Funding Rounds
Crypto Finance Startup Amber Raises $28M in Series A Led by Pantera, Paradigm
Amber Group has raised $28 million in a Series A funding round led by Paradigm and Pantera Capital.

Paystand Raises $20M to Be Blockchain-Based 'Venmo' for Commercial Payments
The firm offers a platform using blockchain tech to automate commercial payments.

Fidelity's VC Arm Leads $13M Series A for Blockchain-Based B2B Network Clear
Clear claims it can reduce friction in global trade that amounts to $140 billion every year.

Lightning Labs Raises $10M Series A to Be the 'Visa' of Bitcoin
Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.

Pantera, Square Join $14M Series A for Real-Time Payments Startup Transparent
The Seattle-based Transparent sets out to bring real-time settlement to financial infrastructure through a cryptographically secured, distributed payment network.

Sony VC Fund Joins 'Over $14M' Funding Round for Digital Asset Platform Securitize
A venture capital fund under the management of Sony Financial Ventures (SFV) and Global Brain has invested an undisclosed amount in security token issuance platform Securitize.

Binance's Fiat-Gateway Partner Banxa Raises $2M in Series A Round
Digital banking infrastructure provider Banxa has raised $2 million soon after partnering with Binance.

Asian Conglomerates Lead $31M Round for Blockchain Remittance Firm Lightnet
Lightnet, the company behind the Velo Protocol, has just raised $31.2 million from some of Asia's biggest firms.

Ripple Raises $200M in Series-C Round Led by Tetragon
Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has raised $200 million in a Series-C funding round with Tetragon, SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures all investing.

Data Provider Messari Closes $4 Million Funding Round
Messari's funding round was led by Uncork Capital and joined by Coinbase Ventures and Balaji Srinivasan, among others.

