Odaily News Aera, a startup owned by Tarun Chitra, founder of DeFi risk manager Gauntlet, announced the completion of US$8 million in financing. Bain Capital Crypto led the investment and Jump Trading participated. It is understood that Aera is a decentralized protocol designed to help DAO manage its finances. Chitra said Aera’s goal is to enable DAOs to respond quickly to market changes without sacrificing the principles of decentralization by providing them with crowdsourced portfolio management advice. (Fortune)