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Uniswap’s $165 Million Series B Capital Raise One of the Largest by a Crypto Firm in 2022
14.10.2022
Uniswap Labs, the firm behind the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol, announced on Thursday that it raised $165 million in a Series B funding round. According to one report, the capital raise, which sees Uniswap Labs’ valuation rise to $1.66 billion, is the largest by any crypto firm...
Decentralized Web3 Protocol Golden Raises $40 Million Backed by A16z
5.10.2022
Golden, a startup that seeks to build a decentralized data hub, has raised $40 million dollars in a Series B funding round. The round, which was led by a16z crypto, will allow the company to keep building its concept, which revolves around combining data submission and validation with Web3-based...
Jack Mallers’ Crypto Payment Firm Strike Raises $80M
27.9.2022
Strike, the Lightning Network-based Bitcoin payment provider, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by Ten31, according to a press release
Crypto Analytics Firm Messari Raises $35M in Funding Round Led by Brevan Howard Digital
21.9.2022
Cryptocurrency data and analytics firm Messari has closed a $35 million Series B funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital, according to a press release
Africa-Focused Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Raises $40 Million via Series B Round
21.9.2022
Africa-focused crypto exchange Yellow Card recently revealed it has closed its $40 million Series B funding round. The exchange’s announcement of its latest capital raise comes just over a year after it raised $15 million from its Series A round. Funds to Be Used for Development of...
African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Closes $40M Series B
19.9.2022
Polychain Capital led the round, which comes less than a year after the Series A
Sui Developer Mysten Labs Raises $300 Million to Address Web3 Scalability
10.9.2022
Mysten Labs, developer of a new blockchain project called Sui, raised $300 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by FTX ventures, also had the support of A16z crypto, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. The funds will...
Former Meta execs raise $300M to ‘accelerate adoption’ of Sui blockchain
9.9.2022
Investors included FTX Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Jump Crypto, a16z, Circle Ventures, among others
Metaverse Startup Ready Player Me Raises $56 Million in Series B Led by Andreessen Horowitz
23.8.2022
The AI-generated avatar creation cross-platform for the metaverse, Ready Player Me, has raised $56 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The startup’s co-founder and CEO Timmu Tõke says the funding will be used to scale the cross-platform metaverse...
Metaverse Avatar Creator Ready Player Me Raises $56M in Series B led by a16z
23.8.2022
Ready Player Me, an Estonian company that creates avatars in the Metaverse, has raised $56 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz's crypto and gaming funds
US Venture Capital Firm Leads New Investment in Nigerian Startup Teamapt
14.8.2022
The United States-based venture capital (VC) firm, QED Investors, recently led an investment round that raised more than $50 million for the Nigerian fintech Teamapt. The investment, as well as the VC firm’s hiring of personnel tasked with spearheading its investments in Africa, seem...
Fintech and Bitcoin Payments Firm Zebedee Raises $35 Million From Kingsway Capital, Square Enix
19.7.2022
On Tuesday, the fintech and payment processor Zebedee announced the company has raised $35 million from Kingsway Capital, Raine Group, and video game giant Square Enix. Zebedee detailed that the Series B funding will help the startup “scale company-wide to meet the needs of the biggest names...
Blockchain Analytics Firm Kaiko Raises $53M Series B Led by Eight Roads Amid Bear Market
28.6.2022
The firm tripled its valuation compared to its last funding round in 2021
Solana NFT marketplace Magic Eden closes $130M Series B round at $1.6B valuation
21.6.2022
Magic Eden accounts for over 90% of NFT trading volume on Solana
Indonesia-licensed crypto asset platform Pintu raises $113M in Series B
7.6.2022
The latest $113 million fund injection will be redirected to scale the platform’s existing offerings, such as introducing new features and added support for blockchains
Crypto Lender Babel Finance Lands Unicorn Status With $80M Series B
25.5.2022
The firm, which provides crypto financial services to institutional investors, is valued at $2 billion
Cryptocurrency Exchange Kucoin Raises $150 Million in Pre-Series B Funding Round, Reaches $10 Billion Valuation
11.5.2022
Kucoin, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it has raised $150 million in a pre-Series B funding round. The negotiation, which was led by Jump Crypto with the participation of other investors including Circle Ventures, IDG Capital, and Matrix Partners, has conferred...
DeFi ‘Super App’ Parallel Finance Doubles Valuation, Plans Up to $60M Series B
5.4.2022
The Polkadot-based lending protocol raised $5 million at a $500 million valuation, up from $250 million in November
Optimism Raises $150 Million in Series B Funding Round Led by Paradigm and A16z
18.3.2022
Optimism, an L2 (Layer 2) rollup solution for Ethereum, has raised $150 million in its Series B funding round coming from big companies in the venture capital (VC) scene. The funding round was led by A16z and Paradigm, with the former also having invested during the previous funding round....
Optimism saves users $1B in fees, raises $150M in Series B
18.3.2022
Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism, has secured $150M in funding which it will use to hire new developers and decrease fees on the Ethereum network