Funding Rounds


Finance

Investors Flock to India's DeFi Scene Months After Central Bank Ban Overturned

DeFi protocols UniLend Finance and PlotX announced Tuesday they had both successfully completed their seed rounds.

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Finance

Robinhood Raises Cool $660M in Extended Funding Round

Following a retail bonanza this summer, trading app Robinhood says it has raised $660 million in an extended Series G round.

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Finance

DeFi Yield Farming Aggregator APY.Finance Raises $3.6M in Seed Funding

The aggregation platform raised the seed funding from a roster of investors that includes Alameda Research, Arrington XRP Capital and CoinGecko.

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Finance

DEX Aggregator ParaSwap Raises $2.7M Seed Round From Deep Roster of Crypto Investors

ParaSwap has raised $2.7 million in seed funding from 32 investors including Blockchain Capital, Alameda Research, CoinGecko and more.

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Finance

New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital

PowerTrade is a new mobile-based cryptocurrency options trading platform set to launch this year.

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Finance

DeFi Protocol Linear Finance Raises $1.8M in Seed Round

NGC Ventures, Hashed, CMS Holdings, Genesis Block and Kenetic Capital led the round.

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Finance

Bitfinex Invests in Derivatives Exchange Built With Bitcoin's Lightning Network

The raise came after the new trading platform reached nearly $10 million in aggregate trading volume.

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Markets

Retail Trading Platforms Pile Into $5M Funding Round for Zero Hash Crypto Settlements Firm

Three trading platforms focused on the retail market have participated in the $4.75 million Series C for a crypto settlement service.

Edward Woodford, co-founder of Seed CX and Zero Hash (far right), appears on a panel at Consensus 2019.

Finance

Crypto Banking Firm Cashaa Eyes India Expansion After $5M Raise

The crypto-friendly banking firm raised $5 million from Dubai-based blockchain investment and advisory firm 01ex.

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Finance

DeFi Studio Framework Labs Leaves Stealth Mode With $8M in Seed Funding

Framework Labs says it's already playing a key role in projects including Uniswap and Chainlink.

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