Funding


Web3

VC-Backed NFT Social Platform Metalink Launches Mobile App

Funded by notable Web3 figures Guy Oseary, Gary Vaynerchuk and MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright, Metalink aims to be the first mobile platform where NFT collectors can talk, track and transact.

(Metalink)

Web3

Digital Art Platform and Residency Program Wildxyz Raises $7M

Notable investors such as Reid Hoffman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cozomo de Medici participated in the seed funding round.

Common Spaces (Sasha Belitskaja)

Финансы

Web3 Infrastructure Startup Portal Raises $5.3M

The company emerges from stealth with a roster of backers, including Katie Haun’s investment firm.

Portal co-founders (left to right) David Scrobonia, Raj Parekh, Rami Shahatit and Parsa Attari (Portal)

Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin’s Future Hinges on Donations, and That’s Got People Worried

It costs up to $200 million a year to keep Bitcoin’s code maintained and functioning. Can developers find the resources they need in a plunging market? Frederick Munawa checks in.

(Rachel Sun/ CoinDesk)

Финансы

DWF Labs Invests $25M in Privacy Tech Startup Beldex

The funds will help promote the ecosystem of decentralized applications that protect user data.

Beldex raises $25 million with a new DWF Labs partnership (Unsplash)

Финансы

Superchain Network Raises $4M to Build Decentralized Data Indexing Protocol

The $4 million combined seed and pre-seed round included participation from Blockchain Capital, Maven 11 and other investors.

(Getty Images)

Мнение

Web3 Builders Need Better Funding Programs, Not Just Funds

Many funding models follow a “just throw money at it” logic. What Web3 developers need is funding models that offer proper coaching and support.

Web3 developers need to be nurtured, not just funded, in order to succeed. (Yagi Studio/Getty Images)

Финансы

Abu Dhabi Starts $2B Initiative to Back Web3 Startups

The Hub71 + Digital Assets ecosystem will also back companies focusing on blockchain technologies.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Финансы

Blockchain Security Firm Ironblocks Raises $7M From Collider Ventures, Disruptive AI and Others

The fundraise follows a record year of crypto losses to hackers.

Ironblocks co-founders CEO Or Dadosh (left) and CTO Assaf Eli (Ironblocks)

Финансы

Crypto Winter Led to 91% Plunge in VC and Other Investments for January

A CoinDesk analysis shows crypto startups only raised $548 million last month. The FTX failure’s full impact on industry fundraising likely remains to be seen.

Las inversiones CeFi cayeron en enero. (CoinDesk)