PERPTools, an AI-native perpetuals trading platform built by the team behind DEXTools, is in the news today after raising $8 million across two token rounds.
A $3 million pre-seed at a $30 million fully diluted valuation (FDV) was led by DEXTools Ventures and Orderly Network. Later, a $5 million seed round at a $80 million FDV brought in BigBrain Holdings, NEAR, Animoca Brands, Sfermion, and Shima Capital as key stakeholders.
How did the fundraising go?
Fundraising began in November 2025. While the pre-seed closed in December 2025, it was followed by the seed round in early 2026.
The pre-seed brought together Orderly Network’s omnichain liquidity infrastructure and DEXTools’ established trading platform and user base. The seed round brought in funds with consumer-crypto and creator-economy portfolios that directly support the audience side of PERPTools’ model. Every ticket in the round contributes distribution, liquidity, or ecosystem alignment, rather than capital alone.
According to Evgen Tokarev, CEO of PERPTools,
We built the execution layer for 30 million traders already inside DEXTools. By embedding directly into the analytics platform and plugging into Orderly’s omnichain engine, we solved the cold-start problem before we even launched. $240 million in beta volume proves that when you remove the friction between discovery and execution, traders receive the best experience possible.
Tokarev previously built trading infrastructure at DEXTools and has nine years of experience building trading systems. He is joined by CTO Denys Hrechko, formerly of Everstake, who builds and runs the PERPTools platform. He is also joined by CMO Wael Rajab, who also serves as CEO of DEXTools Ventures and oversees distribution to the platform.
According to Frederic Fernández, Co-Founder and CMO of DEXTools,
DEXTools became the place where DeFi found its next trade. PERPTools is the natural next chapter, where the trade itself happens without ever leaving. We’ve watched our traders ask for this for years, and the response to Season 1 tells us everything: $240 million in beta volume before the token even exists. Now the entire flow from discovery to execution lives in one place, and 30 million traders are first in line.
Additionally, Ran Yi, CEO & Co-founder of Orderly Network, stated,
“PERPTools is exactly the kind of builder Orderly’s liquidity layer was designed for. A team that already has millions of users and needs institutional-grade depth on day one. Embedding a full perp DEX inside a platform with 30 million traders is a genuine first, and the beta volume already speaks for itself.”
What makes PERPTools’ approach different?
Perpetual futures account for over $10 billion in daily trading volume across decentralized exchanges (DEXs). And yet, the user experience has lagged behind.
PERPTools takes a significantly different approach, built on Orderly Network’s omnichain liquidity engine, an orderbook-based trading infrastructure that provides shared, bootstrapped liquidity across supported chains with no bridging required.
Orderly Network also operates as a key stakeholder and partner, giving PERPTools institutional depth from the start.
In fact, PERPTools has already shipped three live products ahead of its TGE:
- Perp DEX: A full perpetual exchange with non-custodial deposits, live on mainnet. Long and short positions, leverage, and cross-margin, all settled through Orderly’s omnichain CLOB.
- AI Arena: A live marketplace of autonomous onchain trading agents. Any user can deploy an agent in approximately five minutes by setting a risk profile, leverage constraints, and a free-form strategy description in natural language. Agents trade 24/7 on the same Perp DEX liquidity. Other users can deposit USDC into agents they believe in, and rankings are based on verified 30-day onchain PnL that cannot be faked.
- Tap Prediction: Real-time prediction markets built on live perpetual feeds, with payouts up to 25x. Users pick a cell on a price grid, stake from as little as $0.10, and collect the multiplier. The product has a prize pool exceeding $1 million and is already generating revenue pre-TGE.
What’s next for PERPTools?
With both funding rounds closed and three live products already generating significant traction, PERPTools will now shift its focus from capital raising to rapid execution. By combining institutional-grade liquidity with the largest built-in distribution in DeFi, the platform is positioned to redefine how the next generation of traders access perpetual markets.
As PERPTools moves towards its Q4 2026 Token Generation Event (TGE), the company aims to bridge the gap between market discovery and trade execution. It is working towards expanding the DEXTools ecosystem into an integrated trading destination that connects users with the tools and infrastructure needed to execute trades.
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