Funding

Funding

Finance

Bain Capital Crypto Leads $3.3M Round for Privacy-Focused Identity Protocol

Notebook Labs aims to accelerate DeFi adoption with its crypto identity protocol.

Notebook Labs co-founders Nathaniel Masfen-Yan, Dhruv Mangtani and Solal Afota. (Notebook Labs)

Tech

Kollider Raises $2.4M to Build ‘Lightning-Native’ Financial Products

The bitcoin derivatives exchange already has bitcoin-backed synthetic stablecoins and a Lightning-enabled bitcoin wallet in the pipeline.

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Finance

Investing App Stash Raises $52.6M Weeks After Expanding Access to Cryptocurrencies

The convertible debt offering was revealed in a regulatory filing and confirmed by the company.

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Finance

Enterprise Crypto Wallet Startup Pine Street Labs Raises $6M in Polychain-Led Round

The startup is trying to save businesses from crypto wallet purgatory.

Pine Street Labs co-founders Philip Glazman and Justin Gregorius (Pine Street Labs)

Finance

Crypto Hardware Maker Fabric Systems Raises $13M in Seed Funding

Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn's Metaplanet was among the investors.

CleanSpark's immersion cooling facility in Norcross, Georgia (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Celebrity-Backed Fintech for Teens, Step Receives $300M in Debt Funding

The app also launched a crypto trading feature, starting with bitcoin

TikTok star Charli D’Amelio promoting Step. (Step)

Finance

Smart-Contract Platform Soroban Receives $100M to Build on Stellar Network

The Stellar Network-based platform is supported by a $100 million adoption fund from the Stellar Development Foundation. 

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Finance

Restaurant Industry Veteran Ben Leventhal Raises $11M for Web3 Startup Blackbird

Blackbird will offer a Web3 hospitality platform connecting restaurants with guests through membership and loyalty programs.

Blackbird founder Ben Leventhal (Blackbird)

Finance

Crypto Venture-Capital Firm Paradigm Leads $14M Funding Round for DeFi Platform Exponential

The tool helps users assess risks in decentralized finance and compare investments.

The Exponential DeFi platform raised $14 million in Paradigm-led funding round. (Exponential)

Finance

Steve Cohen-Backed Firm Invests $10M in Web3 Game Marketplace AQUA

The hedge fund billionaire has invested in crypto projects since 2018.

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