Solana-based memecoin trading platform raises $6.6M

Catapult Trade, a Solana-based platform for launching memecoins and offering leveraged trading, said on X it has raised about $6.6 million across four funding rounds. Participants included KuCoin Ventures, Odyana Ventures, Venture Vault VC, as well as institutional and angel investors. The company is developing a gamified memecoin issuance platform and a synthetic asset-based leveraged trading service, and plans to launch its native token this fall.