Weekly Funding Roundup | 8 projects received funding, totaling $85.1 million (December 8-14)

According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from December 8th to December 14th, 2025, a total of 8 financing events were disclosed in the global blockchain field, slightly lower than the 10 events in the previous week; however, the total financing amount was US$85.1 million, slightly lower than the US$176 million in the previous week.

The largest single funding round this week was announced by crypto startup LI.FI, which raised $29 million; followed by MetaComp, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin cross-border payment and treasury management service provider, which announced a $22 million Pre-A round of funding.

The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted according to the amount disclosed; 2. * indicates companies in "traditional" sectors whose businesses involve blockchain):

Crypto startup LI.FI raises $29 million, led by Multicoin and CoinFund.

On December 11, crypto startup LI.FI announced the completion of a $29 million funding round, led by Multicoin and CoinFund. This brings its total funding to $52 million, although the company has not yet disclosed its latest valuation. LI.FI reportedly plans to use the new funds to expand its business into various trading areas, including perpetual futures, yield opportunities, prediction markets, and lending markets.

MetaComp has raised $22 million in Pre-A funding to expand its Web 2.5 cross-border stablecoin payment network.

On December 9th, MetaComp, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin cross-border payment and treasury management service provider, announced the completion of a $22 million Pre-A round of financing, one of the largest Pre-A rounds for compliant stablecoin payment companies in the region this year. The round was led by Eastern Bell Capital, Noah, Sky9 Capital, Freshwave Fund, and Beingboom Capital, with 100Summit Partners serving as the exclusive financial advisor.

Surf raises $15 million, led by Pantera Capital.

On December 10th, Surf announced the completion of a $15 million funding round, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group. The project is an AI platform specifically designed for the crypto space.

YO Labs completes $10 million Series A funding round, led by Foundation Capital.

On December 14, YO Labs, the development team behind the yield optimization protocol YO Protocol, announced that it has completed a $10 million Series A funding round, led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and Launchpad Capital. This brings its total funding to $24 million. The company plans to use the funds to expand the protocol to more blockchains and improve its infrastructure.

AllScale raises $5 million in seed funding, led by Yzi Labs and others.

On December 8, AllScale, a self-custodied stablecoin digital bank, announced the completion of a $5 million seed round of financing, led by Yzi Labs (through EASY Residency Season 2), Informed Ventures, and GenVentureCap, with participation from Aptos Deep Mind, INP Capital, Astera Ventures, Summer Sun Capital, Carry Investment, V3V Ventures, and others.

African stablecoin payment infrastructure Ezeebit raises $2.05 million in seed funding.

On December 10th, according to bitcoinke, Ezeebit, a crypto payment startup regulated by the South African FSCA, announced the completion of a $2.05 million seed funding round. The funds will be used to accelerate product development and merchant expansion in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. The company supports instant settlement in stablecoins and next-day local fiat currency payments, and has processed over 30,000 transactions. Investors include Raba Partnerships, Founder Collective, and executives from industry giants such as VISA, Revolut, and Talos.

Blockchain-based cross-border remittance startup Frex has raised approximately $1.05 million in a Pre-Seed funding round, led by Zeropearl VC and others.

On December 11, Frex, an Indian blockchain remittance startup, announced the completion of a 95 million Indian rupee (approximately US$1.05 million) Pre-Seed funding round, co-led by Zeropearl VC and White Venture Capital, with participation from a number of angel investors. The company leverages blockchain technology and local banking partnerships to build a real-time remittance solution, primarily providing cross-border remittance services for immigrants and overseas workers.

Gate Ventures led a $1 million funding round for Goblin Finance to help build a native LST revenue layer.

On December 10th, according to official news, Gate Ventures announced that it led a strategic investment in Goblin Finance to support its development of native liquidity staking and yield infrastructure within the Aptos ecosystem. This round of financing raised $1 million, and the funds will be used to help the project accelerate the improvement of its yield aggregation mechanism and ecosystem synergy.

As the venture capital arm of the Gate Group, Gate Ventures has long focused on the infrastructure development and innovation of multi-chain ecosystems.