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Pharos

4 known investors

Find your way into Pharos

707 people in our graph share verified history with the Pharos team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul Kwanunlockedknows Alex Zhang · together at Stanford University (overlapped)
knows the team · via Virginia Tech
×6knows the team · via Stanford University
×3knows the team · via Bell Labs
knows the team · via University of Southern California

Pharos is a blockchain platform that provides modular infrastructure for real-time, compliant finance onchain, combining institutional-grade financial products with AI agent integration. It enables tokenized assets, stablecoins, instant cross-border payments, and real-world asset trading at blockchain scale with built-in KYC/AML compliance.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Founders & leadership

AZAlex Zhang
Alex ZhanginFounderZhang previously served as CEO of North America at Bel Group, was President and CEO of Impossible Foods, and held the role of President and COO at Chobani.
WWWish Wu
Wish WuinFounderPreviously, he held the role of Chief Strategy Officer at ZAN, a Web3 initiative from Ant Group, and has backgrounds from Microsoft Research Asia and multiple universities including USC and Virginia Tech.

Investors · 4

Hack VC✓ verifiedPalo Alto · $3M
Flow Traders✓ verifiedAmsterdam
Chainlinkreported
SNZ HoldingreportedShanghai

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Pharos went on to found or lead other companies.

Alex ZhangFounderFounded pharosWish WuFounderFounded pharos

Competitors · 3

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Gas7 shared keywordsGas.zip is a gas fee bridge that lets crypto users send funds across multiple blockchain networks, distributing amounts to mainnets and testnets. It offers tools including a bridge, explorer, sweeper, and faucets for on-chain gas.
CryptoRank7 shared keywordsCryptorank is a data platform that tracks and publishes information on cryptocurrency funding rounds, project valuations, and investment activity. It aggregates and verifies funding data from public sources for the crypto market.
Chainlink5 shared keywordsChainlink is an oracle platform that connects onchain applications with offchain data and external systems, serving major financial institutions and DeFi protocols with standards for data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy. The platform enables developers to build tokenized assets, cross-chain workflows, and institutional-grade blockchain applications across capital markets and decentralized finance.

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In the news

Pharos Energy adjourns shareholder vote on Ratio acquisition By Investing.cominvesting.com · Aug 2026Pharos Energy: Ratio Raises Offer As Serica Withdrawsdirectorstalkinterviews.com · Aug 2026Ratio Petroleum Raises Its Offer for Pharos Energy Over Serica Energy | energynews.proenergynews.pro · Aug 2026Ratio Raises Pharos Energy Offer To 33.75p Per Sharedirectorstalkinterviews.com · Aug 2026Pharos Raises $44M to Build Global RWA Infrastructureventureburn.com · Apr 2026Pharos raises $44 million in Series A to power real-world asset tokenizationcoindesk.com · Apr 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Pharos do?
Pharos is a blockchain platform that provides modular infrastructure for real-time, compliant finance onchain, combining institutional-grade financial products with AI agent integration. It enables tokenized assets, stablecoins, instant cross-border payments, and real-world asset trading at blockchain scale with built-in KYC/AML compliance.
Who founded Pharos?
Pharos was founded by Alex Zhang, Wish Wu.
Who are Pharos's investors?
Pharos's investors include Hack VC, Flow Traders, Chainlink, SNZ Holding.