PANews reported on December 16th that Frontera Labs, the development team behind the DeFi structured yield protocol Strata, has completed a $3 million seed funding round led by Maven 11, with participation from Lightspeed Faction and others. Strata achieves more granular risk exposure and capital efficiency by stratifying on-chain yields into Senior and Junior assets. The protocol, launched in October 2025 and based on USDe, currently boasts a total value locked (TVL) exceeding $210 million. The new funds will be used for protocol expansion and multi-asset support.