Funding Rounds

Ritual co-founder Niraj Pant (Ritual)
Artificial Intelligence Platform Ritual Looks to 'Decentralize Access to AI' With $25M Backing
Ritual's aim is to open access to the infrastructure that lies behind AI innovation, which it claims at present "lies in the hands of a few powerful companies."
Ritual co-founder Niraj Pant (Ritual)

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Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI-based blockchain project...
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Llama co-founders Austin Green and Shreyas Hariharan (Llama)
Smart Contract Platform Llama Raises $6M From Investors Including Polygon, Aave Founders
The firm aims to allow blockchain governance protocols to encode role-based functionality.
Llama co-founders Austin Green and Shreyas Hariharan (Llama)

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Crypto Venture Funds Variant, 1kx Lead $6M Funding Round for ZK-Meets-AI Startup Modulus
The funding will be used for the company’s ambitions in zero-knowledge machine learning, combining aspects of zero-knowledge cryptography with artificial intelligence or AI.
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CEO Ido Ben-Natan and CTO Raz Niv
Web3 Security Firm Blockaid Raises $27M to Help Tackle Industry's 'Never-Ending' Challenges
Blockaid claims to have scanned 450 million transactions, thwarted 1.2 million malicious transactions and safeguarded $500 million in user funds in the last three months .
CEO Ido Ben-Natan and CTO Raz Niv

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Pantera, Susquehanna and HashKey Back DEX SynFutures With $22M Funding
The funding round was led by Pantera Capital, and included participations from Susquehanna International Group and HashKey Capital
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Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures Leads $15M Fundraising in Swiss Fintech GenTwo
The firm plans to use the funding to grow internationally and develop the company’s financial engineering platform.
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Blockchain-Harnessing AI Project Jada Receives $25M in Capital
The project's aim is to offer AI services that aid decision-making for organizations and scale up their operations.
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Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)
Brevan Howard Backs Crypto Infrastructure Startup Puffer in $5.5M Round
The seed round for the liquid staking startup was co-led by Lemniscap and Lightspeed Faction.
Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)