TAC Secures $11.5 Million to Bring DeFi to Telegram’s Billion-User Ecosystem

Through its seed and strategic rounds, TAC, a blockchain designed to give EVM dApps access to the TON and Telegram ecosystem, has received $11.5 million. The recently concluded $5 million strategic round, which Hack VC led, strengthens institutional support for TAC’s goal of integrating blockchain technology into Telegram, the cryptocurrency ecosystem with the greatest user base.

“At Hack VC, we invest in teams building the future of the internet,” said Ed Roman, Managing Partner at Hack VC. “TAC is an exceptional team with a deep understanding of infrastructure and growth backed by years of experience building in the space. Leading this strategic round reflects our conviction in TAC’s ability to shape how Ethereum dApps reach global users through Telegram and TON.”

TAC is currently implementing a staggered rollout in preparation for its mainnet launch. With more than 20 top applications getting ready for Mainnet integration, blue-chip DeFi protocols like Curve, Morpho, and Euler are already deploying in the current DevMainnet phase. This early traction guarantees that the ecosystem will start with deep liquidity, tested DeFi primitives, and instant user usefulness within Telegram when TAC goes online for the general public.

“TAC is committed to giving EVM developers the tools and reach to deploy their applications into Telegram’s billion-user ecosystem,” said Pavel Altukhov, Co-Founder and CEO of TAC. “This strategic round accelerates our mission to bring Ethereum applications to everyday users and lays the groundwork for the next wave of TON-native consumer apps.”

Leading funds, liquidity providers, and infrastructure actors from the industry have expressed great interest in TAC’s pre-mainnet liquidity bootstrapping campaign, The Summoning. This institutional-grade support, which includes more than $700M in total value locked (TVL) secured before the public Mainnet launch, shows a strong belief in TAC’s function as a DeFi layer for TON. Importantly, this liquidity will power the primary DeFi applications, allowing market functionality and genuine yield at launch.

“Going live on Telegram and TON via TAC can allow Curve to reach the new audience who aren’t yet on DeFi,” said Michael Egorov, Founder of Curve. “TAC chose a great approach of bringing battle-tested EVM applications there. We are happy to be one of the first to deploy and bring Curve to these new users”

Since Curve, Morpho, and Euler have already created specialized Telegram Mini Apps (TMAs), their products are available natively within Telegram. Simultaneously, well-known consumer TMAs are starting to include DeFi capabilities into their backend, providing yield and financial tools to users who are not crypto. According to TAC, the way to widespread acceptance is through this convergence within the super app Telegram.