Funding

Ethereum

The Most Worrying Slide in the State of Blockchain

Venture capital in ethereum is surprisingly low, but is it really? Under the surface, ethereum is evolving differently than its predecessors.

Business  ·  21 November 2016
Venture Capital

Blockchain Property Rights Startup Bitmark Raises $1.7 Million

Taiwan blockchain startup Bitmark has raised $1.7m in a new seed funding round.

Business  ·  17 November 2016
China

Peernova Quietly Collects $4 Million for Big Data Blockchain Play

Blockchain solutions provider Peernova is quietly raising money to bring its enterprise big data product to Asia.

Business  ·  16 November 2016
Venture Capital

Blockchain Capital Dries Up as Big FinTech Deals Decline

Bitcoin and blockchain investment is down for the third straight quarter as investors look for returns on what they've already put in.

Business  ·  16 November 2016
Venture Capital

UNICEF Just Invested in its First Blockchain Startup

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has invested in a South African blockchain startup as part of a broader technology innovation push.

Business  ·  15 November 2016
Investments

Financial Inclusion Fund Leads $5 Million Investment in Bitcoin Startup Coins

Bitcoin startup Coins has raised $5m in funding from Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt's fund and incubators backed by local telcos.

Business  ·  23 October 2016
Venture Capital

Blockchain Biometrics Startup Raises $3 Million in New Funding

A startup aiming to bridge the worlds of blockchain tech and biometric security has raised $3m in new funding.

Business  ·  18 October 2016
Venture Capital

Blockchain Stock Market Startup Funderbeam Raises $2.6 Million

A startup headquartered in London is using blockchain to power a next-generation stock market has raised $2.6m in new venture funding.

Business  ·  13 October 2016
Investments

Tim Draper Leads $4.2 Million Series A for Blockchain Startup Factom

Blockchain startup Factom has raised a $4.2m in new funding as part of a newly announced Series A.

Business  ·  5 October 2016
India

Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Raises $1.5 Million

Indian bitcoin exchange startup Uncoin has raised $1.5m in a new funding round.

Business  ·  29 September 2016
Exchanges

FX Firm Joins Mexican Bitcoin Exchange’s $2.5 Million Fundraise

Digital currency exchange Bitso has raised $2.5m in new funding.

Business  ·  28 September 2016
Investments

Blockchain Database Startup BigchainDB Raises €3 Million

BigchainDB has raised $3m to help turn tradition databases into blockchains.

Business  ·  27 September 2016
China

Blockchain Post-Trade Startup Juzhen Raises $23 Million Series A

China's Juzhen Financials has raised $23m (¥153m) to develop clearing and settlement solutions based on blockchain.

Business  ·  26 September 2016
Venture Capital

UK Government Seeks Distributed Ledger Projects in £15 Million Competition

The UK Government has launched a new technology competition inviting submissions related to distributed ledger technology.

Business  ·  22 September 2016
Venture Capital

Big Banks Invest $55 Million in Blockchain Startup Ripple’s Series B

Ripple raised $55 million from banks, including its own customers, and in a change for previous growth strategies, is considering making acquisitions.

Business  ·  15 September 2016