Liquid is the platform where traders can act on opportunities in real time, without being constrained by market hours, platforms, or complexity.
Liquid, a platform building the future of trading, announced the successful closing of an $18 million Series Seed funding round. The fundraise was co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital, in addition to existing investors Paradigm and General Catalyst. The funding comes as Liquid continues to build the go-to platform for trading every major asset class, crypto or traditional – around the clock.
Liquid is designed for a new generation of traders who operate across multiple asset classes and seek to act on short-term opportunities. While traditional platforms fragment access across brokers, exchanges, and asset classes, Liquid consolidates trading into a single interface, available on iOS, Android, and desktop, allowing users to trade over 500 markets spanning crypto, equities, commodities, FX, and pre-IPO assets in one place, with up to 200x leverage – all without surrendering custody of their assets.
The fundraise comes amid growing interest in alternative and non-traditional assets, alongside continued growth in digital asset trading. The investment thesis mirrors one of the most enduring patterns in financial services: the consumer interface captures disproportionate value relative to underlying infrastructure. Brokerages collectively exceed the market capitalization of much of the upstream value chain they sit atop. By combining elements of derivatives platforms, brokerages, and crypto exchanges into a single product, Liquid is positioned to serve traders navigating increasingly interconnected global markets.
“Markets don’t operate on a schedule anymore, but most trading platforms still do,” said Liquid CEO and co-founder Franklyn Wang. “The reality is that 24/7 trading is already happening across global markets. We built Liquid to reflect that reality, giving traders continuous access to assets and the ability to act the moment opportunity strikes. One of our primary goals for the platform is to democratize access to markets that retail traders have no real access to. By equipping everyday users with advanced tools, including AI-driven research and execution capabilities, we enable retail traders to operate with the same speed and sophistication as professional quantitative investors.”
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As markets grow more volatile and reactive to real-time information, the traditional 9-to-5 trading window no longer cuts it. Liquid enables traders to respond to breaking news, macro events, and price movements the moment they happen – not when markets reopen. Since its August 2025 launch, the platform has seen over $3B in trading volume across 40,000 users.
Liquid expands access to markets that have historically been difficult for retail traders to reach. Through instruments such as perpetual futures, users can gain exposure to commodities and alternative assets while easily expressing both long and short positions in volatile environments. To further simplify the trading experience, Liquid incorporates an AI-powered chat assistant that helps users navigate markets, surface insights, and execute trades at professional speeds, while delivering institutional-grade research and analysis. The feature is designed to reduce friction for both new and experienced traders, making it easier to analyze opportunities and act quickly within a single interface.
“Retail participation in financial markets has reached an all-time high, now accounting for 36% of order flow, and that cohort is increasingly seeking directional exposure without the complexity of traditional derivatives,” said Matthew Miller, Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital. “Liquid is well-positioned to meet that demand, and Franklyn and the team have shown a strong ability to translate institutional-grade infrastructure into a product that resonates with everyday traders.”
“Liquid brings ease-of-use to powerful concepts like leverage, making advanced trading tactics accessible to the everyday investor,” said Ali Partovi, CEO of Neo. “I’ve known Franklyn for years and would bet on anything he does.”
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