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Sommelier
Startup Streamlining DeFi Portfolio Management
About Sommelier
Sommelier Finance, accessible at app.sommelier.finance, is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform designed to optimize asset management on blockchain networks like Ethereum and Arbitrum. The platform primarily serves individual investors and institutional clients looking to enhance their liquidity provision strategies. Unlike traditional financial services, Sommelier does not manage portfolios directly. Instead, it provides tools and smart contracts that allow users to make independent decisions about adding liquidity to various portfolios.
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Operating in the rapidly growing DeFi market, Sommelier leverages blockchain technology to offer a transparent and secure environment for asset management. The platform supports various digital assets, including WETH (Wrapped Ether), USDC (USD Coin), WBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin), SOMM (Sommelier's native token), and stETH (Staked Ether). Users interact with these assets through decentralized applications (dApps), which are software applications that run on a peer-to-peer network rather than a single computer.
Sommelier's business model revolves around providing a decentralized platform where users can execute transactions and manage their assets without intermediaries. The company generates revenue through transaction fees and possibly through the appreciation of its native token, SOMM. Additionally, the platform may use collected data to improve its services and for marketing purposes, although it aims to minimize the amount of personal data collected.
The platform emphasizes user autonomy and security, ensuring that users retain control over their private keys and wallet seeds. This approach aligns with the broader DeFi ethos of decentralization and user empowerment. However, users must be aware of potential regulatory changes that could impact the platform in the future.
In summary, Sommelier Finance offers a decentralized, user-centric platform for optimizing liquidity provision in the DeFi market, catering to both individual and institutional investors.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Employees
- 8
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 67.2/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Crypto and DeFi
- Sector
- Fintech, Asset Management, Defi, Ethereum Ecosystem, Crypto and Web3, Hard Tech
- Technology
- Blockchain
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Oct 2021 | $23M | $92M | Polychain Capital · Zola Global · Secure Ventures · D1 Ventures | — |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Mar 2021 | $3.5M | $14M | Sam Bankman-Fried · Standard Crypto | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Sommelier is 680 monthly website visits, down 78.1% over the last three months. Sommelier's team declined 11.1% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed2 investors entered at this stage
- SBSam Bankman-Fried
Standard Crypto
Series A8 investors entered at this stage
Polychain Capital- ZGZola Global
- SVSecure Ventures
D1 Ventures
Tendermint- AVAlameda Ventures
Byzantine Partners- FVFerngrove Ventures
Other known investors1 additional known investor
Multicoin Capital
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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