Aya Aya is bringing together the best of Web3 and crowdfunding to bridge climate finance.

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Prakash Somosundaram, co-founder and CEO, AYA

Aya is a climatetech launchpad and advisory platform unwaveringly dedicated to harnessing the full potential of technology to drive transformative climate solutions. As trailblazers in Web3, it embraces the power of decentralized networks and blockchain, thereby elevating its approach, and amplifying the impact of its initiatives. The company's fully regulated platform stands to empower impact-driven visionaries to flourish and collaboratively craft sustainable projects that transcend limitations, leaving a legacy for generations to come.

FOUNDED IN: 2023
SECTOR: SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT

"At Aya, we are building the first fully regulated Web3 platform for climate finance. Aya will work with founders and projects from the UAE, and help them raise capital from our community of accredited investors, understand the carbon sequestration from their projects, and issue asset-backed tokens or bonds to raise capital."

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