Telegram ecosystem trading platform Vanilla Finance announced the completion of its Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Paper Ventures, UOB Ventures and ABCDE Labs, with participation from HTX Ventures, Ocular, Openspace, Y2 Ventures, Signum Capital and angel investors from projects such as STEPN and Scroll. The specific amount has not been disclosed. It is reported that Vanilla Finance intends to use the funds to expand the scope of market products, focus on deploying the digital economy in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific, and provide localized services.