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About ORO
ORO is an AI-driven financial execution platform that converts plain-language instructions into multi-step DeFi transactions across Ethereum, Solana, and ZIGChain. Users can swap, stake, lend, borrow, or bridge assets by simply typing or speaking a sentence, while all transactions remain non-custodial and require user wallet signatures.
Its core differentiator is the Shield Engine, a pre-signature simulation layer that decodes contract calls, flags malicious approvals, and detects risky interactions before any transaction is signed. This addresses a critical market pain point: DeFi's complexity and security risks deter mainstream adoption. ORO lowers the barrier by replacing multi-step protocol navigation with conversational intent, while maintaining rigorous security through simulation.
Over the past six months (March to September 2026), ORO has demonstrated significant traction. The platform onboarded over 350,000 unique active users across 80+ languages. An educational campaign backed by AWS recorded more than 250,000 verified completions, and a separate integration with Ondo Finance drew over 50,000 completions within its first day. Live integrations now span major protocols including Morpho, Kamino, Lido, Aave, Uniswap, and Raydium.
While no major negative incidents were reported, the platform's reliance on third-party protocol integrations inherently carries smart contract risk, which the Shield Engine aims to mitigate but cannot fully eliminate.
Founded in 2024 by Varun Choudhary, Oro is an AI-driven DeFi execution platform that converts natural-language instructions into multi-step onchain transactions, adhering to a non-custodial, user-authorized signing model.
It raised $3 million in strategic funding co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital, bringing total funding to $4 million, to expand its AI and compliance frameworks, drive user growth, and support enterprise integrations.
The platform has amassed over 350,000 active users, supports 80+ languages, and has mainnet integrations with major protocols including Aave, Uniswap, Lido, and Morpho, validating product-market fit.
On the technical front, Oro introduced the Shield Engine security layer and achieved a 2.5x speedup in onchain execution through dynamic compute allocation and caching, laying the groundwork for large-scale adoption.
ORO (askoro.ai), an AI-driven financial execution platform, made significant progress in H1 2026. In August, it closed a $3M strategic round co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital, with participation from M2M, Archer Capital, X21, Disrupt.com and ZIGLabs, bringing total funding to $4M. The platform surpassed 350,000 active users across 80+ languages. Mainnet integrations now include Aave, Uniswap, Lido, Morpho, Kamino and Raydium. Its AWS-backed educational campaign logged 250,000 verified completions, while an Ondo Finance initiative drew 50,000 completions in 24 hours. ORO also launched the x402 protocol, an emerging standard for agentic payments, enabling AI agents to settle trades and manage yield positions programmatically.
Future focus: reaching 10 million active users within 6-12 months; launching native iOS and Android apps; expanding protocol integrations; strengthening B2B infrastructure as an intent-routing layer for third-party platforms; advancing Shield Engine and natural-language execution tech; and building regulatory/compliance frameworks for policy-guarded autonomous custody.
Co-founders and key executives:
Varun Choudhary – Co-Founder & CEO. Previously founded E-lia (microlearning) and led product roles at MindHour. Focuses on product, strategy, fundraising, and partnerships.
Amit Kumar – Co-Founder & CTO. Previously founded BotsNext (AI/chatbots) and led blockchain architecture. Focuses on full-stack engineering and AI integration.
Katerina Vdovichenko – Co-Founder. Background in business development and ecosystem growth (per LinkedIn).