According to Deep Tide TechFlow, a recent survey by CoinFund of its 44 early-stage projects revealed that 79.5% of companies plan to expand hiring in 2025, with 40% expecting their team size to increase by at least half. To support business development, 70.5% of respondents plan to raise funds, with 25% planning to raise less than $10 million, 25% planning to raise $10 million to $25 million, and 20.5% planning to raise over $25 million.
The survey also shows that these project executives are generally optimistic about the development prospects of consumer applications by 2025, followed by the transformation from DeFi and Web2 to Web3. Notably, 77.2% of respondents expect a killer application that attracts mainstream attention to emerge in 2025, mainly focused on gaming, global payments, and DeFi.
In terms of development challenges, 48% of respondents believe that project execution capability is the biggest threat, while 23% are concerned about finding product-market fit with existing funding support. In contrast, traditional concerns such as regulatory uncertainty and market fragmentation rank last.