Funding Rounds

Exchanges

ConsenSys Targets Crypto Privacy and Adoption With New Investments

ConsenSys Ventures has invested $1.15 million in blockchain privacy startup Ligero and an undisclosed amount in crypto exchange PDAX.

Business  ·  7 March 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Finance Startup Circle Seeking Further $250 Million in Funding: Report

Circle Internet Financial is reportedly looking to raise a further $250 million in funding to counter the bear market slump.

Business  ·  4 March 2019
Coinbase

Singapore State-Owned Fund Backed Coinbase’s $300 Million Raise: Report

GIC Private Limited, a Singapore government-owned wealth fund, backed Coinbase’s major funding round last year, say Bloomberg sources.

Markets  ·  28 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm

Blockchain-based home equity loan startup Figure Technologies has raised $65 million in a round backed by Morgan Creek.

Business  ·  28 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Blockchain Fund Launches With $22 Million Round Backed By Roger Ver

Switzerland-based Pangea Blockchain Fund is launching after closing a $22 million seed round backed by crypto investor Roger Ver.

Business  ·  27 February 2019
Staking

Sequoia India Leads $3 Million Round for Token Startup Tackling ‘Fake News’

Sequoia India has led a $3 million funding for Band Protocol, a startup that incentivizes reliable content producers with token rewards and staking.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 February 2019
Markets

Goldman Sachs Veterans Raise $3 Million to Fight Crypto Manipulation

A U.S.-based crypto market surveillance startup led by former Goldman Sachs fintech engineers has raised $3 million in seed funding.

Business  ·  20 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Privacy Crypto Beam Gets Funding from ‘Japanese LinkedIn’ Recruit

Privacy-oriented crypto Beam has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Japan’s equivalent to LinkedIn, Recruit Co., Ltd.

Markets  ·  18 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Ripple, Barclays Accelerator Back $1.7 Million Round for Remittance Firm

Barclays' accelerator program, Ripple and others have backed a $1.7 million round for a new remittance startup that will use XRP.

Business  ·  12 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Pantera, Coinbase Join $4.5 Million Round for Staking-as-a-Service Startup

Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $4.5 million round for Staked, a firm that helps investors back proof-of-stake cryptos.

Markets  ·  31 January 2019
Funding Rounds

Blockchain Capital Leads $1.7 Million Round for Crypto Compliance Startup

Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has led a $1.7 million seed round for San Francisco-based crypto compliance startup TRM Labs.

Business  ·  31 January 2019
ConsenSys

Central Bank Veteran’s Blockchain ‘E-Money’ Startup Raises $2 Million

ConsenSys has joined a $2 million funding round for a blockchain startup led by a former chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland.

Business  ·  11 January 2019
Funding Rounds

Peter Thiel Backs $2.1 Million Round for Crypto Investment Startup Layer1

PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has backed a $2.1 million seed round for crypto investment startup Layer1.

Business  ·  20 December 2018
Bitcoin Payments

Tim Draper Invests $1.25 Million in Bitcoin Payments Processor OpenNode

U.S.-based venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested $1.25 million in OpenNode, a bitcoin-only payments processing startup.

Markets  ·  18 December 2018
Markets

Coinbase Ventures Backs $3 Million Round for Trading Data Startup Nomics

Nomics has raised $3 million from Coinbase Ventures and other investors for its plan to index 95% of all crypto trading data points.

Business  ·  18 December 2018