According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Star Daily, there were a total of 20 domestic and international blockchain financing events announced from September 4th to September 10th, which is a significant increase from the previous week's 10 events. The disclosed total financing amount is approximately $291 million, a substantial increase from the previous week's $38.95 million.
Last week, the project that received the most investment was the UK digital bank Zopa ($93 million). The on-chain IP infrastructure Story Protocol also garnered attention due to its strong financial background.
The specific financing events are as follows (Note: 1. Sorted by disclosed amount; 2. Excluding fund-raising and M&A events; 3. * denotes "traditional" companies with some business involving blockchain):
UK digital bank Zopa completes £75 million financing, led by IAG SilverStripe
On September 8th, the UK digital bank Zopa announced the completion of a £75 million (approximately $93 million) financing round, led by IAG SilverStripe. To date, Zopa has raised a total of £530 million.
It is worth noting that Zopa currently does not support direct cryptocurrency transactions, but its customers can invest in digital assets by transferring pounds (GBP) from their accounts to third-party exchanges approved and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), such as eToro.
On September 6th, the on-chain IP infrastructure Story Protocol completed a total of $54 million in financing, led by a16z, with participation from Hashed, Endeavor, Samsung Next, dao5, and Insignia Venture Partners.
On September 7th, the diversified Indian gaming and sports media platform Nazara Technologies Limited completed a $49.2 million financing at a valuation of $230 million, with participation from SBI Mutual Fund, SBI Magnum Global Fund, and SBI Technology Opportunities Fund.
Nazara announced that it will use the new funds to invest in new businesses such as esports and blockchain games, as well as strategically acquire and invest in some gaming and sports media companies.
On September 8th, the on-chain invoice settlement platform Zeebu completed a $25 million pre-sale financing round, with participation from several strategic investors including Bankai Ventures.
It is reported that Zeebu is an on-chain invoice settlement platform for the telecommunications industry, supported by the ZBU token. The platform utilizes blockchain technology to provide loyalty rewards to telecommunications operators, simplify invoice settlement, and enhance transparency.
On September 7th, the decentralized exchange Brine Fi completed a $16.5 million financing round at a valuation of $100 million, led by Pantera Capital. This round of financing also saw participation from Elevation Capital, StarkWare, Spartan Group, Goodwater Capital, Upsparks Ventures, and Protofund Ventures.
Brine Fi is an unhosted, decentralized order book supported by StarkWare, which achieves transaction privacy through zero-knowledge proofs.
On September 7th, Trident Digital Group, founded by former Coinbase executives, completed an $8 million seed round financing, led by White Star Capital and New Form, with participation from CMT Digital, Joint Effects, and Permit Ventures.
Trident is set to launch a yield product related to risk-free interest rates.
LeverFi announces $5 million strategic financing from Unicorn Web3
On September 7th, LeverFi announced a $5 million strategic financing from Unicorn Web3. This investment will be used to deepen cooperation with Unicorn-Verse, upgrade LeverFi, and help the LeverFi ecosystem take root for growth.
On September 7th, the cross-chain protocol Socket Protocol announced the completion of a $5 million financing round, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Framework Ventures. Socket aims to enable more L1 blockchain connections to L2 or rollups. The new funds will be used to expand Socket's cooperation with Coinbase, including providing cross-chain services for developers and users of Coinbase Wallet and the Base network.
TRLab completes $5 million seed round financing, led by Hivemind and OKX Ventures
On September 6th, TRLab announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing, led by Hivemind Capital Partners and OKX Ventures, with participation from HashKey Capital. This round of financing will be used to expand TRLab's influence in the international market and continue to collaborate with global artists, foundations, and institutions to jointly incubate new projects.
It is worth noting that TRLab was jointly created and led by Li Xin, Vice Chairman of Christie's auction house, and CEO Ou Jinqiao in 2021. It was incubated by Dragonfly Capital and received support from numerous art collectors and tech entrepreneurs, including Pace Gallery, Animoca Brands, BAI Capital, as well as the founders of online art trading platform Artsy and the Shanghai Museum of Art (RAM).
Web3 domain startup D3 Global completes $5 million seed round financing, led by Shima Capital
On September 6th, Web3 domain startup D3 Global completed a $5 million seed round financing, led by Shima Capital, with participation from Maelstrom under Arthur Hayes, Lightshift, Dispersion Capital, VentureSouq, Infinite Capital, and Paul Stahura, founder of Identity Digital.
The company stated that it possesses "patent-pending technology" that can bring more interoperability, practicality, and security to the Internet for both Web2 and Web3 versions. D3 also plans to "apply for and obtain new top-level domain names during the upcoming ICANN application window to provide secure identities natively supported by all browsers and devices."
In addition, D3 has launched an on-chain domain marketplace, which includes over 1,000 tokenized top-level domains.
On September 6th, chatbot service provider Glenen completed a $4.9 million oversubscribed financing round, with participation from Slow Ventures, 6th Man Ventures, South Park Commons, Spartan Group, Coinshares, and angel investors including Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana, Mike Derezin, former COO of Chainlink, and Will Papper, co-founder of decentralized investment protocol Syndicate, as well as ISM Angels. The new financing will be used for construction, sales, and marketing.
Pop Social completes $4 million seed and strategic financing, with participation from Chainlink
On September 8th, Web3 AI social infrastructure platform Pop Social completed a $4 million seed and strategic financing round, with participation from Fundamental Labs, Ceras Ventures, Prysm Group, Chainlink, Cointelegraph, Fusion Labs, Promatrix Capital, as well as angel investors from the former executive teams of Binance and OKX.
On September 7th, decentralized insurance provider OpenCover completed a $4 million seed round financing, led by NFX and Jump Crypto. Additionally, they received a $200,000 capital increase from Coinbase and are currently live on Base.
OpenCover CEO Jeremiah Smith stated that OpenCover has also launched insurance alternatives on Optimism and is currently collaborating with Aave, Uniswap, Curve, Safe, Morpho, Synthetix, Beefy, Angle, 1inch, and Yearn.
Web3 domain platform Freename completes $2.5 million seed round financing, led by Sparkle Ventures
On September 6th, Web3 TLD and domain platform Freename announced the completion of a $2.5 million seed round financing, led by Sparkle Ventures, with participation from Blockchain Founders Fund, Golden Record Ventures, Abalone Asset Management, and His Highness Sheikh Mayed Al Qasimi.
Freename allows users to create their own top-level domains (TLD) and second-level domains (SLD) on multiple blockchains. These Web3 domains represent a form of digital identity that can be used for various functions such as sending and receiving encrypted payments, sending Web2 and Web3 emails, browsing traditional websites, and building decentralized websites.
On September 5th, cryptocurrency payment startup Kotani announced the completion of a $2 million pre-seed round financing, led by P1 Ventures, with participation from DCG/Luno, Flori Ventures, and others.
Kotani provides B2B solutions, connecting smart contracts on cryptocurrency platforms with mobile currency APIs. Kotani has built middleware that connects blockchain with local payment networks, aiming to help a large number of underserved users in Africa with cross-border remittances.
On September 8th, RWA protocol Helix completed a $2 million Pre-Seed round financing, led by Saison Capital and Superscrypt, with participation from Emurgo Ventures, Comma3 Ventures, Outlier Ventures, and Emoote, with the specific valuation undisclosed. The new financing will be used to prepare for the formal launch of the protocol and to hire more business development and engineering personnel.
The project was incubated by Singapore-based private credit company Helicap, and its platform pairs proprietary credit assessment tools with various credit opportunity channels, aiming to provide blockchain-based loans to enterprises in Southeast Asia.
GAM3S.GG completes $2 million seed round financing, led by Mechanism Capital
On September 7th, GAM3S.GG announced the completion of a $2 million seed round financing, led by Mechanism Capital, with participation from Polygon, Double Peak, ArkStream Capital, LD Capital, ROK Capital, Hyperithm, Snackclub, and Emurgo Ventures, among others. This financing will be used to expand and develop the GAM3S.GG gaming super app.
GAM3S.GG is a Web3 gaming super app responsible for planning and creating content, focusing on top games, and showcasing reviews, guides, news, missions, and annual awards. Its vision is to become a one-stop shop for Web3 games.
Web3 startup Nestcoin completes $1.9 million financing, with participation from Adaverse
On September 7th, Nigeria-based Web3 startup Nestcoin announced the completion of a $1.9 million new round of financing, with participation from Adaverse, Base Ecosystem Fund, Alter World, CMT Digital, Magic Fund, 4DX Ventures, and a group of angel investors.
Nestcoin had previously suffered losses by storing investment funds on FTX. The new funds will be used to build the non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet Onboard and expand its newly established cryptocurrency training platform Breach and the cryptocurrency gaming association Metaverse Magna (MVM).
On September 7th, blockchain game BulletChain announced the completion of a $2 million private placement round financing, with specific investors undisclosed. The new funds will be used to expand operations. In addition, BulletChain will launch beta testing from September 11th to 18th, and players can apply for internal testing through an application form.
On September 7th, metaverse development company Crucible announced the completion of a new round of financing, led by Born Ready under the AI metaverse company Futureverse. The amount of financing has not been disclosed.
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