Liquid raises $18 million to build 24/7 trading platform for crypto and traditional assets
The Paradigm backed platform says it has processed more than $3 billion in trading volume since launching in August 2025.
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Add us on Google by Estefano Gomez Apr. 28, 2026Liquid raised $18 million in Series Seed funding to expand its 24/7 trading platform across crypto and traditional markets, the company said today. The round was co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, Sunflower Capital, Paradigm, and General Catalyst.
Today, we're announcing an $18 million Series Seed, led by @neo and @leftlanecap, with continued support from Paradigm, General Catalyst, and other top VC firms — bringing our total raised to over $25 million. pic.twitter.com/UmESiftPAJ
— Liquid (@liquidtrading) April 28, 2026
The platform allows users to trade more than 500 markets across crypto, equities, commodities, foreign exchange, and pre-IPO assets through iOS, Android, and desktop apps. Liquid says it has processed more than $3 billion in trading volume across 40,000 users since launching in August 2025.
Liquid is positioning itself around the idea that traders increasingly want continuous exposure across markets that no longer move only during traditional exchange hours. The platform combines elements of derivatives venues, brokerages, and crypto exchanges into one interface, with support for long and short positioning through instruments such as perpetual futures.
The company also includes an AI powered assistant designed to help users analyze markets, surface trading insights, and execute trades more quickly. Liquid CEO and co-founder Franklyn Wang said the platform was built to give retail users access to advanced tools and markets that have historically been harder to reach.
The raise comes as consumer trading platforms push deeper into multi asset products, leverage, crypto rails, and around the clock market access. Liquid differentiates itself by offering up to 200x leverage across more than 500 markets.
MetaMask has also expanded into perpetual futures through a Hyperliquid integration that supports exposure to crypto tokens, equities, commodities, and currencies, showing how crypto native interfaces are increasingly moving beyond spot tokens.
Liquid has now raised $25.6 million in total, after previously securing a $7.6 million seed round led by Paradigm last November.
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