February 22nd: meso, a payments platform connecting banks and blockchain, announced that it has raised $9.5 million in a seed round co-led by Solana Ventures and Ribbit Capital, with participation from 6th Man Ventures, Canonical Crypto, Phantom co-founder Chris Kalani, and Pinterest CEO Bill . Ready and Archie Puri of Bodhi Labs. According to the team, “The network was launched by veterans of PayPal, Venmo, and Braintree. Apps can integrate Meso to onboard users without first sending them to a centralized exchange to fund their wallets.” Meso currently supports Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon, and plans to add Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base by the end of Q1.
