一家建立代币化现金基金的欧洲初创公司已筹集了9000万美元的股权融资，旨在与包括贝莱德公司在内的行业重量级公司较量。
A European startup building tokenized cash funds has raised $90 million in equity funding, as it seeks to take on sector heavyweights including BlackRock Inc.
Spiko联合创始人兼首席执行官Paul-Adrien Hyppolite在接受采访时表示，总部位于伦敦和巴黎的Spiko SAS在New Enterprise Associates牵头的B轮融资后，目前估值为8亿美元。根据周二发布的一份声明，Index Ventures、White Star Capital和Speedinvest也参与了此次融资。
London and Paris-based Spiko SAS is now valued at $800 million following a Series B funding round led by New Enterprise Associates, Spiko co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Paul-Adrien Hyppolite said in an interview. Index Ventures, White Star Capital and Speedinvest also participated in the raise, according to a statement published on Tuesday.
Spiko在区块链技术上发行货币市场基金，并与金融科技公司和其他客户合作分销这些基金。根据rwa.xyz的数据，其旗舰产品是以欧元计价的Spiko Amundi隔夜掉期基金，于3月份推出，此后资产已达到约15亿美元。该基金迅速在市场风向标、价值23亿美元的贝莱德美元机构数字流动性基金中占据优势。
Spiko issues money-market funds on blockchain technology and works with fintech firms and other clients to distribute them. Its flagship, the euro-denominated Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund, launched in March and has since reached about $1.5 billion in assets, according to rwa.xyz data. That fund is quickly gaining ground on the $2.3 billion BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, the market bellwether.
“当你看看欧洲的货币供应时，你会发现绝大多数是银行存款，”Hyppolite说。根据投资公司研究所追踪的数据，虽然美元货币市场基金持有近8万亿美元，但Hyppolite估计以欧元计价的货币基金持有约1万亿美元，该地区的财务主管则依赖银行存款。“我们将通过建立大量现金基金来弥补这一差距，”他补充道。
“When you look at the European money supply, the vast majority of it is in bank deposits,” said Hyppolite. While US dollar money-market funds hold almost $8 trillion, according to data tracked by the Investment Company Institute, Hyppolite reckons euro-denominated equivalents hold roughly $1 trillion, with treasurers in the region relying instead on bank deposits. “We’re going to bridge this gap by building great cash funds,” he added.
Hyppolite是法国财政部金融市场部门前副部长，而他的联合创始人Antoine Michon此前曾为法国政府提供技术咨询。Spiko于2023年推出，迄今已筹集1.2亿美元，之前的支持者包括Revolut首席执行官Nik Storonsky。
Hyppolite is a former deputy head of the financial markets division at the French treasury, while his co-founder Antoine Michon previously advised the French government on technology. Launched in 2023, Spiko has to date raised $120 million, with previous backers including Revolut Chief Executive Officer Nik Storonsky.
德国央行前行长、瑞银集团前董事长阿克塞尔·韦伯（Axel Weber）作为天使投资者参与了Spiko的B轮融资。
Axel Weber, former president of the Bundesbank and ex-chairman of UBS Group AG, participated as an angel investor in Spiko’s Series B round.
根据rwa.xyz的数据，如今，Spiko所有产品管理的资产约为27亿美元。其旗舰基金由Amundi Asset Management共同创立，上个月被标准普尔全球评级评级评为AAAf。
Today, Spiko has about $2.7 billion in assets under management across all its products, according to rwa.xyz data. Its flagship fund, which was co-created with Amundi Asset Management, was rated AAAf by S&P Global Ratings last month.