According to BlockBeats news, on December 10th, Surf, a professional AI platform specially built for the cryptocurrency field, announced the completion of a $15 million financing, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group.

Surf went live as an invitation-only product in July and became fully available to the public in September. According to company data, the platform currently has over 300,000 users and has accumulated over 1 million search results. Li said that Surf can answer a wide range of crypto questions, from basic to deep technology, and 80% of the platform's users are not practitioners in the crypto industry, and the remaining 20% are from venture capital, exchanges and other crypto-related institutions.

The startup says its revenue has reached millions of dollars and hopes to grow to $10 million by the end of 2026. Surf's revenue is derived from a subscription basis, with users paying anywhere from $15 to $399 per month depending on the tier. The platform also offers a free version, but the number of questions you can ask per day is limited. The company currently employs less than 30 people.

Li sees the company's main competitors as mainstream AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok. According to its benchmark report co-authored with Princeton University, Surf outperforms ChatGPT and Grok four times better on crypto tasks.