More than half of all internet traffic is now generated by bots and AI. EarnOS thinks that’s a problem worth solving, and it just raised the money to try.
The company behind the ero mobile app announced a $6 million Pre-Series A round led by 1kx, with Coinbase Ventures and Circle Ventures among the participants. That equity raise is paired with a four-year, $12.5 million non-dilutive strategic investment from Verona, bringing the total funding at launch to $18.5 million.
The ero app officially exited beta on June 17, positioning itself as what the company calls “the internet’s reward program.” Users get paid for engaging with brands in ways that prove they’re actual humans.
How ero works and why brands are paying attention
Ero’s answer is zkTLS, a cryptographic verification technology that validates user actions without exposing personal data. The technology creates proof that a real person completed a real action, whether that’s watching a video, visiting a page, or interacting with a product.
