Financing
Irreverent Labs Raises $40m in Funding, Led by a16z
Seattle startup Irreverent Labs has once again raised $40 million in funding led by Silicon Valley heavyweight investment firm a16z.
Flipside Crypto Pulls $50m from Investors, Led by Republic Capital
Flipside crypto, blockchain analytics, and business intelligence startup have raised $50 million in new funding round to increase its valuation tenfold to $350 million.
Security Compliance Firm Seon Pulls $93m from Investors Backed by IVP
Seon, a United Kingdom-based fintech security and compliance platform has pulled over $93 million in a Series B funding round from investors led by IVP, a Silicon Valley-based investment firm.
MoneyBox Raises £35m with Plans to Launch ‘Crypto-Investing’
MoneyBox is getting ready to launch its crypto trading service later this year. The firm has announced a $35 million seed funding round to help it accelerate the plan.
NFT Gaming Platform Fractal Raises $35m, Co-Led by Paradigm Capital
Fractal, a marketplace for gamers to discover, buy and sell digital collectibles and gaming NFT, has announced the successful raise of a seed round of $35 million from prominent investors.
Qualcomm Announces $100m Metaverse Investment Fund
Qualcomm's fund will go to companies building the metaverse using augmented reality, mixed reality or virtual reality.
Ethereum Layer 2 Startup Optimism Raises $150m in Series B Round
Ethereum scaling startup Optimism has secured a $150 million Series B round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm.
Espresso Systems Raises $32M in Seed Funding, Bringing Scaling & Privacy Solutions to Web 3
Espresso Systems is developing right solutions to address the technical and log-jam issues that prevent the advantages of Web3 scalability and privacy.
Electric Capital Raises $1B to Invest in Crypto Startups
Palo Alto-based Venture Capital firm, Electric Capital announced today that it has raised the sum of $1 billion to invest in the cryptocurrency ecosystem
BIS to Explore Potential Advantages of Defi on Small & Medium Enterprises in H.K.
As part of its research plans, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will explore if decentralized finance (DeFi) technologies can enhance financing for small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong.