Stablecoin infrastructure startup Checker has raised $8 million in funding from a range of investors as it aims to help increase stablecoin adoption with institutional tools.
The funding was raised across pre-seed and seed rounds after Checker was pre-empted in late 2025, co-founder and CEO Jack Chong told The Block. Galaxy Ventures, Al Mada Ventures, and Framework Ventures are "all large investors," Chong said, with participation from multiple other investors, including Bitso and Airtm in Latin America, DFS Lab in Africa, and Onigiri Capital, SNZ Capital, and Velocity in Asia.
Angel investors, including Bam Azizi, co-founder and CEO of Mesh, Shivani Siroya, co-founder and CEO of Tala, and Reid Cuming, co-founder of Superstate, also participated, Chong said. He declined to disclose the structure of the rounds, Checker's valuation, and whether any investors took board, advisory, or observer seats.
The funding comes as stablecoin startups have been getting more investor attention amid rising adoption. Large institutions have also been acquiring stablecoin infrastructure startups, including Stripe's $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge, while Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion earlier this year.
