AI and Web3 startup PoobaAI has raised $2 million in seed funding from early Ethereum and Cosmos investor, FourTwoAlpha Ltd., in a move designed to make AI-powered blockchain creation accessible to anyone, regardless of technical expertise.
Based in Fort Worth, PoobaAI has built an artificial intelligence-powered, no-code platform that allows creators, entrepreneurs, and businesses to launch decentralized Web3 applications, tokenized ecosystems, and autonomous AI agents without writing a single line of code. The new capital will be used to accelerate the rollout of its flagship product, MCP Server, and support market expansion as the company works through a 4,000-strong global waiting list spanning North America, Europe and Asia.
MCP Server, unveiled ahead of the funding announcement, is the first infrastructure layer designed to connect AI agents directly to the blockchain. The technology allows seamless multi-chain operations, transforming traditional static networks into dynamic, self-sustaining ecosystems capable of adapting and evolving in real-time. By combining this with PubahAI's intuitive platform, builders can develop decentralized systems up to 60 percent faster and at 90 percent lower cost than traditional methods, the company says.
“Web3 holds the keys to a truly open Internet, yet it remains trapped in a cage of code and complexity,” said Dr. Dana Love, President and Chairman of PubAI. “We're blowing those doors wide open, equipping builders with AI that doesn't just automate – it innovates. Backed by FourTwoAlpha, we're turbocharging this revolution and proving that the future of decentralized infrastructure can be as intuitive as drag-and-drop and as powerful as blockchain.”
Founded by a team of AI and Web3 veterans, PoobaAI is part of a new generation of companies working to democratize the intersection of artificial intelligence and decentralized technology. The startup's mission is to remove the complexity that has long hindered adoption, creating what it calls the “maker economy for Web3” – a space where individuals and organizations can build tokenized, autonomous systems as easily as they can design a website.
Investor FourTwoAlpha Ltd., based in the British Virgin Islands, said it sees PubaAI's technology as the next logical step in the evolution of decentralized systems. The company's portfolio includes early investments in some of the world's most transformative blockchain networks, and it believes PoobaAI's AI-native approach can help drive mainstream adoption of decentralized infrastructure.
The funding will also fuel PubAAI’s efforts to expand its community of builders through university partnerships and global developer initiatives, as well as deepen its collaboration with leading blockchain ecosystems. The company is already piloting its “chain-licensing” model with several major Layer 1 networks, aiming to embed its AI infrastructure at the heart of the decentralized internet.
With additional AI tools entering public beta later this year, PoobaAI is positioning itself as a bridge between the AI and blockchain worlds – a convergence that many industry observers see as the next major frontier in technological innovation. “The next wave of progress will come from people who not only use AI or blockchain but combine them,” Dr. Love said. “PoobaAI is here to make that fusion simple, scalable, and unstoppable.”
Amy Ingham
Amy is a newly qualified journalist specializing in business journalism with responsibility for news content at Business Matters, the UK's largest print and online source of current business news.
