Venture Capital Financial News
13.04 / 06:45
business
Adoption
Venture Capital
a16z's Chris Dixon tops ‘Midas List’ by turning $350M into $6B in 2021
Crypto venture capital firms have been investing at unprecedented rates recently and Andreessen Horowitz is one of the industry’s leaders making huge returns on their investments.
13.04 / 03:43
business
Funding
Metaverse
Venture Capital
NFT avatar startup Genies valued at $1B following Series C funding round
Nonfungible token (NFT) startup Genies has secured $150 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $1 billion, making it the latest crypto-focused platform to attain “unicorn” status.
08.04 / 19:27
business
Adoption
Investments
Venture Capital
Venture capital year in review 2021: Cointelegraph Research Terminal
2021 was an interesting year in the crypto world. Bitcoin (BTC) hit all-time highs in several different metrics including adoption, media coverage and price action. It has been exciting to see all of the coverage and attention being paid to everything crypto including interest in nonfungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and even large publicly traded companies like MicroStrategy holding serious amounts of BTC on its balance sheet. All of this is the public face of the crypto industry.
05.04 / 19:25
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Funding
Venture Capital
layer2
L2
network
Ethereum L2 Boba Network valued at $1.5B following Series A
Hybrid computing platform Boba Network has joined the “crypto unicorn” rankings after raising $45 million in Series A funding, underscoring the investment appeal of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions.
31.03 / 09:07
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Adoption
Funding
Venture Capital
reports
Blockchain.com's value rockets to $14B after new funding round: Reports
Cryptocurrency exchange and financial services firm, Blockchain.com, has reportedly raised new funding at a valuation of $14 billion.
23.03 / 16:21
business
Funding
Venture Capital
DAO
Former Polychain GP unveils $125M crypto fund with DAO governance ambitions
Former Polychain Capital general partner Tekin Salimi has launched a new blockchain-focused investment fund that will eventually be converted into a founder-owned decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), offering a novel way for startup leaders to be rewarded for their contributions.
21.03 / 16:02
business
Funding
Venture Capital
data
The rise of crypto analytics: Data provider The TIE valued at $100M following Series A
Digital asset analytics provider The TIE has closed a strategic investment round backed by some of blockchain’s most prominent investors, underscoring heightened demand for crypto data and software services.
20.03 / 19:21
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Funding
Venture Capital
network
VC Roundup: NFTs, crypto mortgages, 5G network and Web3 devs raise millions
The cryptocurrency market has failed to make significant headway in recent months, but that hasn’t stopped the industry’s builders from building. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs), crypto mortgages, blockchain-powered cellular networks and Web3 gaming have all piqued the interest of venture capitalists. These new and familiar investment themes headline the latest edition of VC Roundup, as venture funds continue to target blockchain’s most promising value plays.
14.03 / 23:09
business
Funding
lending
Venture Capital
Crypto quant firm Gauntlet valued at $1B following Series B
Crypto-focused financial modeling platform Gauntlet has achieved unicorn status after raising $23.8 million in Series B funding from some of blockchain’s biggest venture funds.
07.03 / 19:51
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Web3
Funding
Venture Capital
VC Roundup: Web3 infrastructure developers attract major investors
Despite extreme volatility in the price of crypto assets, venture funds continue to make strategic investments in the industry. In recent weeks, the focus has shifted to infrastructure developers in Web3, play-to-earn and GameFi — nascent industries that still have significant upside ahead.
17.02 / 20:31
business
Funding
Venture Capital
Digital Currency Group
DCG leads $205M growth fund for The Graph
Blockchain data indexing protocol The Graph has launched a $205 million ecosystem fund to lure new developers to its platform, offering further evidence that venture capital firms were still keen to support growth funds centered around decentralized applications.
17.02 / 19:17
business
Funding
Venture Capital
Sequoia Capital launches crypto fund worth up to $600M
American venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has launched a new cryptocurrency fund as part of its ongoing efforts to bootstrap the next generation of promising crypto-focused startups.
14.02 / 20:13
business
Funding
Metaverse
Venture Capital
VC Roundup: Animoca leads NFT3 raise, Arca launches NFT fund and Alexis Ohanian broadens crypto exposure
Venture capital funding in the cryptocurrency market is showing no signs of slowing, as major investors continue to back promising startups in niche industries spanning the metaverse, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and GameFi.
11.02 / 12:39
Blockchain
DEX
Decentralized Exchange
Venture Capital
Support
Active funds in the DeFi sector provide support to liquidity protocol on Solana
Centralized exchanges continue to be among the most used tools for investors to buy, sell and exchange cryptocurrencies, a reality often likened to the level of security and monitoring the third party can provide to the end-user. Consider that thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars can be lost without a centralized exchange if the investor forgets their key.
07.02 / 18:31
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Polygon
Funding
Venture Capital
Polygon raises $450M in Sequoia-led funding round
Layer-2 scaling solution Polygon has raised $450 million in a funding round that was backed by some of blockchain’s biggest venture funds — offering further evidence that major investors are looking to support the future of Web3 development.
04.02 / 00:31
business
Funding
Venture Capital
Crypto Biz: The crypto industry is more bullish than the Bitcoin charts, Jan. 27–Feb. 2
Is Bitcoin (BTC) in a bull market or a bear market? Has the current market cycle already peaked or can we expect another leg higher? Venture capital funds don’t seem to care either way. They’re too busy building equity in promising blockchain plays.
27.01 / 15:32
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Funding
Venture Capital
Financial Services
Crypto infrastructure firm Fireblocks valued at $8B following $550M raise
Digital asset custody platform Fireblocks has raised $550 million in Series E funding to become one of the blockchain industry’s most valuable companies, underscoring heightened institutional appetite for cryptocurrency products despite extreme price volatility.
27.01 / 15:31
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Funding
Venture Capital
Taxes
Crypto tax calculator CoinTracker valued at $1.3B following $100M raise
Cryptocurrency portfolio tracker and tax calculator CoinTracker has attained “unicorn” status after raising $100 million in Series A financing, demonstrating once again that investors are allocating vast sums of capital toward crypto-focused companies.
24.01 / 23:37
business
Funding
Metaverse
Venture Capital
Web3 Projects
$75M Blockchain Founders Fund II backs portfolio of P2E and Web3 projects
Singapore-based Blockchain Founders Fund has launched a new venture capital fund to support emerging projects in the cryptocurrency, metaverse and Web3 sectors, offering further evidence that investors are still keen to back major growth trends in the digital asset market.
18.01 / 15:33
business
Funding
Metaverse
Venture Capital
NFT-focused Animoca Brands valued at $5B following $358M raise
Hong Kong-based software and venture firm Animoca Brands has secured $358.8 million in capital investments to fuel new acquisitions in the nonfungible token (NFT), gaming and metaverse sectors, further cementing crypto’s biggest trends in 2022.
13.01 / 20:25
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CFTC
Venture Capital
Bitcoin Regulation
Former CFTC chair Giancarlo joins CoinFund as an adviser
Blockchain investment firm CoinFund has appointed former United States commodities regulator J. Christopher Giancarlo as a strategic adviser — a move that should help the Brooklyn-based company navigate the complex, ever-changing regulatory requirements in its home country.
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