EarnOS has raised $18.5 million in strategic financing as it officially rolls out its consumer rewards platform in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK, according to a Wednesday statement.
Ero is a digital rewards platform that aims to make online engagement more transparent and trustworthy. Powered by zkTLS privacy technology and Verona’s network, the platform allows brands to confirm authentic human activity, minimize fraudulent traffic, and compensate users for verified digital interactions.
The financing includes a $6 million Pre-Series A round led by 1kx, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and Social Graph Ventures, alongside a $12.5 million non-dilutive strategic investment from Verona. The company said the platform launched with more than $30 million in annualized reward commitments from major consumer brands.
“This funding round is about building the Verified Internet,” Phil George, CEO of EarnOS, commented on the release. “Brands are losing over $100B a year to bots, fake engagement, and AI-generated noise. Our app, ero, inverts that model by letting brands pay only for real, verified outcomes, while people earn real money for the value they already create online.”
