Metafide, a company that combines human intuition and AI to drive innovation in financial trading, has secured $3.275 million in new funding and formed a strategic partnership with DogeOS, the leading application layer for Dogecoin, valued at $25 billion.
The funding round was led by Payton Jonson from DIY Fund in Atlanta, along with contributions from various venture capital and blockchain investors, including Blockchain Founder’s Fund (BFF) and Cogitent. Notable angel investors also participated.
Under the leadership of Frank Speiser, Metafide’s SURGE platform hosts predictive trading competitions where users can win rewards. The platform has garnered significant attention, winning the Mantle AI Fest competition and growing its waitlist to over 110,000 users from a community of more than 120,000 participants.
How the funding will be used: The funding will support the launch of SURGE, a gamified predictive trading platform that uses human expertise and AI neural networks to accurately forecast market movements in volatile conditions.
KEY QUOTES:
“Metafide is building the kind of infrastructure this industry has been missing: fast, intelligent, and built for real participation. Their approach to predictive finance aligns perfectly with where we see the market going, and we’re proud to support a team turning data, intuition, and execution into a unified system that actually works.”
Alex Hoffman, Head of Ecosystem, DogeOS
“Our goal with SURGE is to democratize market forecasting by combining the analytical depth of AI with the irreplaceable strategic insight of human traders on a global scale.”
CEO Frank Speiser
