Metya
5 known investors
Metya is a Web3 dating and social app combining SocialFi features with the MePay payment system.
Also known as MetYa Β· Metya (MY)
Investors Β· 5
Also in the syndicate Β· 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Metya operates a Web3 dating and social application that combines social networking with on-chain payments. Its public positioning describes a "DatingFi"/SocialFi ecosystem in which users connect, chat and match while transacting through MePay, the company's payment layer. The product surface advertised on the company site includes chat, friend-making, likes, super likes and mutual matching, alongside the accrual of MP units, and a token component associated with the ecosystem.
Press coverage characterizes Metya more broadly as an "AI social PayFi" ecosystem that merges social engagement with real-world financial services, using machine learning for identity verification, trust scoring and social matching, and linking social reputation to financial activity. Reported plans include scaling MePay as payment infrastructure with real-world spending and merchant integration, adding local-currency support, and expanding AI-driven social features. A later report describes the company as a global asset services platform offering AI-driven investment insights, social tools tied to financial activity, cross-border payment and settlement, and access to digital and tokenized assets. A company directory profile lists Metya's products as Mechat (a mobile app for Web3 dating and social interaction), NFTs used for goodwill and user exchanges, and an MPC Wallet Suite for blockchain transactions and business payments.
Business model
Metya provides a consumer social/dating application coupled with a payment system (MePay, formerly branded Metyacard) and wallet infrastructure, positioning social interaction as an asset and payments as value transfer; the ecosystem includes a native token (MY, which replaced the earlier MET token) and NFT and MPC wallet products.
Traction
The company site displays ecosystem activity counters, including chat (80,000,000,000), make friends (2,990,000), likes you (9,755,990,000), MP obtained (39,999,090,000), super likes (399,990,000) and mutual liking (1,000,000,000). The MET token began trading in January 2025, was replaced by the MY token following an October 2025 brand upgrade, and MY was subsequently listed on exchanges including an OKX Boost X Launch listing in November 2025.
Latest developments
In October 2025 Metya announced a $6 million round co-led by Echo3Labs and Greenwood Global Capital, renamed its Metyacard payment brand to MePay, and announced a brand upgrade replacing the MET token with a new MY token. In December 2025 it announced a $50 million round led by United Century United Holdings to expand social, payment, AI investment and liquidity connectivity services; the company did not disclose a valuation.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Metya positions itself in the SocialFi/PayFi segment, distinguished in press coverage from SocialFi projects centered on creator tokens or virtual rewards by anchoring social engagement to real-world spending. It was reported among the Top 3 projects in the OKX Venture Accelerator and a Top 5 performer on the BNB Chain Trends Tracker. A company directory lists competitors including LikeBright, Blush, Lovemix, Photostrana, Blazr and Friends Match Me.
Technology
The platform combines blockchain-based payments and wallet infrastructure with AI components used for identity verification, trust assessment and social matching, plus AI-driven investment and portfolio analytics. Product components include the Mechat app, NFTs and an MPC wallet suite, with MePay serving as the payments layer for on-chain interactions and real-world spending.
Go-to-market
Distribution centers on the consumer dating/social app and the MePay payment brand, supplemented by exchange listings of its token and participation in crypto ecosystem programs; expansion is planned through regional hubs and partnerships with local players, including merchant integration and local currency support.
Consumer users seeking dating and social connection combined with crypto-based payments and rewards; later coverage also cites retail and institutional users of asset management, liquidity and cross-border settlement services.
Geography
Reported plans target 14 countries with regional hubs across Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East/MENA. A company directory lists the headquarters as Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
History
A directory profile lists Metya as founded in 2024 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, by Christian Tarala. A strategic financing was recorded in December 2024, the MET token went live for trading in January 2025, and in October 2025 the company raised $6 million, upgraded its Metyacard brand to MePay and migrated to the MY token, followed by a reported $50 million round in December 2025.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 7
launches, deals, and filingsUnited Century United Holdings contributed $40 million and Castrum Capital $5 million, with M2M Capital, Vertex Capital and Alpha Capital also participating; proceeds are earmarked for social and payment integration, AI-driven investment tools and global liquidity connectivity. No valuation was disclosed.
$50M source β
Metya announced a brand upgrade and introduced the MY token to replace the earlier MET token.
Metya was reported as ranking among the Top 3 projects in the OKX Venture Accelerator and a Top 5 performer on the BNB Chain Trends Tracker.
Metya's payment brand Metyacard was rebranded as MePay.
Metya announced a $6 million raise to scale its MePay payment infrastructure, enhance AI social features and expand operations across 14 countries in Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
$6M source β
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Metyametya.com Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Metya do?
- Metya is a Web3 dating and social app combining SocialFi features with the MePay payment system.
- Who are Metya's investors?
- Metya's investors include Castrum Capital.