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VC Roundup: NFTs, crypto mortgages, 5G network and Web3 devs raise millions
20.3.2022
From digital art to mortgages, blockchain technology is disrupting traditional industries — and attracting major investors to boot
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....
Crypto Biz: Have you considered a career in crypto? March 11-17
17.3.2022
Companies like Visa and Nomura Holdings have set up dedicated crypto departments as they continue to embrace digital assets
Crypto quant firm Gauntlet valued at $1B following Series B
14.3.2022
The company has found a strong niche in the DeFi sector, with projects like Aave and Compound among its biggest clients
Crypto Biz: Goldman Sachs tip-toes into ETH, Mar. 4-10
12.3.2022
The megabank is offering investors access to Galaxy Digital's ETH fund, while a16z just splurged $70 million on an Ether staking protocol
Cake DeFi launches $100M venture arm for Web3, gaming and fintech initiatives
9.3.2022
Cake DeFi Ventures will fund crypto startups across Web3, the Metaverse, the NFT space, gaming, esports and fintech spaces that complement the company’s core business
Fintech Platform Cake DeFi Creates $100M Venture Capital Arm
9.3.2022
The Singapore-based company will invest in Web 3, NFTs and fintech projects
Griffin Gaming Partners Launches $750 Million Gaming and Web3 Fund
9.3.2022
Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in gaming-related investments, has revealed the launch of its second gaming-related fund. The fund, which was reportedly oversubscribed, managed to raise $750 million to support gaming initiatives, including Web3-based and blockchain...
If the glass slipper doesn’t fit, smash it: Unraveling the myth of gender equality in crypto
8.3.2022
The nature of crypto as a global and distributed industry must provide more opportunities for all possible diversified groups of people
Bain Capital Ventures sets up half a billion-dollar fund for crypto projects
8.3.2022
Venture capital investment in crypto projects topped $25 billion in 2021, more than the sum of the last ten years
VC Roundup: Web3 infrastructure developers attract major investors
7.3.2022
Venture capital from Pantera, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, ConsenSys and Crypto.com is making its way to Web3 projects
NFT Infrastructure Provider Rarify Gets $10 Million Investment in Series A Funding Round Led by Pantera Capital
5.3.2022
Rarify, a startup that helps third parties include NFT elements in their tech platforms, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Pantera Capital, a leading cryptocurrency-based venture capital firm. The company has now reached a reported valuation of $100 billion...
City-building startup Praxis secures $15M in Series A Funding
4.3.2022
“A more vital future” — Praxis is one step closer to building a crypto-powered city utopia, after a funding round from leading crypto VCs
Andreessen Horowitz invests $70M in Ethereum staking protocol Lido
3.3.2022
The venture capital firm said Lido's liquid staking solution removes many "operational complexities" institutional investors have faced in staking ETH
Lucrosus Capital CEO Piotr Barbachowski Explains the Benefits of Decentralized Venture Capital
2.3.2022
Lucrosus Capital is the first gamified Decentralized Venture Capital (DeVC) providing institutional benefits to individual investors through its own token. Tokenization allowed this project to truly make investing decentralized. Due to the application of unique blockchain features, investments will...
No, Jack Dorsey, venture capital will not run Web3
2.3.2022
Jack Dorsey’s vision of Web3 as a VC coup against the established tech royalty is not that simple and things may not be as clear-cut
Hack VC Launches $200 Million Crypto Seed Fund
28.2.2022
Hack VC, a crypto investment firm, has launched a new $200 million crypto-based seed fund. The venture capital company, which is behind the hack.summit() event, one of the biggest blockchain programming events in the world, aims to invest in early stage Web3-based teams. The idea behind this fund...
Report: Blockchain and Crypto VC Investments Grew Almost Tenfold During 2021 in Latam
20.2.2022
A new report issued by LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, has found that the venture capital (VC) investment in the region has grown immensely compared to the previous year’s numbers. In general, the region registered investments of more than $15 billion...
Sequoia Capital Designates $500-600 Million to Crypto Fund Focused on Liquid Digital Assets
18.2.2022
On February 17, the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital announced the launch of a new $500 million to $600 million sub-fund dedicated to “liquid tokens and digital assets.” The company noted during its announcement that the new fund highlights Sequoia’s strategic...
DCG leads $205M growth fund for The Graph
17.2.2022
The Graph launched its mainnet in December 2020 and is already being used by leading DeFi protocols and EVM-centric chains