Surf builds an AI research and intelligence platform purpose-trained for digital assets, positioning itself as a crypto-specialized alternative to general-purpose AI tools. The platform ingests social sentiment, on-chain activity, and token and market behavior to produce structured crypto research reports that would typically require experienced analysts. Surf 2.0 introduces a more advanced model, expanded proprietary datasets, and new agents designed to execute multi-step research workflows autonomously. Founded in 2025 and based in San Francisco, Surf raised $15M with Pantera Capital leading and Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group participating, capital earmarked for building out its crypto-native model and agentic research capabilities. Surf sits in the AI-for-crypto-research category, applying domain-specialized AI to the noisy, fast-moving digital-asset markets.
Surf
ActiveAI research model purpose-built for crypto and digital-asset intelligence
Total raised
$15M
1 round
Stage
Seed
Team
11-50
since 2025
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2025
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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Crypto-specialized AI research model
Social sentiment analysis
On-chain activity analysis
Token and market behavior modeling
Automated crypto research reports
Multi-step agentic research workflows
Proprietary digital-asset datasets
Analyst-grade insights generation
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Seed $15M incl. Coinbase Ventures +2
Capital network
$15M raised ·3 backers·8 network links
- Backers3
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What is Surf?
- An AI research platform with models trained specifically for crypto and digital-asset intelligence.
- How is Surf different from general AI tools?
- It trains models specifically on crypto data like on-chain activity and market behavior.
- What is Surf 2.0?
- An advanced version with expanded datasets and agents that execute multi-step research workflows.
- Who funded Surf?
- It raised $15M led by Pantera Capital with Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group.
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