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Electric Capital Raises $1B to Invest in Crypto Startups
Palo Alto-based Venture Capital firm, Electric Capital announced today that it has raised the sum of $1 billion to invest in the cryptocurrency ecosystem
Cypher Capital Rolls Out Worth $100m Blockchain and Digital Assets Fund
To expand the blockchain ecosystem, UAE-based venture capital firm Cypher Capital has launched a $100 million seed fund with a special interest in digital asset investments.
Emerging Web3.0 Protocol Aligned Secures $34M in Venture Funding
Aligned has announced it has secured the sum of $34 million from investors as it seeks to advance the reach of the emerging Web3.0 world.
FTX Exchange Tops $32B Valuation with a $400M Series-C Venture Funding
FTX Derivatives Exchange has concluded its Series C funding round where it raised the sum of $400 million to increase its valuation to $32 billion.
Binance Exchange Makes Strategic Venture Investment in Malaysian MX Global
Malaysian-based fintech and trading platform- MX Global has announced the onboarding of Binance exchange as a strategic investor in the company.
DeFi Platform Texture Secures $5M in Funds to Develop Yield Management Tools
DeFi protocol Texture Finance has tapped $5m in funding from P2P Capital amongst others.
Blockchain Investments in 2021 Surpasses Past 3 Years' Total Capital Raised: KPMG
The blockchain ecosystem might still be relatively tagged as new. However, when it comes to funding and recognition by Venture Capital (VC) Firms, they are arguably fast attaining maturity.
StarkWare Valued $8bn in New $100m Funding Round
StarkWare, an Ethereum-based Layer-2 protocol, has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round to bring its valuation to $8 billion.
Israeli Blockchain Startup StarkWare Pulls $100M in Funding at $6B Valuation
StarkWare, an Israeli blockchain startup is on track to close a $100 million funding round, according to details gathered by local media channel, Calcalistech.
Atmos Labs Pulls $11m in Seed Round to Bolster Metaverse Development
Atmos Labs Inc, a metaverse gaming protocol, has raised the sum of $11 million in seed funding, as it looks to double down on its metaverse development push.
Software Provider Lukka Raises $110M in Series E at $1.3B Valuation
Lukka, an enterprise crypto-asset software and data provider, has completed its Series E fundraise, pulling $110 million from investors to raise its valuation to $1.3 billion.
1inch Network Raises $175M in Private Token Sale, Building DeFi Products for Institutional Investors
1inch Network, a renowned decentralized exchange aggregator, announced it had completed its Series B funding round, where it raised the sum of $175 million.
Smart Contracts Security Firm Certora Pulls $36m in Series B Funding
Certora, a security tech startup that helps DeFi based smart contracts identify bugs in their codes before they are deployed has raised $36 million from investors.
Animoca Brands Receives $358M Boost, the Gaming Firm Goes on Acquisition Rampage
Animoca Brands has raised $358.88 million from investors led by Liberty City Ventures.
Polkadot Auction Winner Astar Network Secures $22M in Venture Capital Funding
Astar Network, a Polkadot parachain auction winner, has secured the sum of $22 million from venture capital and angel investors.
nCore Games Raises $10M in Funding, Ready for New Web3.0 Offerings
Indian gaming startup nCore Games has raised $5.5 million in new funding round as it prepares to integrate Web3.0 and metaverse related offerings.
Sequoia Capital Invests over $500M to Participate in Crypto Governance
Sequoia Capital is doubling down on its bullish stance in the digital currency ecosystem with the launch of a $500 to $600 million investment.
Reddit Now Worth $6 Billion after $250 Million Funding Round Amid WSB Mania
Reddit doubles its valuation to $6 Billion after raising another $250 million in a Series E fundraising round just weeks after its subreddit r/WallStreetBets took on Wall Street.
Wells Fargo Injects $5M into Blockchain Startup Bridging Crypto Exchanges and Banks to Expand in Asia
US Banking Giant, Wells Fargo is investing in blockchain startup focusing on forensics, Elliptic. Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC), the venture capital arm of the bank, has decided to inject $5 million into Elliptic’s Series B funding round.
Blockchain-Focused Fund COSIMO X Acquires Seven-Figure Funding from RIT
COSIMO Ventures, an investment firm situated in Boston and Dublin, recently announced that the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has endorsed them with a seven-figure investment.
Crypto Wallet and Data Giant Reported to Raise $50M Funding Round
According to a report by Yahoo Finance, Blockchain is raising a VC fund to invest in both equity and crypto coins.
PWC Singapore's Venture Hub: A Breeding Ground for Singaporean Unicorns
Following Part 1 of the interview, Lim Shu Ning, Director in PwC Singapore’s Venture Hub specializing in Blockchain analyzed the key challenges for startups to become a “Unicorn” in Singapore and shared with us how PwC Singapore’s Venture Hub partners with local regulators and accelerators to foster FinTech innovation in Singapore.
Ethereum 2.0 Rival Raises $21.6M Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz for Web-Scale Decentralized Application Platform
Decentralized applications startup Near Inc announced $21.6 million tokens raised led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Joined by other investment firms, including Libertus, Animal Ventures, Notation Capital, Blockchange, Pantera Capital, and Distribution Global, the token sale is the network’s second funding, following a $12.1 million round last July.
Fintech Startup Stripe Reaches $35 Billion Valuation
According to CNBC, San Francisco-based payments startup Stripe has just raised another $250 million in funding, bringing its valuation from $22.5 billion to $35 billion
Digital Health Funding on Track for Another Stellar Year
Despite simmering down after a sizzling first half, digital health funding remains near all-time highs, according to Rock Health. Startups in the space are reportedly on track to raise an estimated $7.3 billion this year, a billion short of 2018’s $8.3 billion but more than double that of 2017’s.
Venture Capital Company Benchmark to Pump $50 Million into Ethereum-Based Fantasy Football Platform Sorare
Benchmark, a venture capital company that earlier backed Ebay Inc., Twitter Inc., and Uber Technologies, plans to invest a whopping $50 million into Ethereum-powered fantasy football platform Sorare.
Tim Draper's Venture Studio Launches New WordPress Plugin for Anyone to Host a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Tim Draper’s venture studio has launched a new WordPress plugin, which makes it possible for anyone to create a cryptocurrency exchange on a WordPress-based website. Established in 2018, Goren Holm Ventures is an incubator/accelerator firm based in Santa Monica, California. A well-known investor and venture capitalist, Tim Draper, partnered with Goren Holm Ventures in 2019 and later rebranded it as Draper Goren Holm. The firm focuses on incubating and accelerating blockchain and crypto startups.
Bitcoin Bull Tim Draper Says Regulators Have Made IPOs Too Expensive
Speaking on Unitize panel, billionaire investor Tim Draper advised blockchain companies to avoid funding through an initial public offering (IPO) as regulators have made the process far too expensive.
NASA is Funding a Blockchain Solution for Space Communication
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is funding two US-based companies to develop a blockchain solution to enhance space communication