IntoTheBlock & Trident Merge, Form Sentora, Raise $25M

May 6, 2025 – Sentora, a new institutional-grade DeFi platform, has emerged from the merger of IntoTheBlock, a DeFi analytics provider, and Trident Digital, a digital asset financial services firm. The company has simultaneously announced a successful $25 million Series A funding round, positioning it to revolutionize how institutions interact with decentralized finance.

The funding round was led by New Form Capital, with significant participation from Joint Effects and Tribe Capital. Strategic ecosystem investors include Ripple, Curved Ventures, Flare, and Bankai Ventures, underscoring the industry's confidence in Sentora's vision.

Sentora aims to address the key barriers hindering institutional adoption of DeFi by providing a compliant, consolidated access point to DeFi markets. The platform offers a suite of sophisticated tools and services designed specifically for funds, treasuries, and institutional investors, including:

Curated DeFi Yield Strategies: Access to carefully selected and vetted yield-generating strategies.

Real-time Risk Management: Sophisticated tools for monitoring and mitigating risks in the volatile DeFi landscape.

Custom Tokenization: Capabilities for creating and managing tokenized assets.

Lending and Hedging Solutions: Access to institutional-grade lending and hedging products.

Multi-Chain Protocol Interactions: A unified interface for interacting with protocols across different blockchains.

Advanced DeFi Strategies: Sophisticated strategies designed to maximize returns while managing risk.

Robust Risk Management: Enterprise-grade risk management tools and frameworks.

Enterprise-Grade Security: Security measures designed to protect institutional-grade assets.

"At Sentora, we believe that DeFi is the future of finance, but that future must be built with the needs of institutions in mind," said Anthony DeMartino, CEO of Sentora and former Head of Risk at Coinbase. "Through our strategic partnerships and the merger of IntoTheBlock and Trident, we are developing a platform that addresses the key blockers preventing institutional adoption of DeFi."

Alex Marinier, Founder and General Partner at New Form Capital, highlighted the importance of Sentora's approach: "Institutional capital won’t move into DeFi without strong risk management and compliance frameworks. Sentora provides both — without sacrificing performance.”

The newly secured funding will be used to accelerate Sentora's technology roadmap, further develop its institutional DeFi solutions, and expand its global partnerships. By combining IntoTheBlock's deep DeFi data expertise and Trident's experience in managing liquidity for leading Web3 projects like Aave, Sei, and Paxos, Sentora aims to provide institutions with the confidence to deploy capital in decentralized markets.

"The future of finance is decentralized — but not disorganized," added DeMartino. "We’re building the infrastructure that provides institutions confidence to operate at scale."

About Sentora:

Sentora is an institutional-grade DeFi platform built from the merger of IntoTheBlock and Trident Digital. It provides a unified platform for intelligent financial solutions, offering institutions compliant and consolidated access to DeFi markets. Sentora is committed to building a robust and secure DeFi ecosystem that empowers institutional investors to participate in the decentralized future of finance.

About IntoTheBlock & Trident Digital:

IntoTheBlock is a market intelligence platform that leverages on-chain metrics and advanced analytics to deliver actionable insights for crypto assets. Trident Digital is a digital asset financial services firm providing liquidity and advisory services to Web3 projects.