The funding includes a $3 million pre-seed round at a $30 million fully diluted valuation (FDV) and a $5 million seed round at an $80 million FDV.
The pre-seed round was led by DEXTools Ventures and Orderly Network, while the seed round included BigBrain Holdings, NEAR, Animoca Brands, Sfermion and Shima Capital.
According to the company, fundraising began in November 2025, with the pre-seed round closing in December 2025 and the seed round closing in early 2026.
PERPTools Funding and Investors
The new funding brings together investors and infrastructure providers from across the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.
DEXTools Ventures provides a connection to the DEXTools ecosystem, while Orderly Network supplies the underlying trading infrastructure and liquidity layer used by PERPTools.
The company says the participating investors also bring experience across consumer crypto, creator-focused platforms and blockchain ecosystems.
Evgen Tokarev, CEO of PERPTools, said the platform was developed around the existing trading audience of DEXTools and its analytics infrastructure.
PERPTools was founded by members of the team behind DEXTools. Tokarev previously worked on trading infrastructure at DEXTools and has nine years of experience in trading systems.
The company’s leadership team also includes CTO Denys Hrechko, formerly of Everstake, and CMO Wael Rajab, who is also CEO of DEXTools Ventures.
What Is PERPTools?
PERPTools is a decentralized perpetual trading platform that combines perpetual futures trading with AI-based trading agents and market prediction products.
The platform uses Orderly Network’s omnichain liquidity infrastructure, which provides orderbook-based trading across supported blockchain networks.
Perpetual futures are contracts that allow traders to take long or short positions on an asset without owning the underlying asset directly. They have become a significant part of decentralized derivatives markets.
PERPTools is attempting to combine this trading infrastructure with automated trading agents and other applications within a single platform.
PERPTools Products
The platform has launched three products ahead of its planned token generation event (TGE).
Perp DEX
The PERPTools Perp DEX is a decentralized perpetual futures exchange currently available on mainnet.
It supports long and short positions, leverage and cross-margin trading. Deposits are non-custodial, while trading is settled through Orderly Network’s omnichain central limit order book (CLOB) infrastructure.
AI Arena
AI Arena is a marketplace for autonomous onchain trading agents.
Users can create an agent by defining parameters such as risk tolerance, leverage limits and a trading strategy using natural-language instructions.
The agents can then trade continuously using the liquidity available on the PERPTools perpetual exchange.
Users can also allocate USDC to individual agents. Agent rankings are based on verified 30-day onchain profit and loss (PnL), according to PERPTools.
Tap Prediction
Tap Prediction is a prediction market product that uses live perpetual market price feeds.
Users select positions on a price grid and can place small wagers starting from $0.10. The platform advertises payouts of up to 25x depending on the selected outcome.
PERPTools says the product has a prize pool of more than $1 million and is generating revenue ahead of the company’s planned token launch.
PERPTools Reports $240 Million in Beta Trading Volume
PERPTools says its private beta generated approximately $240 million in trading volume before the token generation event.
The company is using this early activity as part of its effort to expand from a trading analytics ecosystem into a broader trading platform.
DEXTools co-founder and CMO Frederic Fernández said the integration is intended to allow users to move from market discovery to trade execution without leaving the broader DEXTools ecosystem.
Orderly Network CEO and co-founder Ran Yi also highlighted the use of Orderly’s liquidity infrastructure as part of PERPTools’ trading platform.
Why AI Trading Agents Are Becoming Part of DeFi
AI-powered trading agents are becoming an emerging area within decentralized finance as developers experiment with automated strategies that can interact directly with blockchain-based markets.
Unlike traditional trading bots, AI-based agents can be designed to interpret strategy instructions, apply predefined risk parameters and execute transactions automatically.
PERPTools is combining this model with perpetual futures markets through its AI Arena product.
The approach also creates a marketplace model in which users can evaluate the performance of different trading agents and allocate capital based on their onchain results.
However, automated trading in perpetual markets also carries significant risks. Leverage can amplify both gains and losses, while the performance of an automated trading strategy can change substantially as market conditions change.
Users should also understand crypto scams and rug-pull risks before committing funds to new platforms or projects.
PERPTools Plans Q4 2026 Token Generation Event
With both funding rounds completed, PERPTools says its focus is now shifting toward product development and ecosystem expansion.
The company is targeting a Q4 2026 token generation event (TGE) as it continues developing its perpetual trading infrastructure and AI-based products.
The broader strategy is centered on connecting market discovery, automated trading and decentralized derivatives within the same ecosystem.
The success of the platform will ultimately depend on continued product development, trading activity, liquidity and adoption among users and developers.
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