Venture Capital

Investments

Pension Funds Put $50 Million Into Morgan Creek’s New Blockchain Fund

Morgan Creek Digital raised the first $50 million for its second venture capital fund from the same two large institutional investors in its first.

Business  ·  22 October 2019
Bitcoin Mining

Peter Thiel Backs $200 Million Valuation for Renewable Bitcoin Mining in the US

A vertically integrated startup has raised $30 million to bring bitcoin mining back to the U.S.

Markets  ·  15 October 2019
Venture Capital

‘Teenage Bitcoin Millionaire’ Co-Founds $1 Million Investment Fund for Crypto Startups

Erik Finman's $1 million fund will make seed-level investments in startups dealing in banking and decentralized finance.

Markets  ·  10 October 2019
Venture Capital

Pantera Leads $5 Million Round for Decentralized Derivatives Market

A protocol built to put financial middlemen out of business has secured a $5 million seed round from Pantera, Ripple's Xpring, Hashed and others.

Markets  ·  2 October 2019
Venture Capital

Stripe-Backed Payments Firm Raises $100 Million to Compete Against Stablecoins

Rapyd raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to face off against the arrival of stablecoins.

Business  ·  1 October 2019
Ethereum

New Interest in DAOs Prompts Old Question: Are They Legal?

New tools have made DAOs all the rage in the ethereum community. Now one startup is trying to make them work within U.S. legal frameworks.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 September 2019
Venture Capital

Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Raises $3 Million for Encrypted API Service

StrongSalt aims to bring standardized encryption techniques to the blockchain and will showcase its API product later this year.

Markets  ·  26 September 2019
Funding Rounds

Overstock’s Venture Arm Invests $2 Million in Blockchain ID Firm

Overstock's Medici Ventures has invested in blockchain ID firm Evernym in a $2 million seed round for potential equity.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 September 2019
Venture Capital

Crypto Venture Firm 1confirmation Announces New $45 Million Fund

Backed by some of crypto's most high-profile LPs, the Nick Tomaino-led 1confirmation is announcing a new $45 million venture fund.

Markets  ·  25 September 2019
Funding Rounds

Kleiner Perkins Backs $2 Million Seed Round for Crypto Derivative Data Firm

Crypto data analytics startup Skew has raised $2 million in seed funding from several VC firms including Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins.

Business  ·  25 September 2019
Funding Rounds

Token Tech firm Securitize Raises $14 Million from Santander, MUFG

The SEC-regulated firm raised $14 million from notable investors across traditional and blockchain finance.

Business  ·  24 September 2019
Venture Capital

Flipside Crypto Raises $7.1 Million to Give Tokens Better Analytics

This firm taps blockchain analytics across hundreds of projects to reveal what really makes prices go up.

Business  ·  24 September 2019
Funding Rounds

Tencent, Fidelity Back $20 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Everledger

Blockchain provenance startup Everledger has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by internet giant Tencent.

Business  ·  24 September 2019
Investments

These iAngels Are Bringing New Heavyweights Into Bitcoin Investing

The three women behind Israeli investment platform iAngels are promoting crypto adoption by connecting with traditional investors.

Business  ·  18 September 2019
Venture Capital

Legacy Trust to Launch Independent Crypto Custody Business

Hong Kong-based Legacy Trust is spinning out a new business focused entirely on institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody solutions.

Business  ·  11 September 2019