Kyo Finance and Startale Ventures: new strategic alliance for the evolution of Multi-Chain DeFi

Kyo Finance, next-generation infrastructure for decentralized exchanges (veDEX), has announced a strategic partnership with Startale Ventures, the investment arm of the Startale group, a key player in the development of the Soneium and Optimism Superchain ecosystems

This agreement represents a fundamental step towards the creation of a compliant, scalable, and multi-chain DeFi infrastructure, capable of responding to the growing institutional demand for regulated access to on-chain markets.

Kyo Finance: leader in liquidity on Soneium

Since its inception on January 14, coinciding with the launch of the Soneium Mainnet, Kyo Finance has established itself as the main liquidity hub on Soneium, reaching over 55 million dollars in TVL (Total Value Locked) and surpassing 530 million dollars in cumulative trading volume.

This success has not gone unnoticed: among dozens of candidate projects, Kyo has been selected as the winner of the Soneium Spark Incubation Program, obtaining both financial support and a strategic technical alignment with the long-term vision of Soneium.

The role of Startale Ventures: beyond investment

The partnership with Startale Ventures offers Kyo Finance much more than just a capital contribution. Thanks to this alliance, Kyo gains access to a robust ecosystem that includes a network of institutional partners, advanced technical consultancy, and seamless integration opportunities on platforms like Soneium and Superchain

As highlighted by Sota Watanabe, CEO of Startale Group, the common goal is to tackle the main challenges of contemporary DeFi, starting with the fragmentation of liquidity and the creation of a true multi-chain ecosystem.

A vision for the DeFi of the future

The investment of Startale Ventures in Kyo Finance is part of a broader strategy aimed at building dominant liquidity infrastructures in new blockchain ecosystems. Startale Ventures, in fact, focuses on early-stage investments in protocols that can become pillars of the next generation of decentralized finance.

According to Kai, CEO of Kyo Finance, the arrival of over 50 new chains within the Superchain makes it urgent to resolve the fragmentation of liquidity. Kyo addresses this challenge with a fully vertically integrated stack, capable of offering multi-chain access and advanced governance tools.

Regulation and institutional demand: a turning point

The US regulatory landscape is experiencing a phase of strong openness towards the deregulation of cryptocurrencies, with initiatives like the Clarity Act and the “Project Crypto” by the SEC. In this context, institutional interest in compliant and composable DeFi solutions is growing strongly.

Kyo Finance is at the center of this transformation, offering a platform designed to unify fragmented liquidity and provide governance tools and regulated access to on-chain markets.

Technological innovation and interoperability

Thanks to the support of Startale Ventures and the Soneium Spark Fund, Kyo Finance is ready to consolidate its role as a reference in liquidity management on Superchain networks

The infrastructure of Kyo allows batch transactions with a single click, real-time voting weights, and the use of a fully fungible voting token, eliminating the complexity of NFTs or time lock systems.

Furthermore, Kyo will continue to leverage the infrastructure of Account Abstraction and the Startale Nodes to enable gasless transactions, demonstrating the practical value and interoperability of Startale technology within its portfolio of companies.

Towards a new era of multi-chain DeFi

With Startale Ventures leading the strategic round and the support of the Soneium Spark Fund, Kyo Finance positions itself to unify fragmented liquidity across Superchain networks, optimize capital flows, and establish a new standard for DeFi infrastructure in an increasingly multi-chain future.

The sector is experiencing a radical change: more than half of the trading volumes now pass through aggregators or integrated swap interfaces. In this scenario, decentralized exchanges lacking robust resolution engines risk losing value to third parties, while those without competitive frontends risk seeing their order flows vanish. Kyo, with its integrated architecture and support from Startale, aims to address these challenges by offering a complete and scalable solution.

Kyo Finance: distinctive features

Kyo Finance was born as a native veDEX on Soneium, with the goal of offering an intuitive and user-first DeFi experience. It combines the best AMM features, real-time governance, and a simplified tokenomics. The platform stands out for its ease of use: no complex NFT or time-lock systems, but a fungible voting token and simplified batch transactions.

Startale Group: innovation between entertainment and finance

Startale Group, based in Singapore, has established itself as a builder of the foundations of the next digital civilization, bringing billions of users on-chain. Known for the co-creation of Sony’s Layer-2 blockchain, Soneium, and Astar Network, Startale develops innovative tools like Startale AA, networks, and applications that meet the specific needs of the entertainment and financial markets, consolidating a unique position thanks to its dual sector expertise.

Conclusion: a partnership for the future of decentralized finance

The alliance between Kyo Finance and Startale Ventures represents much more than a simple investment: it is the foundation for a new era of regulated and accessible multi-chain DeFi. In a context of growing institutional demand and rapid technological evolution, this partnership promises to redefine the standards of decentralized finance, offering concrete solutions to the challenges of liquidity fragmentation and scalability.