CoinVoice recently learned that CoinFund conducted a survey of 44 early-stage projects it invested in, showing 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 seek financing, with 25% planning to raise less than $10 million, 25% planning to raise between $10 million and $25 million, and 20.5% planning to raise over $25 million.
The survey also shows that executives of these projects are generally optimistic about the development prospects of consumer applications in 2025, followed by DeFi and the transition from Web2 to Web3. Notably, 77.2% of respondents expect a killer application that gains mainstream attention to emerge in 2025, primarily 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 under existing funding support. In contrast, traditional concerns such as regulatory uncertainty and market fragmentation rank last. [Original link]