一周融资速递 | 9家项目获投，总融资金额达2.15亿美元（1.19-1.25）
- 核心观点：2025年1月19日至25日，全球区块链融资市场热度略有回落，但链上金融基础设施与特定应用领域（如支付、资产代币化）仍获得大额资本青睐，显示出资本向合规化、实用化方向聚焦的趋势。
- 关键要素：
- 当周共披露9起融资事件，融资总额2.15亿美元，较前一周的11起、2.32亿美元均小幅下降。
- 链上IPO平台Superstate以8250万美元融资额位居榜首，其业务旨在建立受监管的区块链资本市场基础设施，目前管理资产超12亿美元。
- 阿根廷金融科技公司Pomelo完成5500万美元C轮融资，资金将用于扩大拉美市场业务并推出稳定币信用卡产品。
- 比特币支付初创公司ZBD获得4000万美元融资，专注于为视频游戏集成比特币支付解决方案。
- 多家公司融资用途明确指向合规与产品深化，如River计划推出收益产品，CheckSig已获得欧盟MiCAR牌照。
According to incomplete statistics by Odaily, from January 19 to January 25, 2025, a total of 9 financing events were disclosed in the global blockchain field, slightly down from 11 in the previous week; the total financing amount was $215 million, a slight decrease from $232 million in the previous week.
The largest single financing round this week was the on-chain IPO platform Superstate announcing the completion of an $82.5 million funding round; followed by the Argentine fintech company Pomelo announcing the completion of a $55 million Series C financing round.
Below are the specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by the announced amount; 2. * indicates "traditional" field companies with some business involving blockchain):
On January 22, the on-chain IPO platform Superstate announced the completion of an $82.5 million funding round, led by Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global, with participation from Galaxy Digital, Haun Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, and others. The project's main business is to build regulated blockchain capital market infrastructure, allowing SEC-registered companies to issue digital shares directly to investors and settle on public chains such as Ethereum and Solana. Superstate currently manages over $1.2 billion in assets.
On January 22, Argentine fintech company Pomelo announced the completion of a $55 million Series C funding round. This round was led by Kaszek and Insight Partners, with participation from Index Ventures, Adams Street Partners, S32, Endeavor Catalyst, Monashees, and TQ Ventures.
Pomelo stated that the funds from this round will be primarily used to expand the scale of its credit processing business in its two core markets, Mexico and Brazil, and to support the launch of credit card products denominated in global stablecoins.
On January 22, Bitcoin payments startup ZBD announced the completion of a $40 million Series C funding round, led by Blockstream Capital, which contributed $36 million. The project's main business is providing Bitcoin payment software and payment infrastructure for video games.
ZBD stated that the funds from this round will be used to launch a more comprehensive suite of payment products within the next year.
On January 23, River announced the completion of a $12 million strategic funding round, with investors including Tron DAO, Justin Sun, the Maelstrom Fund founded by Arthur Hayes, The Spartan Group, and several Nasdaq-listed companies from the US and Europe. The funds will be used to accelerate ecosystem deployment, deepen stablecoin liquidity, and promote the integration of satUSD in trading, lending, staking, and yield scenarios. River plans to launch yield products for retail and institutional clients, including Smart Vault and Prime Vault, providing a unified interface for accessing yields through protocol-native and institutional-grade strategies.
On January 21, the Dutch cryptocurrency platform Finst announced the completion of an €8 million Series A funding round, led by Endeit Capital, with participation from existing investors including Eelko van Kooten, founder of Spinnin' Records, and Mark Franse, co-founder of DEGIRO. This financing brings Finst's total funding to €15 million. The Finst platform was founded in 2023 and has obtained crypto asset service authorization from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM).
Cork Completes $5.5 Million Seed Funding Round, Led by a16z, CSX, and Road Capital
On January 21, Cork announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed funding round, led by a16z, CSX, and Road Capital, with participation from BitGo Ventures, Cooley, IDEO Ventures, PEER VC, and WAGMI Ventures. Cork is a startup focused on tokenizing risks in a new "on-chain infrastructure category," building tools to make implicit risks in emerging real-world asset classes transparent and tradable.
AKEDO Completes $5 Million Seed Funding Round, Led by Karatage
On January 19, AKEDO announced the completion of a $5 million seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-native content creation engine and Launchpad. This round was led by Karatage, with participation from Sfermion, Collab+Currency, MARBLEX, Seed Club, The Open Platform, TON Ventures, Gagra Ventures, Kenetic Capital, Metalabs Ventures, and others.
Warden Completes $4 Million Strategic Funding Round, with Participation from 0G, Messari, Venice
On January 25, Warden posted on platform X that it had completed a $4 million strategic funding round at a $200 million valuation. This financing did not involve venture capital roadshows or traditional fundraising; all participants were developers already collaborating with them, including 0G, Messari, and Venice.
"Crypto-as-a-Service" Platform CheckSig Completes €3.5 Million Funding Round
On January 20, the European "Crypto-as-a-Service" platform CheckSig announced the completion of a €3.5 million funding round at a valuation of €33.5 million, bringing its total funding to date to €6.2 million. The company has obtained a MiCAR license and provides services such as crypto custody, crypto trading, and cryptocurrency tax withholding, aiming to offer secure and transparent cryptocurrency services to individual and institutional investors.
