PerpTools, a perpetual futures platform built by the team behind DEXTools, raised $3 million in seed funding. DEXForce led the round, with Orderly participating as an investor. The announcement came ahead of PerpTools‘ public mainnet launch. PerpTools defines itself as a platform that combines deep order books, rapid settlement, and analytics in one trading environment, built on Orderly’s liquidity layer.
Funding Overview
PerpTools raised $3 million in a seed funding round. DEXForce led the investment, while Orderly also participated to support the platform’s infrastructure. The funding will allow PerpTools to launch publicly within the DEXTools environment, providing direct access to more than 30 million DEXTools traders without requiring new accounts. The funding comes amid continued venture investment in blockchain infrastructure and DeFi platforms, with recent announcements such as Unitas Raises $13.33 Million for on-chain yield infrastructure and Ark Labs Raises $5.2M to expand Bitcoin-focused payment technology. During its private beta phase, PerpTools generated nearly $150 million in trading volume, and the public mainnet launch is expected in late Q2 2026.
About the Company
PerpTools operates as a perpetual futures trading platform embedded directly within DEXTools. DEXTools provides token discovery, analytics, and trading execution tools, and the integration of PerpTools enables native perpetual futures trading within the existing ecosystem.
DEXTools originally developed its platform to provide deeper visibility into on-chain activity. Javier Palomino Fernández, CEO and co-founder of DEXTools, stated that PerpTools expands the platform’s mission into the futures trading market.
Evgen Tokarev, CEO of PerpTools, described the platform as a response to several challenges in crypto trading, including fragmented tools, unclear fee structures, and unreliable analytics. According to Tokarev, PerpTools brings execution, analytics, automation, and liquidity together in a single environment.
Investors
- DEXForce led the seed round and invested $3 million in PerpTools.
- Orderly participated as an investor in PerpTools.
- Orderly provides the liquidity layer for PerpTools, enabling deep order books and rapid settlement.
- Ran Yi serves as CEO and co-founder of Orderly Network. He noted that the partnership with PerpTools brings sub-second settlement and stronger liquidity into decentralized perpetuals trading while preserving on-chain transparency.
Market Context
Perpetual futures represent an active segment of crypto trading. Platforms like Hyperliquid compete by offering speed, liquidity, and user experience improvements over older decentralized venues.
PerpTools enters this market with integration into DEXTools, skipping the challenge of building a user base from scratch. Distribution poses a common hurdle in DeFi, where products often struggle to attract consistent users despite solid technology. Private beta performance indicates demand: PerpTools tracked wallet connections, trader activity, executed trades, API usage, and strategy runs via a custom dashboard.
DEXTools aims to evolve from an analytics platform into a fuller on-chain trading stack. This includes discovery, analysis, and execution in one hub.
Next Steps
PerpTools plans a public launch in late Q2 2026, accompanied by an airdrop for early adopters and liquidity providers. Future features will include copy trading, rule-based automation, and prediction-market integrations. The rollout will introduce the PERP token. PerpTools leverages DEXTools’ audience to address execution quality in a competitive perpetuals market.
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