Fundraising


Finance

Republic Closes $150M Series B Funding Round

The investment firm, which includes a crypto arm, raised a $36 million Series A round in March.

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Finance

‘League of Legends’ Vets Launch $90M Gaming Seed Fund

The fund will invest heavily in Web 3.0 projects and includes a16z’s Chris Dixon as a backer.

Patron founders Jason Yeh and Brian Cho (Patron)

Finance

Fintech Tala Raises $145M to Launch Crypto Product for Emerging Markets

The startup will also expand its financial services for the unbanked.

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Finance

VC Fund NFX Launches Crypto Gaming Seed Fund

The venture capital fund recently lined up $450 million to invest in seed-stage companies.

Morgan Beller, general partner at NFX

Finance

India’s TikTok Rival Chingari Raises $19M From Alameda, Kraken and Galaxy Digital

Chingari will use the funds to develop its popular short video platform and launch its social token on the Solana blockchain.

Sumit Ghosh, co-founder of Chingari Media Pvt, poses for a photograph in Bangaluru, India, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. In late June, when India banned 59 Chinese apps, including global sensation TikTok, the short-video platform stopped working for its 200 million local users. Bangalore-based Chingari, had 3.5 million users that day, says it has now crossed 17.5 million. Photographer: Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Crypto Exchange BitOasis Raises $30M to Fuel Geographic Expansion

The Dubai-based exchange will use the funding to expand in the region and to meet regulatory compliance.

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Finance

Axie Infinity Nears 2M Daily Active Users as Creator Raises $152M Series B

The popular play-to-earn game has generated close to $2.3 billion in total sales volume since it was launched in 2018.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.

Finance

African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Completes $15M Funding Round

Valar Ventures, Third Prime and Castle Island Ventures led the round.

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Finance

Crypto Fund Manager One River Digital Raises $41M From Goldman, Coinbase

The Series A funding round valued One River Digital at $186 million.

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Finance

Ex-ConsenSys Ventures Head Kavita Gupta Raising Over $50M for New Fund

The female-led fund is oversubscribed for the first fundraising round at more than $30 million and could raise as much as $100 million eventually. It plans blockchain investments for a “multi-chain” world.

Kavita Gupta, founder of  Delta Blockchain Fund (Fintech.TV)