Singapore-based Fere AI has raised $1.3M in a seed round to develop always-on, self-improving trading agents for retail investors.
The company announced via GlobeNewswire on April 23, 2026.
The round positions Fere as an entrant in the growing market for AI-powered crypto trading tools.
What Fere Is Building
Fere's core product is a trading agent that runs continuously and adjusts its own behavior based on market feedback. The company describes the system as self-improving, meaning the agent refines its strategy over time without requiring manual updates from users. The goal is to give retail participants access to tools previously reserved for institutional desks.
The GlobeNewswire release states Fere is doing for financial markets what early personal computing platforms did for general-purpose software access. The company has not disclosed specific backers or the identities of lead investors in this round.
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Background
AI trading agents have attracted growing interest in 2026. The broader AI agent narrative in crypto accelerated in early 2025 and carried into this year, with several protocols launching agent frameworks on Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH). Retail-focused products have lagged institutional tools in sophistication, which is the gap Fere says it is targeting.
Seed rounds in this category have ranged from under $1M to over $10M, depending on team track record and product stage.
At $1.3M, Fere's raise sits at the smaller end of the spectrum, suggesting a pre-product or very early-stage deployment.
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Market Context
Bybit separately announced a new AI Hub product, designed to give traders access to AI-powered execution tools within its existing exchange interface. That announcement, made via Bybit's official announcements channel, shows established exchanges also moving into this space.
Fere positions itself differently by targeting users who do not already operate on large trading platforms. The self-improving agent concept means a user could onboard with no active trading experience and allow the system to adapt over time.
No token has been announced. Fere has not indicated a timeline for a public product launch as of this release.
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