Fundraising

Fundraising

Finance

DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M

The company is backed by Shalom Meckenzie, the largest individual shareholder in sports betting company DraftKings.

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Finance

Web3 Security Startup Cube3.ai Emerges From Stealth With $8.2M Seed Funding

The fundraising was led by Blockchange Ventures with participation from Dispersion Capital, Symbolic Capital, Hypersphere Ventures, Iclub and TA Ventures.

Cube3.ai founder and CEO Einaras Gravrock (CUBE3.AI)

Finance

Crypto Startups Raised $201.4M in Venture Funding Last Week, Led by Infrastructure

The largest fundraises for the week belonged to metaverse startup Futureverse and RISC Zero, which creates developer tools for zero-knowledge proofs.

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Finance

Web3 App Development Platform Sort Raises $3.5M to Further Product Growth

The startup allows developers to incorporate smart contracts into apps.

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Opinion

Could Legendary Hip Hop Platform DatPiff Serve as a Springboard for ‘Music NFTs’?

In an age defined by digital disruption, legacy IP may hold the key to the next wave of culture, Gitcoin fundraising lead Azeem Khan writes.

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Web3

‘Vitalik’ NFT Collection Takes Top Spot on OpenSea

The collection is soaring based on its association with the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Finance

Three Arrows-Backed Crypto Liquidity Protocol Rook Surges 23% on Fundraise Speculation

The ROOK token is experiencing a resurgence on speculation that Three Arrows' founders have completed a $25 million fundraise.

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Finance

DeFi Trading Platform Aurox Seeking Funding at $75M Valuation

The DeFi-focused software developer firm is seeking to raise up to $1 million in a crowdfunding campaign on tZERO.

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Finance

Non-Custodial Liquid Staking Platform Ether.Fi Closes $5.3M Fundraise

The round was co-led by North Island Ventures, Chapter One and Node Capital and included participation from BitMex founder Arthur Hayes.

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Finance

Crypto Wallet Startup Den Gets $2.8M in Seed Funding Led by IDEO CoLab Ventures

The Den co-founders, the duo behind the viral hit ConstitutionDAO, says solving coordination issues is the biggest challenge for on-chain organizations.

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