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New €100 Million Fund Considering Blockchain Startups

Finnish investment firm Open Ocean has suggested it may consider European blockchain firms as part of its recently closed €100 million fund.

Business  ·  17 November 2015
Venture Capital

KPCB Leads $12.5 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Align Commerce

Blockchain payments startup Align Commerce has raised $12.5m in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Business  ·  17 November 2015
Venture Capital

MasterCard, CIBC and New York Life Join DCG Funding Round

MasterCard has been named as one of 11 investors in Digital Currency Group's new funding round.

Business  ·  27 October 2015
Venture Capital

How American Express is ‘Testing the Waters’ of Bitcoin and the Blockchain

American Express is using its investment in bitcoin remittance app maker Abra to investigate the technology.

Business  ·  23 October 2015
Venture Capital

Adam Draper: Investors Don’t Want to Hear the Word Bitcoin

Boost VC CEO Adam Draper discusses his incubator's recent decision to begin using the term "blockchain" in place of "bitcoin".

Business  ·  19 October 2015
Venture Capital

Blockchain Project Factom Raises $400k at $11 Million Valuation

Factom Inc, the for-profit business entity overseeing the blockchain recordkeeping project Factom, has raised $400,000 in new seed funding.

Business  ·  14 October 2015
Europe

Scorechain Raises $570k for European Bitcoin Compliance Solution

Bitcoin compliance solutions provider Scorechain has raised €500,000 ($570,000) in seed funding.

Business  ·  12 October 2015
Venture Capital

Remittance Firm Toast Pivots from Bitcoin, Raises $850,000

Singapore-based remittance startup Toast, previously known as Cryptosigma, has pivoted away from bitcoin and blockchain technology and reportedly raised $850,000 (S$1.2m) in seed funding. The startup – which seeks to facilitate remittances for Filipino workers living in Singapore – announced its re-branding in a blog post in July and said it would for now operate […]

Business  ·  9 October 2015
Japan

Japanese Cryptocurrency Startup Orb Raises $2.3 Million

Tokyo-based startup Orb, the company behind new cryptocurrency management platform SmartCoin, has raised $2.3m in seed funding.

Business  ·  6 October 2015
Venture Capital

Santander InnoVentures Adds $4 Million to Ripple’s Series A Round

Ripple has received an estimated $4m in funding from Santander InnoVentures, bringing its Series A total to $32m.

Business  ·  6 October 2015
Venture Capital

Bitcoin Company Coinplug Raises $5 Million in Funding

South Korean bitcoin services company Coinplug has closed a $5m Series B funding round.

Business  ·  2 October 2015
Venture Capital

Boost VC Investment in Blockchain Startups Tops $50 Million

Boost VC has released new figures related to the success of its startup investments in the bitcoin and blockchain industry.

Business  ·  30 September 2015
Venture Capital

Blockchain-Based Digital Cash Platform Raises $1.12 Million

Safe Cash Payment Technologies, a blockchain-based digital cash platform, has raised $1.12m in seed funding.

Business  ·  29 September 2015
Venture Capital

With Bitcoin’s Price Down, VCs Turning to Blockchain Technology

The rising interest in use cases for bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain, is influencing the investment strategies of venture capitalists.

Business  ·  28 September 2015
Venture Capital

The 11 Biggest Crypto Funding Rounds So Far in 2015

CoinDesk takes a look at the biggest funding rounds in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space that have taken place so far in 2015.

Business  ·  24 September 2015