Venture Capital

Venture Capital

Blockchain Startup Hashed Health Raises $1.8 Million

The startup at the heart of a healthcare-focused blockchain consortium has raised $1.85m.

Business  ·  7 February 2017
Ethereum

Meet the Ex-Banker Using Ethereum to Take On Traditional Hedge Funds

After leaving Goldman Sachs, this entrepreneur founded her own blockchain startup to lower the fiscal entry point for hedge fund investors.

Business  ·  6 February 2017
Venture Capital

Identity Startup Cambridge Blockchain Closes $2 Million Funding

Blockchain identity startup Cambridge Blockchain has finished raising $2m – money it plans to spend on pilot projects.

Business  ·  1 February 2017
Venture Capital

Bitcoin Payments Startup BitPesa Raises $2.5 Million

Bitcoin payments startup BitPesa has raised $2.5m in a new Series A funding round.

Business  ·  30 January 2017
Bitcoin

BitFury to Expand China Footprint Following $30 Million Deal

A new deal with Credit China Fintech, valued at $30m, will see see BitFury establish a joint venture in China.

Business  ·  26 January 2017
Venture Capital

Identity Startup Cambridge Blockchain Raises $1.7 Million

Blockchain identity startup Cambridge Blockchain has raised more than $1.78m in new funding, public records show.

Business  ·  24 January 2017
Investments

Watch Out – The ICOs Are Coming

While the ICO party should continue, startups need to take precautions to avoid ending up in tears at the end, argues William Mougayar.

Business  ·  24 January 2017
Venture Capital

Bitcoin Startup SatoshiPay Nets €640k in New Funding

Bitcoin micropayments startup SatoshiPay has secured nearly $700k in new capital as part of a broader fundraising effort.

Business  ·  17 January 2017
Venture Capital

R3 Will Close Blockchain’s Biggest-Ever Investment in Q1, CEO Says

R3CEV CEO David Rutter says what he calls the "largest" venture capital investment in the blockchain industry will be closed imminently.

Business  ·  11 January 2017
Ethereum

Blockchain Angels Invest $1 Million in Bitcoin-Ethereum Hybrid Qtum

A new public blockchain that would seek to merge requested design aspects of both the bitcoin and ethereum blockchains has raised $1m in funding.

Business  ·  11 January 2017
Exchanges

Bitstamp Collects $1.3 Million As Funding Campaign Continues

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp’s funding campaign has netted more than $1.3m in capital to date – but it's not over yet.

Business  ·  5 January 2017
Investments

Charlie Shrem’s Post-Prison Blockchain Firm Sees Gold in Garbage

Charlie Shrem is re-imagining investment on the ethereum blockchain with a fund focusing on garbage.

Business  ·  4 January 2017
Investments

BitPagos Raises $1.9 Million in Funding, Rebrands as Ripio

Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio has raised $2.3m in Series A capital.

Business  ·  3 January 2017
Venture Capital

Wells Fargo, ICAP Lead $18 Million Series A for Blockchain Startup Axoni

New York-based blockchain startup Axoni has raised $18m in a new funding.

Business  ·  22 December 2016
Ethereum

Regulating ICOs: Striking a Balance in 2017

How blockchain technology is impacting venture capital – and why that brings both cause for excitement and pause heading into 2017.

Markets  ·  16 December 2016