Amasa is a technology company.
Amasa has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
Amasa has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Amasa has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Amasa's investors include Infinity Ventures Crypto.
Amasa is a Sydney-based fintech company founded in 2018, building a digital wallet platform that aggregates and amplifies micro income streams from Web3, DeFi, and peer-to-peer networks into investable assets. It serves everyday users worldwide with smartphones and internet access, solving the problem of fragmented, small-scale earnings (like rewards from browsing, data sharing, gaming, or social interactions) by enabling seamless capture, combination, and investment—often called "investment streaming" or "micro income streaming." The platform emphasizes decentralized control, user empowerment, and privacy, countering surveillance capitalism models where users are the product. Amasa raised $1.5M in funding led by Animoca Brands to fuel this vision, with revenue under $5M and a small team of under 25 employees, showing early momentum in the DeFi space.[3][4][5]
Amasa was founded in 2018 by William Birks in Sydney, Australia, targeting the emerging Web3 and DeFi ecosystems.[3] The idea emerged from a recognition that billions of people generate tiny "micro income streams" through daily digital activities—such as browser rewards (Brave), data sharing (Swash), gaming (Axie Infinity, Enjin), social media (Sapien), or NFTs (Valuables)—but lack tools to aggregate and invest them effectively.[5] A pivotal early moment was securing $1.5M in funding from Animoca Brands and others, which enabled development of their core "investment streaming" app to turn these streams into meaningful wealth-building.[4] This bootstrapped evolution reflects Birks' focus on democratizing finance for non-traditional earners, prioritizing user-owned value over centralized aggregation.[5]
(Note: Search results mention unrelated entities like AmasaTech (AI/IoT) and amasa.org (IT services), but core details align with the fintech Amasa at amasa.io.[1][6])
Amasa rides the Web3 and DeFi democratization wave, where blockchain enables direct monetization of user attention, data, and interactions amid rising crypto adoption.[3][5] Timing is ideal post-2021 DeFi boom, as market forces like tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), play-to-earn gaming, and social tokens create abundant micro streams—yet few platforms aggregate them investably.[2][4] It influences the ecosystem by promoting user-centric networks over extractive Big Tech models, fostering adoption of projects like Brave or Enjin, and bridging everyday earners to DeFi yields.[5] In a landscape of tools like DeBank or Nansen (portfolio tracking), Amasa stands out by actively amplifying value for retail users.[2]
Amasa is poised to scale as micro-economy trends explode with Web3 maturation, potentially integrating AI-driven income prediction or broader RWA streaming. Expect partnerships with more gaming/social protocols and expansion into emerging markets, evolving from wallet to full DeFi gateway amid regulatory clarity on crypto rewards. Its user-empowerment ethos could amplify influence if DeFi TVL rebounds, turning micro streams into macro impact for billions—aligning perfectly with its mission to own your value in a decentralized world.[3][4][5]
Amasa has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in September 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | $2.0M Seed | Infinity Ventures Crypto |