Highlights of this Issue
According to incomplete statistics from PANews, there were 13 investment and financing events in the global blockchain sector last week (September 1-7), with a total funding scale exceeding $148 million. Additionally, the total financing amount for publicly listed companies' crypto asset reserves exceeded $1.606 billion. The overview is as follows:
- DeFi announced 2 investment and financing events, including the DeFi lending protocol Wildcat Labs, which completed a $3.5 million seed extension round led by Robot Ventures;
- The Web3 gaming sector announced 1 investment and financing event, with the crypto-native game studio GLHF announcing a $2.3 million financing round led by 1confirmation;
- The Web3+AI sector announced 3 investment and financing events, including the AI blockchain startup Kite, which announced a $18 million Series A financing round led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst;
- The Infrastructure & Tools sector announced 6 investment and financing events, including Etherealize, which announced a $40 million financing round led by Electric Capital and Paradigm;
- The Centralized Finance sector announced 1 investment and financing event, with the German digital asset custody company Tangany completing a €10 million Series A financing round;
- Additionally, 5 publicly listed companies completed financing to establish crypto treasuries, including Ether Machine, which secured $654 million in Ethereum private placement financing from Jeffrey Berns.
DeFi
Stablecoin project Reflect Money completes $3.75 million seed round financing, a16z CSX participates
The stablecoin project Reflect Money announced that it has completed a $3.75 million seed round financing led by the CSX accelerator under a16z crypto, with participation from Solana Ventures, Equilibrium, BigBrain Holdings, and Colosseum. The new funds will be used to build a "software as stablecoin" infrastructure, allowing any application to issue interest-bearing dollars without locking funds or complex operations. The Reflect protocol will tokenize on-chain DeFi strategies and convert the deposited USDC balance into interest-bearing "USDC+", while maintaining full liquidity. The stablecoin will adopt a non-custodial model, allowing for on-demand minting and redemption. Reflect plans to launch on the mainnet in early September, initially supporting USDC on Solana.
Wildcat Labs completes $3.5 million financing, valuation reaches $35 million
The DeFi lending protocol Wildcat Labs announced the completion of a $3.5 million seed extension round financing led by Robot Ventures, with a valuation reaching $35 million. Institutions such as Triton Capital and Polygon Ventures, along with several angel investors, participated. The new funds will be used to expand the team, promote the protocol's integration within the Ethereum ecosystem, and develop new markets and mechanisms. Wildcat Labs has raised a total of $5.3 million and currently manages $150 million in outstanding credit, with a total credit volume of $368 million since its launch.
Web3 Gaming
Crypto game studio GLHF completes $2.3 million financing, 1confirmation leads
The crypto-native game studio GLHF announced the completion of a $2.3 million financing round led by 1confirmation, with participation from several angel investors in the crypto space. The new funds are intended to expand the scale of its flagship crypto game Gigaverse and develop new game features. Gigaverse is a cryptocurrency role-playing game (RPG) with over 75,000 paying users, generating $4.5 million in revenue and achieving over $9 million in peer-to-peer transactions in its custom in-game marketplace.
AI
AI blockchain startup Kite announced the completion of an $18 million Series A financing round, led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from 8VC, Samsung Next, and others. Kite aims to build blockchain infrastructure that supports communication between AI applications, with total financing reaching $33 million. Kite plans to provide identity authentication and trust mechanisms for AI agents through blockchain, promoting the application of AI agents in scenarios such as automated shopping on the internet.
Web3 video AI model Everlyn discloses $15 million financing to date
The Web3 video AI model Everlyn disclosed on platform X that the project has completed $15 million in financing to date, "to create the future of cinematic, on-chain video." Additionally, it announced that Mysten Labs has joined as an investor in Everlyn, participating in its financing round with a valuation of $250 million.
AI agent platform MAIGA completes $2 million strategic financing
The AI agent platform MAIGA on the BNB Chain has completed $2 million in strategic financing, with investors including Amber Group, Red Beard Ventures, IBC Group, TBV Ventures, and Chainlink. MAIGA is an AI agent platform focused on DeFAI (AI-driven decentralized finance), utilizing Web3 AI agent technology, MCP with trusted execution environment (TEE), and multimodal capabilities.
Infrastructure & Tools
Etherealize completes $40 million financing, led by Electric Capital and Paradigm
The startup Etherealize, which builds products and infrastructure for financial institutions on Ethereum, announced the completion of a $40 million financing round, led by Electric Capital and Paradigm, with initial funding from Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation. Etherealize was co-founded by Vivek Raman and Danny Ryan, focusing on developing Ethereum-based asset tokenization and infrastructure for financial institutions. The team plans to digitize traditional financial products such as mortgages and credit through blockchain, promoting the adoption of Ethereum technology by Wall Street institutions.
Stablecoin infrastructure company Utila has completed $22 million in financing, led by Red Dot Capital Partners, with participation from Nyca, Wing VC, DCG, and Cerca Partners. Utila provides a digital asset operation platform for enterprises, with clients including payment service providers and new banks. The company processes over $15 billion in transactions monthly, and its client base has doubled since March. Utila plans to accelerate its expansion into emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Enterprise-level cross-border payment and digital financial network Obita announced the completion of over $10 million in angel round financing, co-led by Yuanjing Capital and Mirana Ventures, with follow-on investments from well-known institutions and individuals such as Junlian Capital, HashKey Capital, and Web3.com Ventures. The funds from this round will focus on core system development, compliance construction, and market expansion, accelerating the global stablecoin cross-border payment network layout. Obita centers on compliant stablecoins and is building a blockchain-native payment network under the Obita Mesh framework, allowing global enterprises to enjoy low-cost, real-time settlement experiences that are regulatory compliant. Addressing industry pain points such as high exchange costs, slow settlement, and insufficient fund flow transparency, Obita deeply integrates enterprise-level compliance systems, cross-border clearing networks, and integrated fund management tools to reshape the flow of funds in cross-border trade, cross-border e-commerce, and supply chain platforms, with a focus on high-growth markets in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Story-based IP Asset Tokenization Platform Aria Completes $15 Million Seed and Strategic Round Financing Led by Polychain Capital and Neoclassic Capital
The story-based intellectual property (IP) asset tokenization platform Aria has completed a seed and strategic round financing totaling $15 million, with a valuation of $50 million. Aria focuses on music IP tokenization, and its first APL token has been launched, allowing holders to earn music copyright revenue through staking. The new funds will be used to expand into more IP categories, including art and film. The platform's revenue comes from IP issuance, trading, and management fees, with a current focus on ecosystem expansion and a temporary waiver of some issuance fees.
Tokenized asset management platform Plural announced the completion of a $7.13 million seed round financing, led by Paradigm, with participation from Maven11, Volt Capital, and Neoclassic Capital, bringing the total financing amount to nearly $10 million. Plural is building financial infrastructure for the electronic economy. Through tokenization and smart contract automation technology, Plural transforms real-world energy assets such as solar power, batteries, and data centers into scalable, programmable investment products.
Digital Asset Infrastructure Company Pointsville Completes Series A Financing, Tether Participates
Digital asset infrastructure company Pointsville has completed Series A financing, led by Valor Capital Group, with participation from Tether, Superscrypt (supported by Temasek), SNZ, Credit Saison, K2 Integrity, Citrino, and Dynamo. The specific financing amount has not been disclosed, and the new funds are intended for the company's asset digitization and RWA transformation.
Others
Crypto Asset Reserves: (Not included in this financing weekly report)
Ether Machine Secures $654 Million in Ethereum Private Placement Financing from Jeffrey Berns
Ether Machine announced that it has raised 150,000 Ethereum (approximately $654 million) through private placement financing, with investment from long-time supporter Jeffrey Berns, and the funds will be transferred to the company wallet this week. Berns will join the board. The company was formed from the merger of Ether Reserve and Dynamix Corporation and plans to go public on NASDAQ, currently holding over 495,362 Ethereum (approximately $2.16 billion) and $367 million in funds, continuing to be led by Citibank in a new $500 million financing round.
After announcing a $360 million financing to launch the ENA treasury strategy in July, stablecoin issuer StablecoinX Assets announced that it has reached a final business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company TLGY Acquisition Corp. and secured an additional $530 million PIPE financing to support its newly established ENA reserves. The latest financing investors include YZi Labs, Brevan Howard, Susquehanna Crypto, IMC Trading, as well as Dragonfly, ParaFi Capital, Maven11, Kingsway, Mirana, and Haun Ventures. It is reported that after the completion of the financing transaction, which totals $890 million, StablecoinX will continue to acquire ENA tokens, with total holdings expected to exceed 3 billion.
CleanCore Solutions, a company listed on NYSE American, announced that it has completed $175 million in private equity investment (PIPE) financing, with participation from MOZAYYX, Pantera, GSR, FalconX, Borderless, and Mythos. After the transaction, the Dogecoin Foundation and House of Doge officially established the official DOGE treasury (supported by 21Shares), and Marco Margiotta, CEO of House of Doge, joined CleanCore Solutions as Chief Investment Officer. This fundraising will be used to purchase DOGE tokens.
Dutch company Treasury BV announced the completion of $147 million in financing led by Winklevoss Capital and Nakamoto Holdings, aimed at acquiring over 1,000 Bitcoins and acquiring the Bitcoin Amsterdam conference. The company has reached an agreement with MKB Nedsense to go public on Euronext Amsterdam through a reverse merger, with trading expected to commence under the TRSR ticker after the transaction is completed. MKBN's stock price rose over 30% after opening.
Pineapple Financial Completes $100 Million Private Placement and Launches INJ Treasury
Pineapple Financial announced the completion of $100 million in private placement financing, establishing a dedicated Injective (INJ) treasury to acquire INJ, becoming the first publicly listed company to hold INJ. This strategy is expected to yield approximately 12% annualized returns, with investors including FalconX, Kraken, and Blockchain.com. INJ, as the native asset of the Injective public chain, has seen a more than 1000% year-on-year increase in network usage recently.
Centralized Finance
Lead Bank, a Missouri-based lending institution with a 97-year history that has been restructured to focus on serving fintech and cryptocurrency companies, has completed $70 million in financing at a valuation of $1.47 billion, nearly doubling its valuation from last year while expanding its balance sheet and customer base. The bank stated that well-known Silicon Valley investment firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Khosla Ventures led this round of financing, with existing investors Ribbit Capital, Coatue, and Zeev Ventures participating, and new investors including Iconiq Capital and Greycroft.
The funds will be used to strengthen the balance sheet to support its expansion in the fintech sector. Lead Bank's clients include "buy now, pay later" company Affirm Holdings Inc., corporate expense management platform Ramp Business Corporation, and the stablecoin business unit Bridge recently acquired by Stripe Inc.
(This round of financing is not included in this financing weekly report)
German Digital Asset Custody Company Tangany Completes €10 Million Series A Financing
German digital asset custody company Tangany has completed €10 million in Series A financing, led by Baader Bank, Elevator Ventures/Raiffeisen Bank International, and Heliad Crypto Partners, with continued support from HTGF and Nauta Capital. Tangany is regulated by the German securities regulator Bafin and has stated that it is preparing to expand across Europe in accordance with EU MiCA regulations. Tangany reports that it has custody assets exceeding €3 billion, serving over 700,000 accounts for more than 60 institutional clients. Tangany previously completed €7 million in seed round financing in 2020.
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