Venture Capital

Funding Rounds

MIT Professor’s Blockchain Protocol Nets $62 Million in New Funding

Algorand, the blockchain protocol founded by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, has raised $62 million in new funding.

Business  ·  24 October 2018
Investments

Boost VC Just Fulfilled a Crypto Funding Pledge 4 Years in the Making

One of crypto's oldest pledges has finally been fulfilled.

Business  ·  24 October 2018
Investments

Pantera Capital Backs Blockchain Security Startup’s $5.5 Million Round

Smart contract security startup Synthetic Minds has raised $5.5 million from investors including Pantera Capital.

Business  ·  22 October 2018
Investments

F2Pool Founder’s Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $13 Million

Cobo, the crypto wallet created by F2Pool's founder, has raised $13 million from NEO and DHVC to expand its staking pool with a cold wallet launch.

Business  ·  17 October 2018
ConsenSys

Startup Bringing Blockchain Privacy to Central Banks Wins $15 Million Funding

Blockchain startup Adhara, which aims to bring zero knowledge proofs to central bank systems, has secured $15 million in new funding from Consensys.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 October 2018
Europe

Blockchain Finance Startup Clearmatics Raises $12 Million in New Funding

Blockchain finance firm Clearmatics has closed a $12-million Series A funding round led by Route 66 Ventures.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 October 2018
Investments

Yale University Said to Invest in $400 Million Paradigm Crypto Fund

Has Yale University just plunged into the turbulent waters of the cryptocurrency space? A new Bloomberg report suggests it has.

Business  ·  5 October 2018
Investments

Overstock’s Medici Ventures Invests in Wine-Tracking Blockchain Startup

Medici Ventures, the blockchain accelerator arm of Overstock.com, has made a seven-figure investment in wine-tracking startup VinX.

Business  ·  4 October 2018
Investments

VC Investment in Blockchain Startups Is Up 280% So Far This Year

VC investment in blockchain and cryptocurrency startups is soaring in 2018, having already almost tripled last year's total, says a report.

Business  ·  2 October 2018
Investments

South Korea’s Largest Venture Firm Backs First Blockchain Startup

Korea Investment Partners, the largest venture capital firm in South Korea, just invested in its first blockchain startup.

Business  ·  2 October 2018
Funding Rounds

Goldman Sachs Leads $25 Million Funding for Blockchain Startup Veem

Blockchain payments startup Veem has closed a $25 million funding round led by Goldman Sachs, it announced Wednesday.

Business  ·  27 September 2018
Funding Rounds

Crypto Payments Startup Bitwala Raises €4 Million in New Funding

Blockchain startup Bitwala has raised €4 million in new funding that will help develop a planned blockchain bank account offering.

Business  ·  26 September 2018
Investments

Crypto Exchange Seed CX Raises $15 Million in Series B Round

Seed CX raised $15 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital. The exchange plans to expand its spot market and derivatives trading services.

Business  ·  12 September 2018
Funding Rounds

Polychain Leads Blockmesh Developer Spacemesh’s $15 Million Fundraise

Blockchain developer Spacemesh has raised $15 million as part of its quest to develop a new kind of consensus algorithm called proof-of-space-time.

Business  ·  5 September 2018
Wallets

Polychain Leads Ether Wallet MyCrypto’s $4 Million Fundraise

Ethereum wallet service MyCrypto has raised $4 million in a Series A round led by Polychain Capital.

Business  ·  30 August 2018