According to CoinMeta, fintech startup Aries has recently completed a $7 million seed round of financing led by Thomas Peterffy. Participants included Kleiner Perkins, Collision, John Paulson, and 638 Aries users. The company has launched a stock trading platform built around Aries Infinite, where users can create unlimited trading canvases by building widgets or asking AI. Aries is also still in finance.dev and provides an open API for building their own market tools. In addition, new accounts can receive a free share of stock worth up to $500, subject to the applicable terms.