U-topia Joins The International Chamber of Virtual Assets Through TheBlock's Startup Program
U-topia is a UAE based startup working to change the inefficiencies of traditional banking, remittances, and payment networks leveraging the use of AI and Crypto
-- U-topia, a technology company working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and web3, has joined the Startup Program of The International Chamber of Virtual Assets (TheBlock), a move that signals the company's growing footprint in the UAE and its long-term plans to bring its products to public markets.
Founded in 2020 by fintech entrepreneur Emmanuel Quezada, U-topia has spent the past several years building a Web3-native infrastructure layer that blends programmable digital identity, AI automation, and secure asset issuance. Its focus is on helping financial institutions and digital platforms modernize how they handle credit, identity verification, and regulatory controls, without compromising user control or transparency.
"Web3 alone isn't enough," said Emmanuel Quezada. "You need intelligence, automation, and compliance built in from the ground up. Our platform uses AI to improve everything from onboarding to fraud detection, while keeping architecture decentralized and programmable."
Through TheBlock's Startup Program, U-topia will receive strategic support in licensing, fundraising, and regulatory execution. TheBlock will act as a bookrunner, a role typically reserved for leading investment banks, offering structured access to regional regulators, family offices, and legal advisors in the UAE and beyond.
"We're proud to welcome U-topia into the Startup Program," said Farbod Sadeghian, Founder and Executive Chairman of TheBlock. "They're one of the few teams globally developing real infrastructure at the crossroads of AI and virtual assets. Our job is to help them scale responsibly, with the right licenses, the right capital, and the right institutional partners."