The final week of November 2024 has seen a shift toward DeFi and financial services in the crypto funding scene, with World Liberty Financial securing a $30 million investment.
The week has enjoyed cumulative investments exceeding $90 million. This is visibly less in comparison to last week’s $125 million and the previous week’s $120 million.
Crypto.news examined data from Crypto Fundraising to identify projects that raised the most capital during this period. Here’s a breakdown:
World Liberty Financial, $30 million
The Donald Trump-backed startup raised $30 million from billionaire Justin Sun
Sun founded the Tron (TRON) blockchain
Sun signed on to be an adiver, focusing on DeFi and Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem development
We are thrilled to invest $30 million in World Liberty Financial @worldlibertyfi as its largest investor. The U.S. is becoming the blockchain hub, and Bitcoin owes it to @realDonaldTrump! TRON is committed to making America great again and leading innovation. Let's go! pic.twitter.com/cISTsVYP1f
— H.E. Justin Sun 🍌 (@justinsuntron) November 25, 2024
Partior, $20 million
Secured $20 million in Series B funding
Received investment from Deutsche Bank
The project develops payment solutions
Partior raised $80 million so far.
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Kernel DAO, $10 million
Raised $10 million in an unknown round
Backed by Binance Labs and 15+ investors
Kernel DAO is building on the BNB Chain ecosystem
Kernel Secures @BinanceLabs Funding to Redefine Restaking on BNB Chain!We’re proud to announce that Kernel has raised a strategic round from Binance Labs, marking a pivotal step in building the core restaking infrastructure on BNB Chain 🚀 pic.twitter.com/xc0Rot45oB
— Kernel DAO (@kernel_dao) November 25, 2024
Balance (E-PAL), $10 million
Secured $10 million in an unknown round
Balance develops AI-powered gaming solutions
The project has raised $40 million so far.
Notable crypto VC funding rounds under $5 million
Schuman Financial raised $7.36 million in seed funding.
Avant Protocol secured $6.50 million in seed funding with a $25 million FDV.
Talus Network gathered $5 million in a strategic round with a $150 million FDV.
OpenTrade raised $4 million in seed funding.
U2U Network secured $3.80 million in an unknown round.
Rarimo raised $2.50 million in an unknown round.
Moongate gathered $2.50 million in an unknown round.
Bleap secured $2.30 million in pre-seed funding with a $10 million FDV.
BRKT raised $1.75 million in seed funding.
Margarita Finance secured $1 million in pre-seed funding.
N3MUS raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding.
Pulse gathered $400,000 in an unknown round.
Girin Labs secured $300,000 in an unknown round.
Find out more about last week’s crypto VC funding data here.
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