Weekly Funding Roundup | 14 Projects Secured Funding, Total Raised $610 Million (2.9-2.22)
- Core View: From February 9 to 22, 2025, funding activities in the global blockchain sector saw a significant rebound, with both the number of funding events and the total amount increasing substantially compared to the previous week. The integration of AI with fintech and RWA (Real World Assets) infrastructure emerged as the primary investment directions.
- Key Elements:
- During the statistical period, a total of 14 funding events were disclosed, raising a total of $610 million, a significant increase from the previous week (Chinese New Year holiday) which saw 6 events raising $154 million.
- AI Agent startup Temporal completed a $300 million Series D funding round at a $5 billion valuation, the largest single funding event of this period, led by a16z.
- AI financial compliance company Bretton AI and sports prediction market Novig each completed $75 million Series B funding rounds, indicating strong financing interest in the combination of AI with specific verticals.
- OneChain completed a $67 million Series A funding round, with funds to be used for building a comprehensive, one-stop RWA on-chain solution for institutional investors.
- Multiple project funding directions focused on the infrastructure layer, such as liquidity execution layer Superset, digital asset infrastructure Birch Hill Holdings, and autonomous internet protocol Unicity Labs.
According to incomplete statistics by Odaily, from February 9 to February 22, 2025, a total of 14 financing events were disclosed in the global blockchain sector, a significant increase from the 6 events in the previous week. The total financing amount reached $610 million, a substantial rise compared to the $154 million from the previous week. As the previous week coincided with the Chinese New Year holiday, this period's statistics have been specially adjusted to a bi-weekly format to ensure the completeness and continuity of the financing data.
The project with the largest single financing amount this period is AI Agent startup Temporal, which completed a $300 million Series D financing round at a $5 billion valuation (led by a16z). Ranking second is AI financial compliance startup Bretton AI (formerly Greenlite AI), which completed a $75 million Series B financing round.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing AI Agent frenzy, this momentum is rapidly spreading to the investment and financing market.
The specific financing events are as follows (Note: 1. Sorted by the announced amount; 2. * indicates "traditional" sector companies with some business involving blockchain):
AI Agent Startup Temporal Completes $300M Series D at $5B Valuation, Led by a16z
On February 18, AI Agent startup Temporal announced the completion of a $300 million Series D financing round at a $5 billion valuation. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led the round, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and others. It is reported that OpenAI, Snap, Netflix, and JPMorgan Chase are among its users. The company stated that this round of financing is not "chasing the AI hype" but is intended to build a platform to address the common reliability challenges AI Agents face in complex, long-running processes.
Bretton AI Completes $75M Series B Financing, Led by Sapphire Ventures
On February 10, AI financial compliance startup Bretton AI announced the completion of a $75 million Series B financing round, led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Greylock, Thomson Reuters Ventures, and Citi Ventures. The company was founded by Will Lawrence, a former member of the compliance team at stablecoin infrastructure company Paxos. Its current clients are primarily fintech service companies, including fintech startups like Mercury, Ramp, Robinhood, and Coinbase, as well as some community regional banks, helping them achieve anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance operations.
Sports Prediction Market Novig Completes $75M Series B, Led by Pantera Capital
On February 18, the sports prediction market Novig announced the completion of a $75 million Series B financing round, led by Pantera Capital. This round of financing pushed Novig's valuation to a $500 million guidance.
Novig stated that it is a prediction market platform focused on the sports sector. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, the company aims to challenge the traditional sports betting market through a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading model. The platform currently operates on a lottery model and is applying for regulatory approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Novig charges no commission to retail users, generating profits by charging institutional participants. The funds from this round will be used to expand its business scale in the sports prediction market.
OneChain Officially Announces Completion of $67M Series A Strategic Financing
On February 18, OneChain recently officially announced the completion of a $67 million Series A strategic financing round. The funds will primarily be used to build a comprehensive RWA (Real-World Assets) on-chain infrastructure for institutional-grade asset issuers, financial institutions, and global investors, providing a one-stop solution for real-world assets covering issuance, management, rights confirmation, and liquidity trading.
Backpack Plans to Raise $50M at $1B Valuation
On February 10, informed sources revealed that Backpack is negotiating terms for a new $50 million financing round at a $1 billion valuation.
Inference Research Completes $20M Seed Round, Led by Li Lin's Family Office Avenir Group
On February 12, AI quantitative trading company Inference Research announced the completion of a $20 million seed financing round, led by Li Lin's family office Avenir Group. The funds will be used to expand the company's self-developed infrastructure to integrate traditional finance and digital assets, while accelerating talent recruitment. It is reported that the company is building a team consisting of quantitative analysts, engineers, and researchers.
Monark Markets Completes $8M Strategic Round, Led by F-Prime
On February 20, embedded API infrastructure Monark Markets announced the completion of an $8 million strategic financing round, led by F-Prime, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, and BBAE Holdings. The company's API infrastructure supports fintech platforms such as Apex Fintech Solutions and Altruist Financial, embedding private market investments directly into existing client accounts. This can drive investment demand growth for key economic growth engines in private markets such as artificial intelligence and blockchain.
Liquidity Execution Layer Superset Completes $4M Seed Round, Led by 7RIDG and Others
On February 11, the unified liquidity execution layer for stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and on-chain forex, Superset, announced the completion of a $4 million seed financing round, led by 7RIDGE and Exponential Science Capital. The new funds will be used to support its collaboration with liquidity providers, market makers, stablecoin issuers, aggregators, and wallets, preparing for subsequent market promotion.
Web3 Entertainment Company YOAKE Completes $3.2M Strategic Round, Sony Innovation Fund Participates
On February 13, Web3 entertainment company YOAKE announced the completion of a $3.2 million strategic financing round, with participation from the Sony Innovation Fund. The new funds will be used to accelerate the expansion of on-chain entertainment scenarios on Sony's blockchain network, Soneium. To date, the company's total financing has reached $4.45 million.
Unicity Labs Completes $3M Seed Round, Led by Blockchange Ventures
On February 20, autonomous internet protocol development company Unicity Labs announced the completion of a $3 million seed financing round, led by Blockchange Ventures, with participation from the Middle Eastern communication app Tawasal and Web3 early-stage investment firm Outlier Ventures. The company plans to use the new funds to build a peer-to-peer cryptographic architecture, enabling autonomous AI Agents to discover services, verify counterparties, and execute transactions at machine speed, without the need for intermediaries or shared ledgers.
Birch Hill Holdings Completes $2.5M Pre-Seed Round, Led by ParaFi Capital and Others
On February 11, digital asset infrastructure Birch Hill Holdings announced the completion of a $2.5 million Pre-Seed financing round, co-led by ParaFi Capital and Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Nascent, FalconX Ventures, Coin Operated Group, The Operating Group, JST Digital and Flowdesk, as well as Bluerock founder and CEO Ramin Kamfar, among others.
RubberVerseX Announces Completion of $2M Strategic Financing
On February 11, the digital rubber economy project RubberVerseX (RVX) today announced the completion of a $2 million strategic financing round. This round was jointly invested by HVS Ventures, BD Ventures, and M2M Capital.
This round of financing will accelerate RubberVerseX's efforts to build a transparent, data-driven digital rubber economy system. Leveraging real rubber plantations and industry resources, RubberVerseX introduces the entire chain of planting, processing, and circulation onto the blockchain through a verifiable data network. It also covers value generation paths for real assets such as ESG-certified outputs and carbon credits, promoting the evolution of the traditional rubber industry towards a sustainable, participatory digital economy.
Xross Road Completes $1.5M Pre-seed Round for AI Comic Platform Development
On February 10, Xross Road posted on platform X, stating that it has completed a $1.5 million Pre-seed financing round. The funds will be used to develop the next generation of IP creation and distribution through Xross Road and its AI-driven comic platform HANASEE. This round saw participation from Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, Decima Fund, Taisu Ventures, and Baboon VC.
On February 9, stablecoin project Zoth announced the completion of a new strategic financing round. The specific amount has not been disclosed. Taisu Ventures led the round, with participation from NFT project "Pudgy Penguins" CEO and owner Luca Netz and JLabs Digital. The new funds will support its efforts to build a stablecoin infrastructure based on a "privacy-first" framework.
