Fundraising


Finance

Astra Nova Raises $48.3M to Grow Web3, AI Entertainment Ecosystem

The company develops no-code tools that enable creators to launch blockchain-based entertainment experiences.

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Finance

Kalshi Raises $300M at $5B Valuation, Expands Prediction Markets to 140 Countries: NYT

The funding round was led by major investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, CapitalG and Coinbase Ventures.

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Finance

Coinbase, Sony and Samsung Back $14.6M Round for Stablecoin Startup Bastion

The firm white-label stablecoin systems, enabling companies to issue digital dollars without coding or their own regulatory licenses.

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Finance

Crypto Infrastructure Firm Zerohash Raises $104M in Round led by Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley

The raise included new participation from Morgan Stanley, Apollo-managed funds, SoFi, Jump Crypto and IMC.

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Finance

Cloudburst Raises $7M Series A to Scale Off-Chain Crypto Intelligence Platform

The round was led by Borderless Capital with participation from Strategic Cyber Ventures, CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures, Bloccelerate VC and In-Q-Tel.

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Finance

Avalanche Foundation Eyes $1B Raise to Fund Two Crypto Treasury Companies: FT

The AVAX tokens would be bought from the foundation at a discounted price.

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Finance

Utila Raises $22M, Triples in Valuation as Stablecoin Infrastructure Demand Surges

Circle's IPO and Stripe acquiring stablecoin startup Bridge were the "bitcoin ETF moments" for stablecoin adoption, Utila CEO Bentzi Rabi said in an interview.

Utila founders Sam Eiderman, CTO, and Bentzi Rabi, CEO (Utila)

Finance

Jump Trading Alums Raise $20M for aPriori to Bring High-Frequency Trading Tools On-Chain

The San Francisco-based startup has secured $20 million in new funding, bringing total capital raised to $30 million.

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Finance

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Said to Be Raising up to $200M: Source

The transaction will allow majority holder SBI to reduce its stake in the crypto trading firm, the source said.

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Finance

Function Raises $10M to Bring Yield to Bitcoin; Gets Backing From Galaxy Digital, Antalpha, and Mantle

With $1.5B in FBTC TVL, Function aims to transform bitcoin into a productive institutional asset.

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