DeFi platform Azura raises $6.9M in seed round

Azura, a new decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, raised $6.9 million in seed funding led by Initialized, with participation from Volt Capital, Winklevoss Capital and Solana co-founder Raj Gokal, according to Fortune Crypto. CEO Jackson Denka aims to streamline DeFi by connecting wallets, blockchains and exchanges into a single interface. Azura previously launched its beta version under the name "Thunder" in 2023.