Venture Capital

Cryptocurrency

Blockchain Capital Raises $150 Million, Looks Beyond Financial Services

The raise, Blockchain Capital's fourth, includes $25 million worth of cryptocurrency and brings its total assets under management to $250 million.

Business  ·  22 March 2018
Ethereum

A16z, USV Lead $12 Million Funding for CryptoKitties

CryptoKitties will break away from its developer, Axiom Zen, after raising $12 million of venture capital.

Business  ·  20 March 2018
Funding Rounds

MIT-Founded Startup Raises $20 Million for Supply Chain Blockchain

Eximchain, a blockchain startup focused on the supply chain industry, has raised an investment of $20 million, ahead of a planned token airdrop.

Business  ·  16 March 2018
Investments

OpenBazaar Raises $5 Million from Bitmain, OMERS Ventures

OB1, the development company behind decentralized online marketplace OpenBazaar, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round.

Business  ·  13 March 2018
Investments

Marc Andreessen, Craft Ventures Back Crypto Hedge Fund Multicoin

Crypto investment fund Multicoin Capital has announced that investors including Marc Andreessen are taking part in its $250 million flagship fund.

Business  ·  9 March 2018
Bitcoin

Comcast Makes First Big Bet on a Multi-Blockchain Future

The venture capital arm of the $170 billion telecoms firm has made its first blockchain investment, one aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption.

Business  ·  7 March 2018
Wallets

SBI Bank’s Venture Arm Invests In Crypto Wallet Creator

SBI Holdings, the financial services arm of the SBI Group, has bought a 40 percent stake in cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker CoolBitX.

Business  ·  5 March 2018
Investments

Digital Currency Group Invests in Bitcoin-Friendly Silvergate Bank

Cryptocurrency VC firm Digital Currency Group has confirmed an investment in bitcoin startup-friendly Silvergate Bank.

Business  ·  27 February 2018
Investments

Coinbase. Ripple. Uphold? Greg Kidd Defends His Boldest Bet Yet

Exuberant investor Gregg Kidd outlines his plans for Uphold, a profitable crypto startup that's largely flown under the radar until now.

Business  ·  19 February 2018
Funding Rounds

MIT Professor Raises $4 Million to Build a Better Blockchain

The developers of the Algorand blockchain protocol have raised $4 million in seed funding from VC firms Pillar and Union Square Ventures.

Business  ·  15 February 2018
Investments

Comcast VC Arm Embarks on ‘Aggressive’ Blockchain Investing Plan

The VC arm of cable giant Comcast has formed a team to explore the number of ways it might profit from strategic blockchain investment.

Business  ·  13 February 2018
Ethereum

How to Help ICOs Go Legit

Speculation on utility is a bad idea, but ICOs can be an appealing alternative to venture capital, argues the head of blockchain R&D at Santander.

Tech  ·  8 February 2018
Investments

Blockchain Project Raises $61 Million from A16Z, Polychain Capital

Swiss blockchain project DFINITY Stiftung has raised $61 million from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and token hedge fund Polychain Capital.

Business  ·  7 February 2018
Venture Capital

Bitcoin Dev Jimmy Song Is Now at Blockchain Capital

Blockchain Capital has announced that Jimmy Song, a bitcoin core developer, has joined the blockchain firm as a venture partner.

Business  ·  25 January 2018
Investments

Former Ripple Exec Invests $57.5 Million in Uphold

Digital money platform Uphold has received a $57.5 million investment from former Federal Reserve analyst and Ripple chief risk officer Greg Kidd.

Business  ·  25 January 2018