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Here is the complete, newly published database featuring all of the fundraised companies we’ve found since the launch of this newsletter:

Crypto Startup Fundraises

Below is a breakdown of the number of companies that fundraised by sector:

Gaming

Legend of Arcadia is a blockchain-based casual strategy card game offering diverse game modes, including PvE adventures, PvP tournaments, and daily missions. The company raised on Aug 30 a $4M Seed from Animoca Brands, Selini Capital, OKX Ventures, and Arche Fund.

Echelon Prime powers blockchain-enabled games, starting with Parallel TCG, utilizing the PRIME token to enhance gaming experiences. Echelon raised on Aug 27 a $3.5M Seed led by Amber Group and followed by Laser Digital, Saison Capital, Interop Ventures, 280 Capital, Cypher Capital, SeraFund, Selini Capital, DCF God, LayerZero, and others.

Gameplay Galaxy is a Web3-based extreme sports gaming ecosystem that integrates NFTs. On Aug 27, they raised an $11M Seed+ led by Blockchain Capital and Merit Circle.

Data

Space and Time is a data platform that combines blockchain indexing, data warehousing, and API services, secured by a sub-second ZK coprocessor optimized for SQL. On Aug 27, they raised a $20M Series A led by Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capital, and Hivemind, and followed by M12 Microsoft Venture Fund, DCG, F Prime, OKX, Circle, and Alumni Ventures.

Adot is a decentralized AI search tool designed for Web3 discovery, offering a fast and comprehensive search experience. Adot raised on Aug 30 a Strategic round led by Aptos.

NFT

Time.fun is a tokenization platform focused on transforming files into digital tokens. They raised on Aug 29 a $3M Seed led by Brevan Howard Digital and followed by Coinbase Ventures, Zee Prime Capital, Advancit Capital, Breed VC, Palm Tree Crypto, and several individuals.

AI

Edge Matrix Chain offers a distributed computing infra using GPUs for AI applications and supports DeAI app development through its EMC Hub. On Aug 29, they raised a $20M Private round led by P2 Ventures and Amber Group, and followed by One Comma, Cyberrock Venture Fund, and Kapley Judge and Associated Corporations.

L1

Quai Network is a PoW L1 designed for scalability and programmability. It introduces an energy-based stablecoin tied to energy costs. Quai raised a Strategic $5M round on Aug 29 from MH Ventures, Cogitent Ventures, Giga Chad Ventures, TPC Ventures, and DexCheck Ventures.

Developer Tools

Bridge offers stablecoin orchestration and issuance services, providing developers with a simple API to convert between fiat and various stablecoin formats like USDC or USDP. They raised on Aug 29 a Private $58M round from Sequoia, Ribbit Capital, Index Ventures, and Haun Ventures.

Infrastructure

Soon is a high-performance rollup stack using the decoupled SVM built on the OP Stack. It supports over 600k TPS, has a 400 ms block time and under $0.01 fees. SoonSVM raised a Strategic round on Aug 27 from many individual investors.

Web3

Legion is a platform designed to provide equal access to early investment opportunities in promising crypto projects. It connects network participants with compliant, incentive-aligned investments before and during token launches. They raised on Aug 27 a $2M Seed led by Cyber Fund and followed by CoinGecko, Delphi Labs, AllianceDAO, and several individuals.

DeFi

Odos is a decentralized smart order routing solution that connects with over 900 liquidity sources across multiple blockchains to find the best rates for token swaps. On Aug 30, they raised a Series A from Uniswap Labs Ventures, Curved Ventures, Orbs, Mantle, PAKA, and CE Innovation Capital.

Stablecoin

Level is behind lvlUSD - a dollar-pegged stablecoin powered by restaked USDC, allowing users to earn multiple yields simultaneously, including rewards from protocols like Aave. Level raised on Aug 29 a $3.6M Private round led by Polychain and Dragonfly, and followed by Robot Ventures, Pier Two, EIV, Global Coin, GCR, Balaji, and others.

Liquid Restaking

Solayer is a restaking network on Solana that allows users to secure the Solana blockchain and dApps while earning multiple streams of yield. At an $80M valuation, Solayer raised a $12M Seed led by Polychain and Hack VC, and followed by Maelstrom, Big Brain Holdings, Nomad Capital, ABCDE, Finality Capital Partners, and others.

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Crypto Startup Fundraises

Below is a breakdown of the number of companies that fundraised by sector:

DeFi

BSX Exchange is a decentralized platform for trading, earning, and borrowing with best-in-class liquidity. BSX raised on Aug 21 a $4M Seed led by Blockchain Capital and followed by Bankless Ventures, NoLimit Holdings, Cadenza Ventures, Breed VC, Maelstrom, and others.

Vooi enables cross-chain trading across Perp DEXs with a unified interface. The platform supports trading on various blockchains. Vooi raised a Private round on Aug 22 led by Binance Labs.

Origami Network is a decentralized protocol on Ethereum for building online marketplaces. Origami raised on Aug 26 a $1.5M Seed from Ouroboros Capital, Good Partners, Fjord Foundry, Upside, TempleDAO, and many others.

Corn is an Ethereum L2 that uses a tokenized Bitcoin as its gas token and incorporates "Super Yield" to direct rewards back to users and protocols. BTCN is backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin. Corn raised a Strategic round on Aug 20 led by Binance Labs.

Credbull is the first licensed on-chain private credit fund, offering high fixed-yield structured products backed by real-world assets. Credbull raised on Aug 22 a $5.2M round led by GnosisDAO and followed by Outlier Ventures, HODL Ventures, XBTO Group, and several individuals.

AI

GenLayer is an AI-powered blockchain platform that enables smart contracts to use LLMs and access the internet for complex decision-making. The company raised on Aug 20 a $7.5M Seed led by North Island Ventures and followed by Node Capital, Arrington Capital, ZK Ventures, WAGMI Ventures, Blockbuilders, and Maelstrom.

Rivalz introduces an AI Intel Layer that powers an ecosystem of modular AI apps, focusing on data provenance for AI markets. They raised a $9M Private round on Aug 21 from Delphi Ventures, Zee Prime Capital, Caballeros Capital, D1 Ventures, Mask Network, GSR, and many others.

Aggregata is creating a decentralized ecosystem for data management, monetization, and AI development. It offers tools like GPT-to-Earn, where users can monetize ChatGPT conversations. They raised a Private round on Aug 22 led by Binance Labs.

Trading

PIP Labs is the company behind Story Protocol, a blockchain designed to tokenize and monetize intellectual property. On Aug 21, PIP Labs raised an $80M Series B round led by a16z crypto and followed by Polychain Capital and several individuals.

g8keep is set to offer a secure and transparent platform for launching and trading tokens, addressing the vulnerabilities in current systems. They raised a $1.25M Pre-Seed round on Aug 21 from Robot Ventures, Base Ecosystem Fund, The Huddle, Wassie Guild, echoxyz, Sappy Seals, Azuki, and many more.

Infrastructure

Stork is an open data marketplace aimed at overcoming the limitations of traditional blockchain oracles. It provides access to decentralized, reliable, and unique data. Stork raised on Aug 22 a $4M Seed round from Lattice, Faction, CMS Holdings, and Wintermute.

Chainbound develops blockchain infrastructure tools. Their products include a high-speed Ethereum network, a transaction dispatch interface, and a protocol for sub-second preconfirmations. Chainbound raised $4.6M Seed on Aug 28 led by Cyber Fund and followed by Maven 11, Robot Ventures, and Bankless Ventures.

Payments

Ark Labs is developing Ark, a Layer 2 protocol that scales Bitcoin for fast, low-cost payments. They raised a $2.5M Pre-Seed on Aug 22 led by Draper Associates and followed by Fulgur Ventures, Axiom Capital, and Stephen Cole.

Skyfire enables AI agents to autonomously manage identities, payments, and transactions in the AI economy. Skyfire raised a Seed round on Aug 21 from Circle Ventures, Ripple, Gemini, and Draper Associates.

Arch Finance offers diversified crypto investment products that allow users to invest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, digital dollars, and other cryptocurrencies without minimums. The company raised on Aug 22 a $5M Seed led by Morgan Creek Digital and Castle Island Ventures, and followed by Galaxy and BitGo.

Web3

Opinion Labs is building omni-chain social infrastructure that integrates with top social apps, valuing human opinions in the digital space. They raised on Aug 22 a Private round led by Binance Labs.

Digital Identity

zkMe is a zk-Identity Layer that creates Identity Oracles using ZKPs for secure, self-sovereign, and private credential verification. zkME raised a $4M Seed on Aug 20 led by Multicoin Capital and followed by OKX Ventures and Robot Ventures.

Gaming

Gamee connects gamers, brands, and Web3 projects through mobile gaming. As the largest gaming platform on Telegram, it leverages interoperability with Web3 partners like Polygon and Binance. They raised on Aug 21 a Strategic round led by Pantera Capital.

Liquid Restaking

SatLayer is a universal security layer powered by Bitcoin, designed to enhance the security of dApps by leveraging Bitcoin as collateral. They raised on Aug 22 an $8M Pre-Seed round led by Hack VC and Castle Island Ventures, and followed by Franklin Templeton, OKX Ventures, Mirana Ventures, Big Brain, Amber Group, and CMS Holdings.

Stablecoin

Ducat Protocol introduces UNIT, the first decentralized stablecoin native to Bitcoin's Layer 1. Ducat raised on Aug 23 a $1.25M Pre-Seed led by UTXO and followed by CMS, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Aurion Capital, Marin Ventures, and others.

Social Platform

Sidekick Finance is a Web3 full-service consultancy that helps businesses transition to the Web3 ecosystem. The company raised a Private round on Aug 22 led by Binance Labs.

MEV

Sorella Labs develops fair, permissionless on-chain markets. Their products an open-source MEV explorer and a DEX with native MEV protection. The project raised on Aug 20 a $7.5M Seed led by Paradigm and followed by Uniswap Labs Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Robot Ventures, and Nascent.

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Here is the complete, newly published database featuring all of the fundraised companies we’ve found since the launch of this newsletter:

Crypto Startup Fundraises

Below is a breakdown of the number of companies that fundraised by sector:

Infrastructure

Essential is a declarative, intent-centric Layer 2 blockchain on Ethereum, using an optimistic rollup. On August 13th, Essential raised an $11 million Series A round led by Archetype and followed by Spartan, Maven 11, Amber, Mirana Ventures, IOSG Ventures, Bodhi Ventures, Selini Capital, and others.

Chaos Labs provides advanced risk management, analytics, and growth tools for DeFi. On August 15th, Chaos Labs raised a $55 million Series A round led by Haun Ventures and followed by Lightspeed Faction, F-Prime Capital, Wintermute, Galaxy, PayPal Ventures, Slow Ventures, and Spartan.

Rhinestone is a platform that transforms smart accounts into a modular system for onchain innovation. On August 14th, Rhinestone raised a Seed of $5 million led by 1kx and followed by CoinFund, Lattice, Heartcore Capital, Circle Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Cyber, and zkSync.

AI

Rivalz is building a decentralized platform for AI data processing and storage, powered by a modular AI-app ecosystem. The company raised a Private round of $9 million on August 14th led by Delphi Ventures, D1 Ventures, Gate Ventures, Magnus Capital, and Cogitent Ventures, and followed by many others.

CrunchDAO is a collective intelligence platform that enables machine learning practitioners to monetize their models by connecting them to various use cases. The company raised on August 15th a $3.5 million Seed led by Multicoin Capital and followed by Factor Capital, Elixir Capital, and Fabric VC.

Sahara Labs is a decentralized AI blockchain platform that enables individuals and businesses to retain control over their AI assets. Sahara raised $37M, or, as per their site, a total of $43 million in a Strategic round on August 14th led by Pantera Capital and Polychain Capital, and followed by Binance Labs, Samsung Next, Nomad Capital, Foresight Ventures, Canonical Crypto, and others.

L2

Reddio is a high-performance Layer 2 solution for Ethereum, utilizing parallel zkEVM technology to scale computation while maintaining Ethereum-level security. It supports multi-thread parallel execution and GPU acceleration. The project raised on August 13th a Seed round led by Paradigm and Arena Holdings.

Parfin provides advanced digital asset solutions tailored for institutions, enabling them to offer crypto services to their clients. Their "Crypto as a Service" platform offers secure, quick access and full operational control. On August 14th, Parfin raised a $10 million Series A led by ParaFi Capital and followed by Framework Ventures, L4 Venture Builder, and Nuclea.

DeFi

Goldilocks is a DAO that develops custom DeFi infrastructure for Berachain. Its protocol includes Goldiswap, Goldilend, and Goldivaults. Goldilocks raised a $1.5 million Seed on August 15th led by Hack VC and Shims Capital, and followed by Public Works, Atka, Rana, and Iberia Capital.

Satflow is a platform currently in its Beta phase, where users can join a waitlist to earn Satflow Flux Points. These points are awarded based on trading activity and successful referrals. Users receive invites to share with others. Satflow raised a $7.6 million Preseed round on August 14th.

Payments

Sling is a digital wallet that allows users to send money instantly across 50+ countries. Users can connect their bank account or mobile money to the Sling Wallet. Sling raised a $15 million Series A on August 14th led by Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Slow Ventures.

Kem is an app that allows users to send and receive money instantly, without any minimum balance or hidden fees. Users can request money by sending a payment request or by having others scan their QR code. Kem raised on August 13th a $3 million Strategic round led by Tether.

DEX

Orderly Network is a permissionless liquidity layer designed for Web3 trading. It offers a powerful SDK for seamless integration. Orderly raised on August 15th a $5 million Strategic round from OKX Ventures, Nomad Capital, Presto, LTP, Manifold, and Origin Protocol.

Digital Identity

Holonym offers "Human Keys," a digital identity solution designed to ensure privacy and security in zero-trust environments. The company raised on August 16th a $5.5 million Seed led by Finality Capital and Paper Ventures, and followed by Arrington Capital, Draper Dragon, Lightshift, Fusion Fund, and others.

Hardware

Fabric Cryptography is developing a new type of chip designed for hardware-accelerated cryptography. Fabric raised a $33 million Series A round on August 19th led by Blockchain Capital and 1kx, and followed by Offchain Labs, Polygon Ventures, and Matter Labs.

Here is the complete, newly published database featuring all of the fundraised companies we’ve found since the launch of this newsletter:

Crypto Startup Fundraises

Below is a breakdown of the number of companies that fundraised by sector:

Gaming

Curio is a gaming studio focused on building foundational infrastructure for composable on-chain crypto games, starting with a social strategy title. Curio raised on August 6th a $5.7 million Seed led by Bain Capital Crypto and SevenX Ventures, and followed by OKX Ventures.

Moonveil is building a gamer-first Web3 ecosystem powered by Polygon CDK, connecting multiple games through the Moonveil Eco Token. The project raised on August 8th a pre-Series A round of $9 million led by The Spartan Group and followed by Gumi Cryptos Capital, HashKey Capital, Animoca Ventures, Hivemind Ventures, and Mask Network.

Pentagon Games aims to revolutionize the video game industry by leveraging XR Metaverse, Web3, and AI for GameFi adoption. The company raised on August 8th a $6 million Seed from Animoca Brands, Binance Labs, HyperEdge, NFX, Polygon Ventures, Republic, and others.

L2

Nexio is the first parallelized Bitcoin rollup integrating Move, a highly secure programming language. This rollup enhances Bitcoin's scalability while leveraging the security of both the Bitcoin blockchain and Move. On August 8th, Nexio raised a $2.2 million Pre-Seed led by Lattice and followed by HTX Ventures, Artichoke Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Sharding Capital, SNZ Holding, and many others.

Lync is a consumer-focused Layer 2 platform built on the MOVE Stack, designed to enhance scalability, interoperability, speed, and security. The project raised on August 7th a $1.5 million Pre-Seed from Movement Labs, Levitate Labs, SMAPE Capital, Amesten Capital, Aptos Foundation, LonghashX, and others.

Infrastructure

TONX is an initiative to support the TON ecosystem by providing funding, resources, and guidance to developers building on the TON blockchain. It includes the TONX Accelerator Program, which offers investments, marketing, technical, and business support to participants. On August 8th, TONX raised a $4 million Pre-Seed & Seed led by SNZ Holding and Summer Ventures.

Blockscout is an open-source, fully customizable blockchain explorer trusted by over 500 chains, including Ethereum, Optimism, and Gnosis. It offers reliable exploration, advanced analytics, and multi-search capabilities. On August 7th, Blockscout raised a $3 million Seed led by 1kx and followed by Primitive Ventures, Gnosis, and others.

DEX

Vessel is a ZK powered DEX evolving into a comprehensive Layer 3 DeFi network. It combines the security of decentralized platforms with the efficiency of CEX. Vessel raised on August 8th a $10 million Seed from Sequoia Capital, Avalanche Foundation, Algorand Foundation, IMO Ventures, and others.

DeFi

Ion Protocol allows users to earn with staked and restaked assets by lending and borrowing without price-based liquidation risk. It supports various assets, including LSTs and LRTs. Ion raised $4.8 million on August 12th led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and followed by Portal Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Finality Capital Partners, Manifold, Robot Ventures, and others.

DePIN

Andrena WiFi owns the DAWN Validator Chrome Extension, allowing users to participate in the DAWN Network by validating bandwidth through proof of bandwidth. On August 7th, Andrena raised an $18 million Series A+ led by Dragonfly and followed by CMT Digital, Castle Island Ventures, Wintermute Ventures, ParaFi, and 6th Man Ventures.

Liquid Restaking

Solayer is a restaking network on Solana that allows users to restake their SOL to secure both the Solana blockchain and dApps. This enables users to earn multiple streams of yield, including native SOL staking, MEV-boost, and AVS yield. Solayer raised on August 7th a Private round led by Binance Labs.

Payments

Payman is the first platform enabling AI to pay humans for tasks it needs completed. It offers easy API integration, a powerful dashboard for managing AI budgets, and a flexible task marketplace. The project raised on August 6th a Pre-Seed round of $3 million from Visa, Coinbase Ventures, Boost VC, The Spartan Group, and others.

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Crypto Startup Fundraises

Below is a breakdown of the number of companies that fundraised by sector:

DeFi

Mintify is a comprehensive NFT trading platform offering advanced tools and data for traders. It provides modules like API & SDK integration, full historical and real-time data, image caching, and more. On July 30th, Mintify raised a $3.4 million Private round led from Arca, Amber Group, Alchemy, Zeneca, Llamaverse, and many others.

Pichi Wallet is a trustless points trading protocol that allows users to buy and sell points from pre-token projects. The company raised on August 1st a $2.5 million Seed round led by Signum Capital, UOB Venture Management, and Mantle, and followed by DWF Ventures, Wise3 Ventures, GBV Capital, Ryze Labs, and many others.

Rage Trade is a multi-chain perpetual (perp) aggregator that operates across various compatible blockchains, including EVM Layer 2s, Layer 1s, AppChains, and Cosmos. The project raised on July 31st $6 million in a public token sale.

Morpho Labs offers a decentralized lending platforms aimed at making lending accessible, efficient, and resilient. Morpho raised a $50 million Strategic round on August 1st led by Ribbit Capital and followed by a16z Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Pantera Capital, Hack VC, and many others.

Gaming

Cartridge is focused on developing on-chain games, which are video games that integrate blockchain technology to enhance gameplay and player ownership of in-game assets. Cartridge raised a $7.5 million Series A round on August 5th led by Bitkraft and followed by StarkWare, Fabric Ventures, Dune Ventures, and others.

DuelNow is a bookie-free sports betting platform that allows users to create and join custom crypto bets with set odds. The platform supports NBA, MLB, and MMA bets. The project raised an $11 million Private round on August 1st led by GEM Digital Limited.

Trading

BreakoutProp is a crypto-native proprietary trading firm that offers a trading environment on centralized exchanges with deep liquidity and advanced tools. On July 31st, Breakout raised a $4.5 million Seed round led by RockawayX and followed by Round13 Capital, Mechanism Capital, and others.

Web3

Icebreaker.xyz is a decentralized platform designed to foster networking and collaboration within the Web3 community. It provides a space for users to connect and develop projects. On July 31st, Icebreaker raised a $5 million Seed round led by CoinFund and followed by Accomplice, Anagram, and Legion Capital.

RWA

Zoth is an RWA ecosystem that bridges institutional-grade yield opportunities from traditional finance to on-chain finance. It offers tokenized assets like trade finance receivables and US Treasury Bills. Zoth raised on August 5th a $4 million Strategic round from Ripple, AstraX, Gydra, Foundership, and others.

DePIN

Daylight is a DePIN project that focuses on building and managing decentralized wireless networks. The project aims to democratize access to wireless infrastructure. Daylight raised a Series A of $9 million on July 31st led by a16z Crypto and followed by Framework Ventures, Lattice Fund, and others.

Governance

MetaDAO.fi is a platform focused on DAOs that enables users to create, manage, and participate in DAOs seamlessly. It offers tools for governance, voting, and treasury management. MetaDAO raised on August 1st a $2.2 million Seed led by Paradigm.

Social Platform

JokeRace offers decentralized contests with tools for designing prompts, collecting submissions, and facilitating voting, and rewards. JokeRace raised on July 31st a $3 million Seed led by Maven 11 and followed by RockawayX, Bankless Ventures, Anagram, ABCDE Labs, Mask Network, and several others.

AI

Hyperbolic provides an open-access AI cloud that offers scalable GPU resources. Companies can reduce costs by up to 80% by using Hyperbolic’s GPU access for AI inference. On July 30th, Hyperbolic raised a $7 million Seed led by Polychain Capital and Lightspeed Faction, and followed by Chapter One, Longhash Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Nomad Capital, and others.

L1

Particle Network L1 is a blockchain designed to power Universal Accounts, providing a seamless user experience across multiple blockchains. It offers core functionalities like Universal Liquidity, Universal Gas, and secure, cross-chain interactions. Binance has invested in Particle Network on August 1st.

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Here is the complete, newly published database featuring all of the fundraised companies we’ve found since the launch of this newsletter:

Crypto Startup Fundraises

Below is a breakdown of the number of companies that fundraised by sector:

Infrastructure

Mezo is a Bitcoin-first blockchain platform designed to enhance Bitcoin's economic capabilities. It focuses on user ownership, reliable bridging with tBTC, and uses BTC for gas. On July 26th, Mezo raised a $7.5 million Strategic round led by Ledger Cathay Fund and followed by ArkStream Capital, Flow Desk, GSR, Aquarius Fund, Origin Protocol, Mantle, and Thesis.

RiskLayer aims to provide decentralized risk feeds similar to Chainlink, facilitating the onboarding of institutional capital into Bitcoin and Ethereum. On July 24th, RiskLayer raised a Private round led by Antler and Momentum6, and followed by WAGMI Ventures, Devfolio, Hypotenuse Labs, and others.

Liquorice is a DeFi protocol offering one-sided lending pools integrated with a MEV-free trading engine. It aims to solve the inventory problem in DeFi by providing per-asset lending pools for private market makers. The company raised a Pre-Seed of $1.2 million on July 29th led by Greenfield Capital and followed by Polymorphic Capital, L2 Iterative Ventures, and HASH CIB.

Caldera is a platform that simplifies the deployment of EVM rollups, offering a seamless process from development to launch. It supports various rollup technologies like OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, ZK Stack, and Polygon CDK. On July 24th, Caldera raised a pre-Series A round of $15 million led by Founders Fund and followed by Dragonfly Capital, Sequoia Capital, TrueBridge, Lattice, and ArkStream.

Liquid Staking

aPriori is a platform that provides tools and insights for managing DeFi investments. It aims to make DeFi more accessible by offering features for tracking investments, analyzing market trends, and managing risk. The project raised on July 25th a $10 million Seed round led by Pantera Capital and followed by ConsenSys, OKX Ventures, CMS Holdings, ABCDE, Flow Traders, and others.

Kintsu is a next-generation liquid staking infrastructure on Solana. It allows users to stake tokens into the Kintsu Vault and receive LSTs in return. These LSTs can be used in DeFi while accumulating staking rewards. Kintsu raised on July 25th a $4 million Seed led by Castle Island Ventures, and followed by CMT Digital, Spartan Digital, Breed VC, Animoca Ventures, and others.

DEX

Kuru is a DEX that allows users to trade their favorite coins on a fully on-chain order book. Kuru raised on July 25th a $2 million Seed led by Electric Capital and followed by Brevan Howard Digital, CMS, Breed VC, Velocity Capital, and more.

Multipool is a DEX designed to trade RWAs and cryptocurrencies with a fully trustless, on-chain order book. It features deep liquidity through dynamic bracket pools, MEV bot protection, and zero price impact auctions. On July 23rd, Multipool raised a Strategic round led by Kronos Research.

L2

Bitlayer is a Layer 2 solution for Bitcoin, based on the BitVM paradigm. It aims to extend the capabilities of Bitcoin with enhanced security and scalability. Bitlayer raised on July 23rd a Series A round of $11 million led by Franklin Templeton and ABCDE, and followed by Stake Capital Group, WAGMI Ventures, Skyland Ventures, GSR, and others.

Igloo Inc. focuses on providing tools and infrastructure for creating and managing financial products and services on the blockchain. On July 23rd, Igloo raised an $11 million Strategic round led by Founders Fund and followed by Fenbushi Capital, 1kx, Everest Ventures Group, and Selini Capital.

AI

Network3 is a decentralized platform focused on providing secure and scalable solutions for Web3 applications. It offers a suite of tools and services designed to enhance the development and deployment of dApps. Network3 raised on July 25th a Pre-Seed & Seed round of $5.5 million from IoTeX, Borderless Capital, SNZ Capital, Bing Ventures, and others.

DeFi

BlonkFi is a money market protocol on the Solana blockchain designed to allow users to collateralize volatile mid-market capitalization assets, such as memecoins, to borrow stablecoins. BlonkFi raised on July 29th a Pre-Seed round led by UOB Venture Management and Signum Capital, and followed by Manifold, Kyros Ventures, and others.

CEX

Roxom is a Bitcoin-denominated market platform for trading stocks, ETFs, commodities, crypto, forex, and bonds. It aims to provide a comprehensive financial marketplace with a focus on using Bitcoin. On July 24th, Roxom raised a Pre-Seed of $4.3 million led by Draper Associates and followed by Kingsway Capital, Borderless Capital, Newtopia VC, and others.

Gaming

Pluto Vision provides tools and insights to manage and optimize DeFi portfolios, aiming to make DeFi more accessible and user-friendly. Pluto raised on July 23rd a Strategic round.

Perpetuals

Zap Protocol is a multi-functional DeFi platform that provides critical infrastructure for decentralized applications. It offers token swaps, validation of oracle data feeds, and fundraising via customizable bonding curves. ZAP raised on July 25th a $15 million Private round led by Rarestone Ventures, Cypher Capital Group, and Sharding Capital.

DePIN

Multiple Network is a blockchain platform designed to connect various networks and enable seamless interoperability. It focuses on creating a unified infrastructure that allows for efficient communication and interaction between different blockchains. Multiple Network raided on July 25th a $2 million Seed round from OKX Ventures, Youbi Capital, Stratifield Capital, and others.

Governance

DAOBase is a platform that provides AI-powered data analytics for DAOs. It offers tools to analyze DAO activities, governance, and performance, helping users make informed decisions. DAOBase raised on July 24th a $6 million Seed from SevenX Ventures, Antalpha Ventures, Y2Z, Tanuki Studio, and others.

Social Platform

OpenSocial is a platform designed to facilitate decentralized social networking. It enables users to engage in social interactions within a blockchain-based environment. OpenSocial raised a Strategic $6 million round on July 24th led by Framework Ventures and North Island Ventures, and followed by Moonrock Capital, Hivemind Ventures, Stratos, and more.

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Crypto Startup Fundraises

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Infrastructure

Allium is an enterprise blockchain data platform that provides accurate, fast, and simple access to blockchain data. It serves over 40 blockchains and offers more than 100 customized schemas. Allium raised on July 18th a Series A of $16.5 million led by Theory Ventures, and followed by Kleiner Perkins and Amplify Partners.

Nirvana Labs provides a high-performance cloud infrastructure tailored for blockchain applications. It offers optimized bare metal servers, low-latency RPC nodes, and a scalable architecture.. On July 19th, Nirvana Labs raised a $4 million Seed led by Castle Island Ventures and RW3 Ventures, and followed by BitGo, Hash3, Play Ventures, and Third Earth.

Chainbase is an omnichain data network providing comprehensive blockchain data services. It offers real-time data, historical data, and analytics tools, supporting multiple blockchains. Chainbase raised on July 18th a $15 million Series A round led by Tencent and Matrix Partners China, and followed by Folius Ventures, Hash Global, Jsquare, Mask Network, and BODL Ventures.

Dill is the first modular network designed for full compatibility with the Danksharding roadmap, leading the upgrade to full Danksharding with features like subnet sharding and KZG. It offers significantly improved scalability (10x - 100x) with a maximum blob number of 1024 and a scalability rate of 10MB/s. On July 16th, DILL raised a Pre-Seed round led by Find Satoshi Ventures and followed by Modular Capital, and several individuals.

Owlto Finance is a platform dedicated to facilitating efficient and secure token swaps across multiple blockchain networks. It offers decentralized exchange services with an emphasis on speed, security, and user experience. On July 17th, Owlto Finance raised a Private round from Matrixport.

RWA

SkyTrade is a platform that enables users to monetize, trade, and manage their airspace rights. By leveraging blockchain technology, SkyTrade allows property owners to claim, sell, rent, and buy low-altitude airspace. On July 16th, SkyTrade raised a Pre-Seed round led by Portal Ventures and Modular Capital, and followed by Solana Foundation, Mercatus Center, and several individuals.

Etherfuse democratizes access to safe investments via blockchain technology. The platform develops legal infrastructure, tools, systems, products, and software to allow global participation in Web3. Etherfuse raised on July 20th a $3 million Seed led by White Star Capital and North Island Ventures, and followed by Stellar's SDF, FunFair Ventures, Department of XYX, Ether.fi, Kelp, and others.

AI

Mira is a decentralized blockchain AI infrastructure secured by cryptocurrency. It offers a fast, secure, and scalable AI SDK, providing distributed trust and economic security for AI applications. Mira raised on July 16th a Seed round of $9 million led by Bitkraft Ventures and Framework Ventures, and followed by Accel, Mechanism Capital, Folius Ventures, and Salt Fund.

Web3

Truvius offers quant-driven active and passive crypto investments, designed for individuals, family offices, and institutions. The platform emphasizes systematic investing in digital assets. Truvius raised a Pre-Seed $3.2 million round on July 18th led by Galaxy Ventures and followed by New Form Capital and Chainview Capital.

Payments

PEXX facilitates instant global USDT and USDC transfers to any bank. It offers a streamlined solution for sending stablecoins seamlessly across borders, providing users with a quick and reliable method to transfer digital assets into fiat currencies via traditional banking systems. On July 16th, PEXX raised a $4.5 million Seed led by TNB Aura and followed by VC Antler and EMO Capital.

L2

Zircuit is a modular zk rollup platform with AI-enabled security designed to enhance Layer 2 (L2) solutions. It is EVM-compatible and built on Optimism Bedrock, combining zero-knowledge proofs with AI algorithms to detect and prevent malicious transactions. Zircuit raised on July 22nd a Private round from Binance Labs, Mirana Ventures, Amber Group, Selini Capital, Nomad Capital, Robot Ventures, and others.

Gaming

NPC Labs is a platform that helps creators and brands monetize and scale real-world products connected to digital assets. It provides tools for minting creations on-chain, verifying provenance, and managing global distribution. NPC Labs raised on July 22nd an $18 million Seed round led by Pantera Capital and followed by Makers Fund, Hashed, Collab+Currency, Sfermion, Mirana Ventures, and others.

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Infrastructure

Partior is a financial market infrastructure platform that uses a decentralized, programmable unified ledger to transform global liquidity movement. It offers real-time, cross-border multi-currency payments, PvP and DvP settlements, and trade finance functions. On July 12th, Partior raised a Series B round of $60 million led by Peak XV Partners, and followed by Valor Capital Group, Jump Trading, JPMorgan, and others.

Dora Factory is a digital infrastructure platform for the Global Hacker Movement, supporting open-source communities and tech builders. It offers protocols, tools, and public good infrastructures to empower developers. Dora raised a Private round of $5.5 million on July 9th that was led by Dragonfly Capital, Lemniscap, and followed by Robot Ventures, Ethereal Ventures, Maven 11, and many others.

ThirdFi is a platform offering modular AI solutions for DeFi. It supports automated trading, market trend analysis, and yield maximization through AI agents. The platform features a marketplace for AI agents, enabling developers to create and list advanced AI utilities. On July 10th, ThirdFi raised a Pre-Seed round of $2 million from Techstars, Chainlink, Outlier Ventures, and Alphabit Capital.

Rome is a platform that modularizes Solana into a set of enshrined services to enhance L2 solutions, providing shared sequencing, MEV retention, and native L1 composability. Rome raised a Strategic $9 million round on July 9th led by HackVC and followed by Portal Ventures, P2 Ventures, HashKey Capital, Bankless Ventures, and others.

Stablecoin

Satoshi Protocol is a DeFi platform that introduces SAT, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and backed by Bitcoin and other assets. It allows users to mint SAT by depositing collateral with a minimum 110% collateral ratio. The project raised on July 9th a $2 million Seed round led by CMS and RockTree Capital, and followed by Cypher Capital, Side Door Ventures, Optic, Metalpha, Outliers, and others.

Bima is a platform that provides DeFi solutions focused on the African market. It offers services such as savings, investments, and loans in a decentralized manner, leveraging blockchain technology to ensure security, transparency, and accessibility. Bima Labs raised on July 15th a $2.25 million Seed round led by Portal Ventures and followed by Sats Ventures, Luxor Technology, CoreDAO, Halo Capital, and others.

Gaming

XYRO is a gamified social trading platform that combines trading with gaming elements. It provides users with an engaging experience by integrating competitive and collaborative features into the trading process. Xyro raised on July 12th a Strategic round led by Animoca Brands.

Akedo is a platform for playing web-based games without advertisements. It offers a selection of games that can be played directly in the browser, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable gaming experience without interruptions. On July 15th, Akedo raised a Strategic round led by The Open Platform (TOP).

DeFi

Idle Finance is a DeFi protocol that automates yield optimization across various assets and platforms. It offers features like fixed-rate and flexible yield products, and supports multiple blockchain networks. On July 9th, Idle raised a $2.4 million Strategic round led by RockawayX.

Term Finance offers fixed-rate borrowing and lending via on-chain auctions on the Ethereum blockchain. Users can lock in funding costs or secure fixed returns, choosing terms up to a year. On July 9th, Term Finance raised a Strategic $5.5 million round led by Electric Capital, and followed by Maelstrom, Arete Capital, Inception Capital, Blizzard Fund, and others.

Storage

idOS is a chain-agnostic, decentralized identity solution designed for Web3. It integrates a dStorage network for secure user data storage and an access management protocol. idOS raised a Strategic round on July 9th led by Fabric Ventures and followed by Arbitrum Foundation, Circle Ventures, RippleX, NEAR Foundation, Gnosis DAO, Aleph Zero, Radix, and Tezos.

L2

BOB is a hybrid Layer 2 solution combining the security of Bitcoin with the versatility of Ethereum. It allows developers familiar with Ethereum's EVM to build on Bitcoin, leveraging the best of both ecosystems. BOB raised on July 9th a Strategic $1.6 million round led by Ledger Ventures.

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Infrastructure

CARV is a modular data layer designed for gaming and AI applications. It focuses on providing secure, scalable, and efficient data management solutions tailored to the unique needs of these industries. On July 2nd, CARV raised $35 million through a node sale.

SendBlocks is a blockchain data management platform that simplifies interaction with blockchains, reducing development efforts by up to 80% and time to market from months to weeks. It offers real-time risk mitigation, backendless notifications, and real-time balance updates for various apps. On July 2nd, SendBlocks raised an $8.2 million Seed led by Castle Island Ventures and followed by Pitango, Illuminate Financial, Laser Digital, and StarkWare.

Pi Squared (Pi2) offers a universal, verifiable computing platform for blockchain interoperability, enabling trustless remote computing, AI, and smart contracts across any blockchain or dApp. Utilizing Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs, Pi Squared ensures efficient, secure, and scalable connections between chains. Pi Squared raised a $12.5 million Seed on July 2nd that was led by Polychain Capital and followed by ABCDE, Bloccelerate, Generative Ventures, Robot Ventures, Samsung Next, and others.

Prodia offers an easy-to-use API for AI-powered image generation, enabling developers to add generative AI capabilities to their applications. The platform boasts rapid image creation, with over 400 million images generated and a two-second generation time. The project raised on July 2nd a $15 million Seed led by Dragonfly Capital and followed by HashKey Capital, Symbolic Capital, OKX Ventures, EV3, Artichoke, and others.

QED Protocol is a zk-Native blockchain designed to scale trustless computation and privacy for the next-generation internet. It offers horizontal scalability, supporting millions of concurrent users, and enables Web2 developers to write smart contracts in popular programming languages. QED Protocol raised a $6 million Seed round on July 3rd that was led by Blockchain Capital.

UniSat is a comprehensive platform for managing Bitcoin assets, offering services such as trading, inscribing, and managing digital assets. It features a wallet, a marketplace for trading Ordinals, Atomicals, and tokens like BRC-20 and ARC-20. On July 4th, UniSat raised a pre-Series A round led by Binance Labs.

RedStone is a modular oracle platform designed for DeFi and institutional use. It offers secure, flexible, and efficient data feeds across multiple blockchain networks including EVM and non-EVM chains, rollups, and appchains. RedStone raised on July 2nd a Series A round of $15 million led by Arrington Capital and followed by SevenX Ventures, IOSG Ventures, Spartan, Alchemy Capital, White Star Capital, Protagonist, gumi Cryptos, and others.

ETHOS is a social network focused on fostering meaningful connections and personal growth. It offers a platform for users to engage in deep conversations, share knowledge, and connect over shared interests and causes. On July 2nd, Ethos Network raised a $1.75 million round from Zeneca, Bharat Krymo, James Hall, 0xQuit, Tre, and other individuals.

AI

OpenLedger provides custom blockchain development and consulting services to businesses, leveraging popular blockchain platforms like Hyperledger, EOS, BitShares, and Ethereum. The company offers industry-specific solutions for sectors such as fintech, entertainment, and insurance. The company raised on July 2nd an $8 million Seed round led by Polychain Capital and Borderless Capital, and followed by Hash3, HashKey Capital, Mask Network, WAGMI Ventures, MH Ventures, and many others.

Sentient is an open AGI foundation focused on aligning AI innovations with community-driven contributions. It provides a platform for managing AI artefacts, utilizing blockchain protocols for AI exchange and usage tracking, and fostering a collaborative ecosystem for developing new foundational AI models. Sentient raised on July 2nd an $85 million Seed led by Pantera Capital and Framework Ventures, and followed by Robot Ventures, Delphi Ventures, and others.

Gaming

Cambria is developing a game inspired by Runescape, featuring on-chain stakes. The platform allows players to engage in a Duel Arena, where they can compete and stake assets. Built on the Blast blockchain, Cambria offers a blend of traditional gaming with blockchain technology. Cambria raised on July 2nd a $2.5 million Seed led by Bitkraft VC and 1kx.

Stablecoin

Ampleforth (AMPL) is a decentralized, algorithmic cryptocurrency designed to be a stable unit of account. Unlike traditional stablecoins, AMPL's price targets the CPI-adjusted dollar by automatically adjusting its supply based on demand, ensuring each AMPL equals one USD. Ampleforth raised a $1 million Strategic round on July 7th led by Coinbase Ventures.

RWA

Compute Labs is developing AI-Fi, a financial ecosystem for AI investments. It features the Compute Tokenization Protocol (CTP) for pricing compute assets and enabling staking, trading, and derivatives. Compute Labs raised on July 3rd a Pre-Seed round of $3 million led by Protocol Labs and followed by Blockchain Coinvestors, OKX Ventures, CMS Holdings, HashKey Capital, Amber Group, and others.

Liquid Restaking

Lombard Finance connects Bitcoin to the DeFi ecosystem through LBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token. It enables users to leverage their BTC in various DeFi applications, such as lending, borrowing, and earning yields, without selling their assets. On July 2nd, Lombard raised a $16 million Seed round led by Polychain Capital and followed by BabylonChain, Inc., Dao5, Franklin Templeton, Foresight Ventures, Mirana Ventures, Mantle Ecosystem, and Nomad Capital.

DeFi

Plaza Finance is the first Layer-1 blockchain platform dedicated to programmable derivatives. It aims to create a community-owned platform for advancing decentralized finance, allowing users to create, manage, and trade various financial derivatives in a decentralized manner. On July 4th, Plaza Finance raised a Pre-Seed round led by Anagram and followed by Interlop Ventures, Cosmostation, and Skip.

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Infrastructure

Enso Finance is a unified DeFi platform that provides a comprehensive API for interacting with various DeFi primitives. It allows users to earn yield, trade, borrow, lend, and automate tasks through a single interface. On June 25th, Enso raised a Private round of $4.2 million from IDEO CoLab Ventures and Hypersphere Ventures.

Nubila is a global environmental network that uses DePIN and AI to enhance precise ESG data collection and analysis. It provides universal accessibility, seamless data integration, and a collaborative ecosystem where contributors earn $Nubi tokens for sharing ESG data. The project raised on July 1st a $2.5 million Private round led by IoTex, Boston Consulting, and Vechain, and followed by MH Ventures, Orange DAO, Future Money Group, SNZ Capital, Taisu Ventures, Kronos, and others.

MegaETH is a blockchain platform designed to offer high performance and scalability with over 100,000 transactions per second, sub-millisecond latency, and low transaction fees. It supports full EVM compatibility, enabling seamless global composability. MegaETH raised on June 27th a $20 million Seed round led by Dragonfly Capital and followed by Figment Capital, Folius Ventures, Robot Ventures, Tangent, Big Brain Holdings, Vitalik Buterin, and others.

Astria is a decentralized platform designed to simplify the deployment of rollups using a shared sequencer network. It offers fast, censorship-resistant block confirmations and ensures that all transaction data is stored on the base layer. The project raised on July 1st a Strategic $12.5 million round led by Placeholder and DBA, and followed by Figment Capital, 1kx, RockawayX, and Maven 11.

Covalent provides a modular data infrastructure and decentralized network for accessing and managing on-chain data. It supports over 200 blockchains, offering verifiable, structured data for developers and businesses. Covalent raised a Strategic $5 million round on June 26th led by RockTree Capital and followed by CMCC Global, Moonrock Capital, and Double Peak Group.

Conduit is a platform that enables rapid deployment and scaling of blockchain rollups. It offers modular, customizable rollup infrastructure with frameworks like Ethereum, OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, Base, and Celestia. On June 25th, Conduit raised a $37 million Series A round led by Paradigm and Haun Ventures, and followed by Robot Ventures, Credibility Neutral, Coinbase Ventures, and Bankless Ventures.

NovaNet is a modular ZKP incentive network that provides fast, privacy-preserving proofs for browsers, consumer devices, and blockchains. It optimizes decentralized proving with game-theoretic prover cooperation, enabling scalable, private, and verifiable computation. The project raised on June 25th a $3 million Seed round led by Finality Capital Partners, and followed by Arrington Capital, Avalanche Foundation, Builder Capital, and Caballeros Capital.

CARV is a modular data layer designed for gaming and AI applications. It provides scalable solutions to manage and analyze large datasets efficiently, integrating seamlessly with existing gaming and AI infrastructures. CARV raised $35 million in a Node Sale on July 2nd.

Trading

Crossover Markets operates CROSSx, an execution-only cryptocurrency electronic communication network (ECN) designed for institutional participants. It offers ultra-low latency and high throughput for fast trade executions, without providing custody or brokerage services. The company raised on June 26th a Series A round of $12 million led by Illuminate Financial, and DRW Venture Capital.

L1

Decent Land Labs develops protocols to enhance web3 interoperability and data permanence. They offer tools like WeaveVM for scalable EVM networks, MEM for serverless functions with permanent storage, Namespace for custom name services, and Ark Protocol for web3 identity management. On June 25th, Decent Land raised a $3 million Seed from Foresight Ventures, LD Capital, Big Brain Holdings, and Longhash Ventures.

MEV

Rebar Labs is developing MEV-aware infrastructure, products, and research for the Bitcoin ecosystem. They focus on enabling users and miners to navigate Bitcoin's emerging MEV landscape, supporting metaprotocols like Runes and BRC-20s. Rebar raised on June 27th a $2.9 million Seed round led by 6th Man Ventures and followed by ParaFi Capital, Arca, Moonrock Capital, and UTXO Management.

Data

Mamori is an AI-powered platform for risk intelligence and compliance monitoring in the Web3 ecosystem. It integrates data from both on-chain and off-chain sources to provide comprehensive risk analysis, real-time alerts, and automated compliance monitoring. Mamori raised on July 1st a $5 million Seed led by Blockchain Capital and followed by Velocity Capital, Web3.com Ventures, Grigore Rosu, Alex Watts, and others.

DeFi

Fenix is a DeFi platform within the XEN ecosystem that rewards users for staking tokens. It operates on principles of self-custody, transparency, and permissionless value exchange. Fenix raised on June 27th a $300k Seed led by Orbs and followed by HyperNest Angels, Lynex, Samurai Starter, and Pragma.

AI

ORA is a platform focused on building a next-generation communication protocol for Web3. It aims to enhance decentralized communication by providing secure, scalable, and efficient messaging solutions for blockchain ecosystems. Ora raised on June 26th a $20 million Series A round from Polychain Capital, HF0, HashKey Capital, and SevenX Ventures.

Gaming

Redacted raised a $10 million Private round on June 26th led by The Spartan Group and followed by Saison Capital, Animoca Brands, and P2 Ventures.