VC roundup: Holiday lull doesn’t slow crypto funding as Sentient scores $85m, Lombard raises $16m
- Sentient: $85M seed funding for AI research and open-source protocols
- Lombard: $16M seed funding for integrating Bitcoin into decentralized finance
- OpenLedger: $8M seed funding for web3 AI infrastructure development
- Mamori.xyz: $5M seed funding for automated blockchain security systems
- Trever: €2.4M seed funding for institutional digital asset operating systems