Startups

DeFi

DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures

Brady DaleNov 12, 2020

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 WangNov 4, 2020

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

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.

NFTs

NIFTEX Raises $500K to Build Out NFT Trading Platform

Doreen WangNov 3, 2020

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 WangOct 28, 2020

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

Startups

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.

Algorand

Algorand’s New Europe Accelerator to Boost Startups With Up to $500K in Funding

Sebastian Sinclair

Startups working with Algorand's blockchain may receive up to $500,000 in seed funding through the program.

Data Security

Startup Aleo Wants to Help You Use the Internet Without Sacrificing Data Privacy

Benjamin Powers

Aleo co-founder Howard Wu says a better data privacy model for both companies and consumers can be built using zero-knowledge proofs.

Startups

This Crypto Startup Takes Bitcoin Advocacy to a Whole New Level

Leigh Cuen

Patrick Stanley is launching a crypto advocacy company called Freehold, starting with bitcoin (BTC) and Blockstack's STX.

Podcasts

How Excess Capital and Low Interest Rates Reshaped Silicon Valley, Feat. Chris McCann

Nathaniel Whittemore

A conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene.