Funding
Andreessen Horowitz Leads $50M Funding Round for Matter Labs
Matter Labs will use the funding to expand its scientific and engineering teams and finance its business growth.

Sequoia Jumps Into Token Plays With Investment in DeFi Project Parallel
June filings show the VC giant has a relationship with Coinbase Custody.

Crypto Risk-Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs Raises $15M
The company plans to expand its efforts into DeFi and law enforcement.

VCs Invested Record $6.5B in Crypto, Blockchain in Q3: CB Insights
Coinbase Ventures was the most active investor in the quarter by far, with 24 deals.

Tron Foundation, APENFT Launch $100M Fund for NFT Projects
The fund will offer artists support and guidance as well as advice on copyright protection and other legal aspects.

Decentralized Identity Startup Spruce Raises $7.5M
Ethereal Ventures and Electric Capital led the round, with Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and Protocol Labs joining in.

Three Arrows Capital Backs $10M Raise for DeFi on Cardano
Major DeFi investors piled into the Ardana project, including some that have never invested in Cardano before.

Richard Li, Winklevoss-Backed CMCC Global Targets $300M for Latest Crypto Fund
CMCC Global, an early investor in the Solana blockchain, has also backed Cosmos and Terra.

Startup Raises $1.5M to Make DAO Creation as Easy as Starting a Group Chat
The Solana-based Squads is looking to unleash the next wave of DAOs.

Republic Closes $150M Series B Funding Round
The investment firm, which includes a crypto arm, raised a $36 million Series A round in March.

