{"id":85615,"date":"2018-09-25T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=85615"},"modified":"2018-10-07T04:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T11:03:43","slug":"this-week-in-blockchain-venture-capital-sept-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/this-week-in-blockchain-venture-capital-sept-25\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Blockchain Venture Capital \u2013 Sept. 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinalpha.com\/\">CoinAlpha<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">, a Mountain View-based startup <\/span><span class=\"s3\">using blockchain technology to create the next wave of transparent, efficient, and secure financial products<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, recently closed a $3.5 million seed round. Already involved with <\/span><span class=\"s3\">StartX<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Stanford University's accelerator program, other <\/span><span class=\"s2\">participants in the round included Bain Capital Ventures, SharesPost Investment Management, Alpha Startups, and Ironfire Ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">On a mission to decentralize finance, CoinAlpha is building protocols for smart contract-based financial products that are more open, fair, and secure than those of the legacy financial system. One of CoinAlpha\u2019s current projects is the Basket Protocol, an open-source protocol for Ethereum tokens containing a portfolio of other Ethereum tokens. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caspian.tech\">CASPIAN<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">, a Sydney-based <\/span><span class=\"s3\">institutional grade trading platform for cryptoassets<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/caspian-tech\/16m-caspian-pre-sale-a-big-boost-to-crypto-industry-4b318edc2332\">raised<\/a> $16 million in a pre-sale of its CSP token. Participating in the round were Galaxy Investment Partners (lead), Kinetic, Techemy Capital, and Octagon Strategy. CASPIAN offers an Order and Execution Management System (OEMS), Portfolio Management Service (PMS), and Risk Management System (RMS). CASPIAN additionally provides a clean interface into all major cryptoasset exchanges, historical P&L, a set of trading algorithms, expert 24\/7 customer service, compliance solutions, reporting assistance, and exposure tracking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cvvc.com\/\">Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC)<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/places\/switzerland\">Switzerland<\/a>-based consortium, has launched a launched a blockchain incubator with a goal of $100 million. The incubator dubbed \u201cGenesis Hub\u201d is aiming to fund 40 more startups in addition to the 20 startups currently in the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The program provides a three-month Kickstarter program and $125,000 seed funding to any approved startups while offering later stage financing to more developed startups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Furthermore, startups participating in the incubator program will receive guidance and mentorship from experienced Crypto Valley Venture Capital Consultants. CV VC is said to be aiming to incubate 1,000 blockchain companies every year in exchange for a stake in their business of up to 8 percent in either shares or digital tokens. 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