HelloTrade is building a trading application that lets retail and professional investors worldwide gain leveraged exposure to global equities, ETFs, commodities, and digital assets through perpetual futures. Founded by former BlackRock crypto directors Wyatt Raich and Kevin Tang, the company leverages the MegaETH blockchain, which can process over 100,000 transactions per second, enabling a brokerage-like user experience without wallet setup, gas fees, or crypto-specific jargon. The product is designed as a mobile-first app for iOS and Android, with an early-access waitlist already live. HelloTrade positions itself as a gateway to real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain, combining 24/7 market access with institutional-grade security and Ethereum-level trust assumptions. Advisors include Arthur Hayes (Maelstrom), Josh Lim (FalconX), David C. (LeadBlock Partners & LeadBlock Bitpanda Ventures), Larry Florio (Ethena), and Andrew Saunders (Amazon). The founders previously launched BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, the fastest ETF in history to reach $100 billion in assets, underscoring their capital-markets pedigree. Although still pre-launch, HelloTrade now has fresh seed funding to accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2025