PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, November 26th, 2024 – Vanilla Finance, the #1 exchange by trading volume on Telegram, today announced the successful closure of their Pre-Seed investment round led by Paper Ventures, UOB Ventures, & ABCDE Labs among other top tier ventures and investors, including HTX Ventures, Ocular, Openspace, Y2 Ventures, Signum Capital and angel investors […]
FanDuel Co-founders Launch Crypto Casino and Sportsbook Company, BetHog, and Secure $6M Seed Round
PRESS RELEASE. NEW YORK, NY (November 12, 2024) – BetHog, a new cryptocurrency casino and sportsbook, announces its public launch with $ 6 million in seed funding led by 6MV with participation from Will Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Karatage, Advancit Capital, and several angel investors including Chris Grove, Partner Emeritus at Eilers & Krejcik, LLC …
Hermetica Raises $1.7M in Seed Round to Fuel Stablecoin Expansion
Hermetica, the creator of USDH, a Bitcoin-backed, yield-bearing synthetic dollar, has secured $ 1.7 million in seed funding. The round, led by UTXO Management, will accelerate the development of USDH, a stablecoin that operates on Bitcoin’s layer one (L1) and layer two (L2) networks. USDH Gains Momentum as Hermetica Raises $ 1.7 Million …
Holonym Foundation Emerges With $5.5 Million Seed Funding to Provide Global Digital Personhood With Human Keys
PRESS RELEASE. 17th August, 2024: Holonym Foundation, an organization building the next generation of digital identity security for the decentralized web, is announcing the completion of a successful $ 5.5 million seed funding round. The funding round was led by Finality Capital and Paper Ventures, with significant participation from Draper Dragon, Arrington Capital, Lightshift, …
NPC Labs Secures $18 Million in Seed Round to Bring Gamefi to Non-Crypto Native Users
NPC Labs, an onchain product distribution platform founded by former members of Base, has successfully raised $ 18 million in a Seed Round led by Pantera Capital. The funding round saw participation from prominent investors such as Makers Fund, Hashed, Collab+Currency, Sfermion, Mirana Ventures, Bitscale Capital, and Mantle Ecofund. This latest funding round brings …
UAE Blockchain and AI Startup Sentient Labs Secures $85 Million in Seed Funding
Sentient Labs, a UAE-headquartered startup, has successfully raised $ 85 million in seed funding. The funding round was spearheaded by billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Pantera Capital, with additional participation from Framework Ventures. Sentient Labs stands out by merging decentralized blockchain features with cutting-edge AI technology, aiming to challenge existing norms and create …
Satoshi Protocol Secures $2 Million Seed Funding to Build Universal Stablecoin for Bitcoin
PRESS RELEASE. Satoshi Protocol, a pioneering project building a “universal” stablecoin designed specifically for the Bitcoin ecosystem, successfully closed a $ 2 million seed funding round in May 2024. Led by CMS Holdings and RockTree Capital, the round signifies strong investor confidence in Satoshi Protocol’s vision of unlocking Bitcoin’s full potential. This funding round …
Bitwise Investments Updates Ethereum ETF Filing, Reveals $2.5M Seed Interest
Bitwise Investments, a prominent cryptocurrency asset management firm that offers diverse investment products and services focused on digital assets, has updated its ether-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealing $ 2.5 million in seed investment interest. Bitwise’s Ether ETF Filing With SEC Highlights Pantera’s Interest As …
Permissionless Restaking Protocol Symbiotic Launches Raising $5.8 Million in Seed Round
Symbiotic, a permissionless restaking protocol, has recently launched, allowing other protocols to provide shared security through asset restaking. At the same time, Symbiotic announced it had raised $ 5.8 million in its seed funding round led by Paradigm and Cyber.fund, which will be used to further its decentralized mission. Symbiotic Restaking Protocol Raises $ …
Legendary Investor Tim Draper Leads Bitcoin Lending Protocol Zest’s $3.5 Million Seed Round
Draper Associates, the VC firm led by the legendary investor Tim Draper, has led the $ 3.5 million seed round of Zest Protocol, a Stacks-based Bitcoin lending market. The round, which also had the participation of Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Trust Machines, and others, seeks to allow bitcoin holders to put their capital to …
Egyptian Fintech Startup Secures $3.5M in Seed Funding Round
The Egyptian fintech startup Mnzl plans to enhance its lending technology and expand its operations using the $ 3.5 million raised in a seed funding round. Co-founder Sameh Saleh said the startup seeks to empower families by providing financial leverage and contributing to broader economic prosperity in the region. Empowering Financially Excluded Egyptian Families …
STYLE Protocol Building to Empower Gamers Closes $2.5M Seed and Lists Token on Major Exchanges
PRESS RELEASE. MAY 6, 2024 — Switzerland. STYLE Protocol, which transforms NFTs into 3D assets that can be used in any game or metaverse, has listed its native utility token on major exchanges. The cutting-edge digital asset — $ STYLE — made its debut on Bitget and MEXC, and is also available on the …
Top VCs Join EYWA’s Seed Round Led by Curve’s Founder
PRESS RELEASE. Road Town, British Virgin Islands — May 2, 2024. EYWA, a consensus bridge that secures transactions across multiple protocols, has raised a total of $ 7 million as it delivers the new era of Web3 interoperability. The investment has been led by Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov — with the project recently …
‘Build on Bitcoin’ Startup Secures $10M in Seed Funding to Advance Hybrid L2
The layer-two (L2) initiative BOB, an acronym for ‘Build on Bitcoin,’ successfully secured $ 10 million during its seed funding round, led by Castle Island Ventures. The financial boost is set to advance the deployment of a Bitcoin L2 that is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), aiming to spur creativity across the …
Egyptian Fintech Startup Moneyhash Secures $4.5 Million in Seed Funding Round
Moneyhash, a digital payments fintech startup, recently secured $ 4.5 million in a seed funding round. The fintech startup said it will use the capital raised to enhance its technology and fund its regional expansion drive. The Impact of COVID on Payments Moneyhash, an Egyptian fintech startup, recently secured $ 4.5 million in …