One-week financing express | 36 projects have been invested; the total disclosed amount is about 267 million US dollars (4.19-4.25)
The following are the specific financing events (sorted according to the announced amount):
The following are the specific financing events (sorted according to the announced amount):
Blockchain company Digital Asset Holdings completed $120 million in financing, with 7Ridge and Eldridge participating. The company will use the funds to expand its workforce by 50 percent and increase its product portfolio. (Bloomberg)
Aleo received US$28 million in Series A financing, led by a16z and participated by Galaxy Digital
In order to launch a programmable data privacy platform, the start-up company Aleo completed a $ 28 million A round of financing, led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Placeholder VC, Galaxy Digital, Variant Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Ethereal Ventures, Polychain Capital, Slow Ventures, Dekrypt Capital, Scalar Capital, Zero Knowledge Validator, and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan participated in the investment. Howard Wu, CEO of Aleo, said that the company’s financing is one of the largest first rounds of financing for the ZK project so far.
Korea-listed game developer Gamevil acquires 13% stake in Coinone for $28 million
South Korea-listed video game development company Gamevil will acquire a 13% stake in local cryptocurrency exchange Coinone for 31 billion won (approximately $28 million). The acquisition is expected to be completed on June 11, involving 87,474 shares. With this investment, Gamevil hopes to increase the value of the company and shareholders in the crypto space. (The Block)
Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch Kuber has completed a $25 million Series B round of financing, with Tiger Global Management as its sole investor, making it its first investment in an Indian cryptocurrency company. Tiger's investment is said to be valued at more than $500 million.
The securitization and investment platform Cadence changed its name to Percent and announced the completion of a $12.5 million Series A round led by White Star Capital and B Capital, with participation from existing investors Revel Partners, Recharge Capital and Fantail Ventures. The new funds will be used to expand the team and accelerate development of the platform and infrastructure, Percent said.
Injective Protocol raises $10 million with participation from Mark Cuban and CMS Holdings
Injective Protocol, a decentralized agreement, announced that it has obtained US$10 million in financing through a token private placement. Billionaires Mark Cuban, Pantera Capital, BlockTower, Hashed Ventures, CMS Holdings and QCP Capital participated in the investment.
Decentralized liquidity protocol Tokemak raises $4 million led by Framework Ventures
Decentralized liquidity protocol Tokemak raises $4 million led by Framework Ventures
Decentralized liquidity protocol Tokemak completed $4 million in financing, led by DeFi investment fund Framework Ventures, with participation from Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, North Island Ventures, Delphi Digital, and ConsenSys. Tokemak plans to use the financing to prepare for the launch of the Ethereum mainnet at the end of the second quarter of 2021. (Cointelegraph)
Emerging social platform Locals Technology recently announced that it has received US$3.8 million in seed round investment. Investors include Morgan Creek Digital and Anthony Pompliano, former Coinbase CTO Balaji S. Srinivasan, and The Little Bitcoin Book co-author Alexander Lloyd.
It is reported that Locals is a social alternative platform designed to give independent creators control over their content, allowing independent creators to publish content without being subject to the vague censorship standards on social media platforms such as YouTube and Patreon. It is worth noting that the platform is not based on blockchain technology, and its platform currency Local Coin is only a non-encrypted virtual currency with a value of 10 cents. (Cointelegraph)
STACS announced the completion of $3.6 million Pre-A round of financing, led by Wavemaker Partners
Hashstacs Pte Ltd (STACS), a financial technology company headquartered in Singapore, announced the completion of a US$3.6 million Pre-A round of financing, led by Wavemaker Partners and participated by Tribe Accelerator, a blockchain start-up supported by the Singapore government.
Ninetowns will invest 4 million Canadian dollars in Canadian mining company Skychain
According to official news, The9 announced that it has signed a legally effective investment term sheet with the Canadian company Skychain Technologies Inc. The9 is expected to invest a total of 4 million Canadian dollars in Skychain, mainly for the construction and operation of Skychain in Manitou, Canada The digital currency mine project in Berthel, Baba Province, the new power supply scale of the project is expected to be 12 megawatts. After the mine is completed, Ninetowns plans to deploy its digital currency mining machines here.
Smoothy, a zero-slippage and low-Gas stablecoin platform, announced the completion of a $2.4 million private placement financing, with participation from Hashkey and others
According to official news, the zero-slip and low-gas stablecoin platform Smoothy announced the completion of private equity financing of 2.4 million US dollars, Hashkey, DeFiance Capital, AscendEX, Spark Digital Capital, BTC12, Signum, Morningstar Ventures, X21, Exnetwork Capital, BTX, IDC Capital, QuarkChain and SECBIT participated in the investment.
Cryptocurrency custody company First Digital Trust raises $2.15 million, led by Nogle and others
First Digital Trust, a cryptocurrency custody company, has recently completed $2.15 million in convertible note financing, led by Asian venture capital firm Nogle and others. According to Crunchbase, the company’s total funding so far exceeds $5.2 million.
Roseon Finance Receives USD 2.1 Million in Financing, X21 Digital and Others Participate
Roseon Finance, a multi-chain revenue aggregator and NFT platform, completed a $2.1 million seed round and private equity round of financing. Investors include X21 Digital, Alphabit, AU21, Kardia Ventures, Genblock, Moonwhale, and PetRock Capital. Roseon Finance plans to conduct an IDO on May 10.
Decentralized file storage platform Filebase raises $2 million, led by Multicoin Capital
The decentralized file storage platform announced that Filebase completed a $2 million seed round of financing, led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from Version One Ventures and Messari founder Ryan Selkis.
Polkadot Ecological Project TrustBase Receives $2 Million Investment from Gate.io Labs
The Polkadot ecological project TrustBase announced that it has received a $2 million investment from Gate.io Labs. Gate.io Labs will provide seed funding in the early stage, and will support project implementation, product development and other work.
NFTMart, Polkadot's ecological NFT trading platform, announced the completion of a $1.5 million private placement round of financing
DeFi index provider Phuture completed a $1.5 million seed round, led by Ascensive Assets
DeFi index provider Phuture completed a $1.5 million seed round, led by Ascensive Assets
NFT Portfolio Management Platform NFTBank.ai Completes $1.4 Million Financing Led by Hashed
NFT Portfolio Management Platform NFTBank.ai Completes $1.4 Million Financing Led by Hashed
DePlutus, a decentralized asset management protocol, raises $1 million led by Bixin Ventures
DePlutus, a decentralized asset management protocol, raises $1 million led by Bixin Ventures
DePlutus, a decentralized asset management protocol, completed a $1 million seed round of financing, led by Bixin Ventures, with Wall Street Goldman Sachs executives and other angel investors participating.
It is reported that the DePlutus protocol is a new generation of DeFi asset management protocol based on on-chain operations, and it is also a protocol that realizes the function of the exclusive Token (DF Token) of funds on the chain. DePlutus aims to build infrastructure in the field of asset management and open the era of on-chain funds for users. DePlutus has passed the code audit of SlowMist Technology and completed the launch of the Ethereum mainnet.
Blockchain Fund RbC Office Receives Million Dollar Angel Round Financing
The RbC Office corporate brand co-founded by Han Ruchu and Bollen received a million-dollar angel round of financing, and Han Ruchu's personal brand began to operate at the same time. It is reported that RbC Office is a global blockchain fund, which aims to provide professional investment and consulting services for the latest technology and innovative service projects, and is committed to creating value for data assets, decentralized governance, Web3.0 and other fields.
The BSC-based NFT game My DeFi Pet has recently completed a $1 million private placement financing. Investors include Animoca Brands, Spark Digital Capital, Axia8 Ventures, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, Consensus Labs, Bixin Ventures, DFG, Momentum 6, Kardia Ventures, Clover Ventures . It is reported that My DeFi Pet was incubated by KardiaChain and developed by Vietnamese game developer TopeBox.
DexGuru Closes $1 Million Seed Round Led by ParaFi Capital
Decentralized margin trading platform Lever completes USD 600,000 in seed round financing led by LD Capital, ArkStream Capital, etc.
According to official news, Lever, an AMM-based decentralized margin trading platform, announced the completion of a $600,000 seed round of financing, led by NGC Venture, ArkStream Capital, LD Capital, and AU21 Capital, with participation from DAOMaker, YBB, and DFG. In addition, the Lever mainnet will be launched on May 9, and IDO and public offering information will be announced in the near future.
Listed company First Foundation makes strategic investment in New York Digital Investment Group
Public company First Foundation has invested in New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). Additionally, the two companies announced a strategic partnership that will allow First Foundation to provide clients with secure access to Bitcoin-related investment products. Scott F. Kavanaugh, CEO of First Foundation, said: "We believe that digital assets are an important part of the future financial services landscape and are excited to be a part of the development of digital assets." (Business Wire)
SporeOcean has completed institutional angel round and round A financing
xNFT Protocol completes angel round and A round of financing, led by LD Capital and Fundamental Labs respectively
DAOSquare completes angel round financing, led by HashKey and participated by Alameda
DAOSquare completes angel round financing, led by HashKey and participated by Alameda
DAOSquare completed an angel round of financing with a valuation of US$40 million, led by HashKey, and other investment institutions include: Alameda, NGC, CMS Holdings, SRC Capital, Pluto Digital Assets PLC, Ambi Labs, LD Capital, Spark Digital Capital, LongHash Ventures, ArkStream Capital, DFG, Hash Global, Zonff Partners, Crasolum, Double Peak Group Limited (HK), HunFan Labs, MetaCartel Ventures China, Kucoin Labs, HOT Labs, Gate Labs, and other personal investors such as Peter_Pan, the promoter of MetaCartel and MetaCartel Ventures People also participated in this round of financing.
ADAMoracle Receives Strategic Investment from CoinBene Labs, ChainUP Capital, and ZB Labs
According to official news, ADAMoracle has recently received strategic investment from three institutions including CoinBene Labs, ChainUP Capital, and ZB Labs.
Encrypted investment institution DFG strategically invests in the multi-chain NFT market Polkarare
Encrypted investment institution DFG strategically invests in the multi-chain NFT market Polkarare
DeFi lending platform MOAR completed private placement financing, Spark Digital Capital and others participated in the investment
Synthetic asset protocol Duet completes Pre-Seed round of financing led by OmniLAB Foundation
Synthetic asset protocol Duet completes Pre-Seed round of financing led by OmniLAB Foundation
Duet, a synthetic asset protocol, completed its Pre-Seed round of financing, led by the OmniLAB Foundation, with an undisclosed amount of financing. OmniLAB, the company behind OmniLayer, the Bitcoin layer-2 protocol, is committed to building a sustainable ecosystem around blockchain projects.
Polkadot DAO infrastructure SubDAO receives investment from Hypersphere
Polkadot DAO infrastructure SubDAO has been invested by Hypersphere Ventures, and the investment amount has not yet been disclosed. In addition, Jack Platts, the former director of external cooperation of Web3 Foundation and partner of Hypersphere Ventures, will serve as the chief advisor of SubDAO.
Xunke Capital announced a strategic investment in the original currency cross-chain protocol Class ZZ (CZZ). According to reports, Class ZZ is a public chain that realizes decentralized cross-chain transactions. It realizes cross-chain transactions through the native token cross-chain protocol (ie Te Waka), and is a "cross-border ship" in the blockchain world. The Te Waka protocol is completely open source and decentralized, enabling Token to be switched arbitrarily on the main network supported by the protocol.
