UK neobank Kroo raises £26 million in Series B funding
The London-based neobank has closed a £26 million iSeries B round despite fintech funding slowing after the highs of 2021.
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B2B buy now pay later player Mondu raises $43 million
Berlin-based startup Mondu has today announced the closing of a $43 million Series A round led by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures.
Fintech infrastructure for web3 startup Merge raises $9.5 million
The UK startup has raised a $9.5 million round led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Hashed, Coinbase Ventures and Ethereal Ventures.
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$100 million fund founded by ex-Binance execs comes out of stealth
Former executives from Binance have closed a $100 million fund focused on blockchain investments.
StarkWare's valuation quadruples to $8 billion in new funding round
Ethereum scaling startup StarkWare has quadrupled its valuation to $8 billion after raising $100 million in a Series D funding round.
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LayerZero Labs seeks backing that would triple its valuation to $3 billion
The Vancouver-based "omnichain" developer is seeking yet more funding just a few months after its last raise.
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Babel Finance hits $2 billion valuation in new funding round
Crypto firm Babel Finance has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round and is now valued at $2 billion.
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a16z announces $4.5 billion fund for crypto and blockchain startups
$1.5 billion will be dedicated to seed investments and $3 billion to venture investments.
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Standard Crypto raises new $500 million fund: Axios
Venture capital firm Standard Crypto has raised a new $500 million fund, according to a report from Axios.
Adam Neumann-backed blockchain startup Flowcarbon raises $70 million
Flowcarbon, a startup co-founded by former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann, is developing blockchain-based carbon trading tools.
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Gaming platform Bud raises $37 million in round led by Sequoia Capital India
The Singapore-based company has laid out plans to launch its own NFT marketplace and push into web3.
Protego Trust Bank targets $2 billion valuation after quietly raising $70 million
Protego Trust Bank, a chartered crypto bank advised by Brian Brooks, raised $70 million in a Series A round last year.
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Aptos CEO faces billion dollar lawsuit by Glazer family member over equity
Shaikh and Matonee are seeking to have the case dismissed, the filings dated May 17 show.
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Blockchain gaming firm Azra Games raises $15 million in seed funding led by a16z
Azra Games will use the funds to build out its first game Project Arcanas, a sci-fi fantasy epic that incorporates virtual collectibles.
Hackathon organiser and web3 incentive platform DoraHacks raises $20 million
Circle Ventures, Gemini Frontier Fund, Sky9 Capital, Crypto.com Capital and Amber Group also joined the round.
Crypto management firm Ikigai raises $30 million for web3-focused venture fund
The new fund is designed to invest in startups or projects related to the metaverse, blockchain gaming, NFTs, DAOs and other web3 projects.
Certora Announces $36 million Series B funding round led by Jump Crypto
The Israel-based company provides security analysis tools for blockchain smart contracts.
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Tiger Global leads $15 million Series A for web3 infrastructure startup Coinshift
The Indian crypto startup that provides treasury management tools for DAOs and web3 firms plans to expand to new blockchains.
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Revolut founder set to launch venture capital fund powered by artificial intelligence
The fund will be focused mainly on Series B and Series C rounds, based on a software model which eliminates 'human judgement.'
Goldman Sachs co-leads $70 million raise by Elwood Technologies
Elwood Technologies bags $70 million in a Series A round co-led by Goldman Sachs and Dawn Capital.
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