Startups

Investment

New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups

Tanzeel AkhtarFeb 11, 2021

Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange.

DeFi

Aave’s Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi’s Head Start on the Banks

Brady DaleJan 29, 2021

Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead.

Startups

Crypto Custody Platform Koine Goes Into Insolvency

Ian AllisonFeb 23, 2021

The firm’s technology stack is now available for purchase.

Israel

How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups

Leigh CuenDec 15, 2020

The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.

Startups

Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks

Ian AllisonNov 17, 2020

Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS.

Startups

DeFi

DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures

Brady Dale

Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase.

Oracles

Razor Network Raises $3.7M to Prove There’s Room for More Oracles in DeFi

Doreen Wang

Razor Network raised $3.7 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Alameda Research and Mariano Conti, the former oracles chief at MakerDAO.

NFTs

NIFTEX Raises $500K to Build Out NFT Trading Platform

Doreen Wang

NIFTEX, the platform that allows for the fractional trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), announced a $500,000 funding round led by 1kx.

DeFi

DefiDollar Raises $1.2M to Be the Risk-Insured Stablecoin Layer for DeFi

Doreen Wang

India-based DefiDollar has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Divergence Ventures, Standard Crypto and Accomplice.

DeFi

Notional Launches Out of Stealth to Bring Fixed-Rate Lending to DeFi

Doreen Wang

Notional enables fixed-rate debt on Ethereum using a new on-chain automated market maker.

Venture Capital

Collider Labs Raises $1M to Invest in Blockchain Startups

Sebastian Sinclair

The venture builder is seeking to invest in early-stage startups with a focus on transparency, privacy and "fairness."

Mina Protocol

O(1) Labs Raises $10.9M More for Lightweight Mina Protocol

Doreen Wang

O(1) Labs’ lightweight blockchain project Mina, formerly known as Coda Protocol, has raised $10.9 million.