DeFi platform Curvance successfully raised $3.6 million in its first funding round, supported by over 20 different DAOs and developers. These funds will be used to enhance operational capabilities, conduct security audits, and attract leading experts in the field of decentralized finance.

Key participants in the round included Arbitrum Offchain Labs developers, the Wormhole platform, and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. Other participants were Scroll, Mantle, Eigenlayer, GMX, Curve Finance, Convex Finance, Balancer, Aura Finance, Pendle Finance, and Frax Finance.

Curvance describes its product as a universal DeFi application for lending and borrowing, aimed at eliminating fragmentation between different chains and protocols, thereby facilitating market access. The platform supports Ethereum and second-level networks, including Arbitrum, Optimism, Scroll, Base, and Polygon zkEVM, utilizing liquidity from decentralized exchanges such as Curve, Balancer, Velodrome, GMX, and Pendle.

Sandeep Nailwal noted that Curvance will simplify access to DeFi by easing the registration process. Chris Karapola, a co-founder, believes that the funding will allow Curvance to enhance the experience for both newcomers and experienced DeFi participants. Michael Batcher, another co-founder, discussed collaboration with partners and venture capitalists for the project's long-term success. Curvance's test network is set to launch soon.