
Company Information
Company
Metal
Location
New York, New York, United States
About
Metal is a NYC-based provider of an AI platform designed for private market investors. The platform enhances research, screening, and diligence by leveraging AI to provide better insights faster. It takes a data-first approach to address fragmentation challenges in investment teams, creating a unified system that maps institutional knowledge. The company collaborates with leading firms to advance its offerings.
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New YorkInformation TechnologySoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning