Blockchain startup Atrya receives 1.52 million euros
Hamburg-based startup Atrya has announced a pre-seed financing round worth 1.52 million euros. The company is developing a blockchain-based payment infrastructure.
Atrya develops a solution for digital money
The financing round is led by Gnosis VC, an investor specialising in Web3 and blockchain. Also involved are Heartfelt, IFB Hamburg and business angels such as former PIMCO managing director Andrew Bosomworth, Volker Jacobs and Markus Franke. Atrya intends to use the fresh capital to further expand its international presence together with partners in Europe, the US, Asia and Latin America. The startup is currently still in the pilot phase.
Atrya was founded in 2023 under the name Caplend by Lorian Qorraj, Benjamin James and Julia Beermann. According to its own statements, it is developing the next generation of payment service providers through a native on-chain payment infrastructure based on e-money tokens. Unlike cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, these tokens are an electronic substitute for cash linked to the value of an official currency such as the euro or US dollar. Atrya's solution is fully compliant with the EU's MiCAR (Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation), which standardises and regulates the trading of crypto assets and the provision of services.
