Multiliquid closes seed round led by Polychain with participation from Strobe Ventures, CMT Digital, Metalayer Ventures, Generative Ventures and Circle Ventures, bringing total funding to $8 million. Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 ET LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Uniform Labs, the developer of Multiliquid, the institutional liquidity protocol for tokenized assets, today announced the close of its seed round led by Polychain, with participation from Strobe Ventures, CMT Digital, Metalayer Ventures and Generative Ventures, and Circle Ventures, bringing Multiliquid's total funding to $8 million. Tokenized assets, from Treasuries and money market funds to private credit and other real-world assets, represent the fastest-growing frontier in institutional digital finance. However, market adoption remains constrained by traditional primary subscription and redemption cycles that can take days to settle. With federal stablecoin frameworks like the GENIUS Act prohibiting payment stablecoin issuers from paying yield directly to holders, institutions require programmatic rails to rotate between yield-bearing tokenized investments and transactional stablecoins 24/7, at scale, without balance-sheet drag. Multiliquid delivers that infrastructure. It is a neutral, compliance-first liquidity layer that lets holders swap blue-chip tokenized assets and stablecoins in a single atomic transaction. The protocol supports tokenized funds from premier asset managers, including Wellington Management, VanEck, Janus Henderson and Fasanara, as well as major stablecoins, including USDC. "Tokenization only matters if the assets are actually liquid," said Will Beeson, Founder and CEO of Multiliquid. "Traditional capital markets rely on deep repo facilities and overnight lending to keep liquidity moving. On-chain finance requires the same institutional plumbing. Having Polychain lead this round, joined by Strobe Ventures, CMT Digital, Metalayer Ventures, Generative Ventures and Circle Ventures, validates our focus: liquidity and continuous settlement are the next foundational layer for institutional adoption." "Tokenized assets have started to gain traction but liquidity remains the bottleneck. Multiliquid is building the connective layer for institutions to move seamlessly between tokenized funds and stablecoins across issuers and venues. Will's deep experience in this market is unmatched, and we're excited to back this breakthrough project," said Olaf Carlson-Wee, Founder of Polychain. About Multiliquid Multiliquid is a 24/7 instant settlement platform for tokenized assets, providing continuous, atomic conversion between regulated real-world assets and stablecoins. Founded by veterans of Standard Chartered and UniCredit, Multiliquid enables institutions to eliminate settlement friction across on-chain capital markets. Learn more at multiliquid.xyz. SOURCE Uniform Labs

Multiliquid, a settlement platform for tokenised assets, has raised $8 million across its pre-seed and seed rounds. Polychain led the seed round.

A New Unicorn Based in Kazakhstan: Network School Raises Funding at a $2 Billion Valuation from Polychain, Andreessen Horowitz, and Coinbase Where founders and engineers choose to build matters. Over time, their presence can shape a country’s ability to create companies, develop expertise and attract investment. Network School, founded by Balaji Srinivasan, former Chief Technology Officer of Coinbase and former General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, is raising an investment round at a $2 billion valuation. The company is headquartered in Kazakhstan. The round is led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase and Srinivasan. It was announced on October 9 at Network State Conference 2026. For Kazakhstan, the strategic significance lies in connecting international capital and expertise with local talent — and creating the conditions for that collaboration to produce globally competitive businesses. “Our vision is to build technology communities here in Kazakhstan that bring together local and international talent to serve global markets and work with leading international companies. We want these communities to take root here, creating highly skilled jobs and opening up global opportunities for people in Kazakhstan,” said Zhaslan Madiyev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development. Following a July memorandum with the Ministry to relocate Network School’s headquarters to Astana, more than 200 people, including its core team, have moved to Kazakhstan. Its community is now based at the alem.ai International AI Center campus. The next phase envisages an academic institution developed with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, a pathway towards degree-granting university status, and training linked to employment with Kazakh companies. For potential investors, this creates an ecosystem worth watching: one in which education, recruitment and company formation can reinforce each other. Sustained collaboration between local and international teams can deepen the talent pool, transfer expertise and build the relationships from which new businesses emerge. Our long-term objective is to ensure that these capabilities take root in Kazakhstan, creating skilled jobs and companies that serve global markets. #Kazakhstan #VentureCapital #NetworkSchool #TechTalent