D8X, a Polygon-based perpetual futures DEX, has closed a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by Polygon Ventures with participation from Axelar Network, Swissborg Ventures, Cogitent Ventures, Veris Ventures, G1 Ventures, Pragma Ventures, CryptoDiscover, and others.
D8X is the an institutional-grade perpetual futures DEX built on Polygon's zkEVM. The capital will help D8X launch a decentralized derivatives trading platform in the second half of 2023 that provides a white-labeling solution to trading partners seeking access to powerful derivatives products.

