Venture Capital


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

DeFi for the Small Guy: Algorand-Based Tinyman Raises $2.5M Ahead of DEX Launch

Borderless Capital, Arrington Capital and others are looking to kickstart DeFi on the speedy Algorand blockchain.

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Finance

New Zealand Cryptocurrency Exchange Easy Crypto Raises $12M

Nuance Connected Capital led the Series A funding round, which also included investors from Indonesian and U.S. venture firms.

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Finance

Crypto Asset Manager Arca Launches First Fund for Startup Investments

The firm’s first VC fund was oversubscribed above its $30 million cap, said Arca’s David Nage.

Arca CEO Rayne Steinberg (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

VC Fund NFX to Go Deeper Into Crypto With $450M Seed Fund

The firm, now home to Libra co-creator Morgan Beller, is looking to fund early-stage crypto companies with billion-user potential.

Morgan Beller, general partner at NFX

Finance

SBI, Sygnum, Azimut Establish $75M VC Fund for Crypto Startup Investments

The fund will invest in companies focused on building DLT, DeFi, and RegTech tools.

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Finance

Crypto Gains Ground in Latin America Amid Venture Capital Boom

Venture capital funds invested more than $6 billion in Latin America in the first half of 2021, versus $4 billion in all of 2020.

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Finance

DAOs May Be the Future of Work, but Don’t Bet on Them Being the Next Big Asset Class

The decentralized nature of DAOs and their dependence on vibrant, committed communities can be at odds with investors who are just in it for the virtual Benjamins.

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Tech

Interoperability Startup LayerZero Comes Out of Stealth With $6M in Funding

The Series A round led by Multicoin Capital and Binance Labs should help the team build better bridges.

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Finance

Franklin Templeton Seeks $20M for First Blockchain Venture Fund

The $1.5 trillion asset manager is also seeking to hire engineers for a tokenized asset department.

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