Why Universal is interesting

Alongside team's pivot from index products to universal liquidity rails — 'Circle for cryptoassets' thesis with Base/Morpho integrations.

Key facts

• Strategic round (2024): $9M led by a16z crypto for Universal protocol (The Block)
• Seed (Feb 2023): $11M led by a16z for Alongside index platform (a16z crypto)
• Co-investors not in VCT directory: Coinbase Ventures, Franklin Templeton
• VCT directory co-investors: none mapped (non-directory syndicates noted above); reviewed 2026-07-24

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Universal's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

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Related funding articles

Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Universal's financing or category context.

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