# Media Kit

## Brief Introduction & History of Zeta

Founded in 2021 by a team of trading and software development professionals, Zeta Markets is a pioneering crypto perpetuals exchange on Solana. Zeta distinguished itself early on [by winning the second ever Solana hackathon](https://solana.com/news/announcing-winners-of-the-solana-season-hackathon), competing against more than 13,000 teams. This success accelerated the transition of Zeta Markets from a mere proof of concept to a leading decentralized exchange. 

In December 2021, Zeta Markets announced a $8.5M strategic funding round backed by renowned industry players including Electric Capital, Jump Crypto, Wintermute and Solana Ventures, among others. In May 2024, Zeta Markets closed a new [$5M strategic round](https://blog.zeta.markets/blog/zeta-markets-completes-5m-strategic-round-led-by-electric-capital) led by Electric Capital, with participation from DACM, Airtree Ventures, Selini Capital, and prominent angel investors.

As of May 2024, Zeta Markets has facilitated trading volumes exceeding $6 billion, serving more than 100,000 MAU, and these numbers continue to grow. The vision of Zeta Markets is ambitious yet clear: to place the power of permissionless, non-custodial trading into the hands of every trader in the world.

## Investors

Zeta Markets is invested in by [Electric Capital](https://www.electriccapital.com/), [Jump Capital](https://jumpcap.com/), [Wintermute](https://www.wintermute.com/), and [Solana Ventures](https://solana.ventures/).

Additional investors include Race Capital, DACM, Airtree Ventures, Selini Capital, Amber Group, Sino Global Capital, Genesis Block Ventures, MGNR, 3kVC, LedgerPrime, and SkyVision Capital.

The latest strategic round saw the participation of prominent angel investors, such as Anatoly Yakovenko of Solana, Mert Mumtaz of Helius, Richard Wu of Tensor, Marius Ciubotariu of Kamino, Stepan Simkin of Squads, Alex Smirnov of Debridge, Genia Mikhalchenko of Pyth, Nom of Bonk, JMR Luna of Wintermute, and others.

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## Zeta's Path Forward

“The power of onchain trading in the hands of every trader”, from vision to reality. More details in the full [Roadmap](https://blog.zeta.markets/blog/zeta-s-roadmap-decoded).

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## Core Contributors in the Media

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