Sats Terminal, a Bitcoin-native decentralized finance ( DeFi) aggregation protocol, has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to streamline fragmented services across the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Bitcoin DeFi Aggregator Sats Terminal Secures $1.7M Backing From Coinbase Ventures, Draper
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Sats Terminal Secures $1.7M
The funding round, announced April 8, was co-led by Coinbase Ventures and Draper Associates, with participation from Draper Dragon, BitcoinFi Accelerator, and others. Sats Terminal aims to consolidate decentralized exchanges, bridges, and yield protocols into a single interface to simplify user access.
Investors highlighted the platform’s potential to address ecosystem fragmentation. Tim Draper of Draper Associates stated the protocol could “unleash Bitcoin’s true power” by aggregating liquidity. The round included angels such as Paul Taylor and Franklin Bi.
Founded by Stanislav Havryliuk and Rishabh Java, Sats Terminal seeks to reduce technical barriers for Bitcoin DeFi activities like staking and token swaps. Java emphasized the protocol’s focus on keeping Bitcoin “decentralized, secure, and miner-profitable” while improving accessibility.
The platform has already integrated with Runes projects like DOG and BILLY, and is live on Liquidium, Xverse, and Runes.com. These partnerships aim to drive liquidity and user engagement across partner networks.
New capital will fund expanded integrations, improved order-splitting algorithms, and auto-compounding yield features. The team plans to develop infrastructure for routing and trading to optimize transaction rates.
Sats Terminal joins a growing list of Bitcoin-focused projects attracting institutional backing as interest in non-Ethereum DeFi tools rises. Coinbase Ventures and Draper Associates have previously invested in crypto firms like SpaceX and Tesla.
