Venture Capital

Funding Rounds

USDC Builder Circle Raises $440M

Announced Friday, Circle has raised $440 million from a roster of major backers.

Business  ·  28 May 2021
Venture Capital

Crypto VC 1confirmation Raises $125M for Third Fund

The $800 million asset manager intends to keep investing in early-stage crypto projects with disruptive potential.

Business  ·  25 May 2021
Funding Rounds

Solidus Labs Raises $20M From VCs, Ex-Regulators to Fight Crypto Market Manipulation

Solidus won angel support from former U.S. regulators Chris Giancarlo, Troy Paredes and Daniel Gorfine.

Business  ·  24 May 2021
DeFi

Flux Protocol Raises $10.3M Seed Round to Build DeFi Infrastructure on NEAR

Distributed Global, Coinbase Ventures and others are betting the data protocol can help lending applications attract users to NEAR.

Business  ·  20 May 2021
Venture Capital

Diddy, Haddish, Durant Revealed as Investors in Crypto-Powered Banking App Eco

The finance app’s $26 million March round scored investments from athletes, A-listers and entertainers.

Business  ·  20 May 2021
DeFi

DeFi Dashboard Zapper Raises $15M to Build On-Platform App Store

Framework Ventures led the round with Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher also signing checks.

Business  ·  17 May 2021
Ethereum

Lubin, ConsenSys Vets Raising $75M Venture Fund, Documents Show

Ethereal Ventures has already started joining investments in early-stage blockchain startups. Other details are sparse.

Business  ·  12 May 2021
Funding Rounds

Jay-Z, A16z Back $19M Funding Round for NFT Platform Bitski

Tennis star Serena Williams was also among the investors backing the former crypto wallet startup.

News  ·  6 May 2021
Venture Capital

Multicoin Raises $100M for New Crypto Venture Fund

The Texas-based crypto investment firm has lined up another nine-figure venture fund in its search for explosive blockchain startups.

Business  ·  4 May 2021
Coinbase

A16z to Launch $1B Crypto Venture Fund

The Silicon Valley VC giant is going big for its third crypto venture fund, the Financial Times reported Friday.

Business  ·  30 April 2021
Paxos

Paxos Raises $300M, Joins Crypto Unicorn Club at $2.4B Valuation

The back-end provider for PayPal and Venmo is raising “confidence capital” to expand operations, said CEO Charles Cascarilla.

Business  ·  29 April 2021
DeFi

Bumper, a DeFi-Based Crypto Volatility Protection Plan, Raises $10M

The project shields users from crypto’s dips. Under the hood, it’s all about DeFi.

Business  ·  28 April 2021
DeFi

‘AWS for Blockchains’ Alchemy Closes $80M Funding Round at $505M Valuation

Alchemy powers most of DeFi and almost all the big NFT platforms. The round was co-led by Coatue Management.

Business  ·  28 April 2021
DeFi

Volt Capital Unveils $10M Fund Backed by CMT Digital, Balaji Srinivasan

Soona Amhaz’s venture firm has been quietly making equity plays across the crypto space for seven months.

Business  ·  28 April 2021
CoinFlash

Overstock Completes Deal to Convert Medici Ventures Into Fund Managed by Pelion

The deal is part of Overstock’s plan to exit its blockchain-related investments.

News  ·  26 April 2021