According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from July 7 to July 13, there were a total of 8 financing events disclosed in the global blockchain sector, a decrease of 46.7% compared to the previous week (15 events); the total financing amount reached $280 million, down 63.2% from the previous week's $760 million.
This week's financing highlights include cryptocurrency and stablecoin infrastructure provider Zerohash, which is raising approximately $100 million at a nearly $1 billion valuation; additionally, artificial intelligence lab Harmonic completed a $100 million Series B financing, becoming the largest single financing case of the week.
The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by disclosed amount; 2. Excludes fund raising and merger events; 3. * indicates traditional companies involved in blockchain):
On July 12, sources revealed that cryptocurrency and stablecoin infrastructure startup Zerohash plans to raise approximately $100 million at a nearly $1 billion valuation. Publicly traded online brokerage firm Interactive Brokers is leading this financing round. This financing follows Zerohash's Series D financing in 2022, when the company raised $105 million from investors such as Bain Capital, Nyca, and Point72 Ventures. According to PitchBook data, the Series D financing valued the company at $340 million.
On July 11, artificial intelligence lab Harmonic announced the completion of a $100 million Series B financing, led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Charlie Cheever, resulting in a post-financing valuation of $900 million. Harmonic is currently building software verification and code verification capabilities based on Mathematical Super Intelligence (MSI), primarily applied in industries such as blockchain and financial services. The company raised $75 million in its Series A financing last September.
Stablecoin startup Agora completes $50 million Series A financing, Paradigm leads
On July 10, stablecoin startup Agora announced the completion of $50 million in Series A financing, led by Paradigm. The company completed a $12 million seed round last year, and after this financing, Agora aims to create its own stablecoin AUSD, a cryptocurrency pegged to assets like the US dollar.
Monad ecosystem DEX project Kuru Labs completes $11.5 million Series A financing, Paradigm leads
On July 7, Kuru Labs announced the completion of $11.5 million in Series A financing, led by Paradigm. Kuru Labs is a startup building a decentralized exchange on Monad Layer 1, using a "hybrid CLOB-AMM model" that combines automated market maker (AMM) functionality with the central limit order book (CLOB) architecture of traditional exchanges.
NEXBRIDGE and NEXPLACE complete $8 million Series A financing, led by Fulgur Ventures
On July 9, Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure NEXBRIDGE and NEXPLACE completed $8 million in Series A financing, led by Fulgur Ventures. It is reported that NEXBRIDGE and NEXPLACE currently operate as independent entities but share the same group of shareholders and strategic roadmap, planning to merge into a holding company after completing necessary corporate and judicial steps.
Web3 gaming platform Remix completes $5 million financing, with participation from Coinbase Ventures
On July 11, Web3 gaming platform Remix announced the completion of $5 million in financing, led by Archetype, with participation from Variant, Coinbase Ventures, Lemniscap, and Zynga co-founder Justin Waldron. Remix, originally named Farcade, aims to become the "TikTok of gaming." Currently, Remix has launched on Telegram (using TON) and the EVM-based World application, with its on-chain main feature allowing users to connect their Farcaster and World identities to mini-programs, while an on-chain monetization toolkit is expected to launch in a few weeks.
On July 9, DeFi asset management protocol Velvet Capital announced the completion of $3.7 million in financing, with participation from YZi Labs, Blockchain Founders Fund, FunFair Ventures, Selini Capital, Mucker Capital, PAKA, LucidBlue, Mindful Capital, SkyVision Capital, Gate Labs, Poolz Ventures, NexGen, Cointelegraph Accelerator, Gains Associates, Rarestone, Echo, and DWF Ventures. It is reported that this funding will provide frictionless portfolio management and trading for funds, DAOs, and individual traders, while promoting its governance and utility tokens.
Cryptocurrency OTC settlement platform BridgePort completes $3.2 million seed round financing
On July 8, cryptocurrency OTC settlement platform BridgePort completed $3.2 million in seed round financing, led by Further Ventures, with participation from Virtu, XBTO, Blockchain Founders Fund, Fun Fair Ventures, and Humla Ventures. The company plans to enhance its collateral and credit features in future updates. The company provides a middleware solution that connects exchanges, custodians, and trading firms. This solution aims to optimize capital allocation and post-trade processes through real-time messaging and collateral management, while addressing issues such as pre-funding requirements, credit risk, and settlement inefficiencies.
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