Compiled by: Golden Finance
This week, 24 blockchain startups received $95 million in funding. The largest round of funding was Allium, which raised $16.5 million in a Series A round; 12 projects received Series A funding, and 11 projects received other rounds of investment.
This week’s largest funding rounds
1. Garlic
Allium raised $16.5 million in Series A funding from Theory VC*, Kleiner Perkins, and Amplify Partners.
About Allium
Allium is an enterprise-grade blockchain data platform that provides accurate, fast and simple access to blockchain data across more than 40 blockchains. It offers two main products: Allium Developer, which enables engineers to create real-time blockchain applications; and Allium Explorer, which accelerates data exploration through an easy-to-use query interface. Allium supports a wide range of application scenarios, including accounting, auditing, stablecoins, staking, NFT and DEX trading, and focuses on providing high-quality, secure and scalable data solutions to meet the needs of enterprises.
Pre-seed and seed funding rounds
2.JOJO Exchange
JOJO Exchange raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its seed round from SevenX Ventures*, Smrti Lab, Shadow Labs, Bitlink, PAKA, and Clairvoyant Labs.
Introduction to JOJO Exchange
JOJO Exchange is the largest decentralized perpetual exchange on Base, offering up to 1000x leverage, zero slippage, and low transaction fees. Users can trade a variety of assets with multiple collateral options and benefit from a competitive liquidity environment. The platform supports fast and secure login methods, multiple sub-accounts for strategic asset management, and automated delta-neutral yield products for stable returns.
3.ZKEX
ZKEX raised $2.5 million in seed funding from Fenbushi Capital, KX Ventures (KXVC), RockTree Capital, NGC Ventures (NEO Global Capital), L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV), Crypto.com Capital, IDG Blockchain, WhaleGround, Moonhill Capital, Blocklabs Capital, Optic Capital, Hyperithm, and G20 Group.
About ZKEX
ZKEX is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that leverages zero-knowledge (ZK) technology to provide secure, private, and scalable trading solutions. It provides users with a seamless trading experience with low fees, high throughput, and enhanced privacy. ZKEX supports a wide range of digital assets and is committed to ensuring maximum security and transparency in all transactions.
4.Nirvana Labs
Nirvana Labs raised $4 million in seed funding from Castle Island Ventures*, RW3 Ventures*, Hash3, Play Ventures, BitGo, and Third Earth.
About Nirvana Labs
Nirvana Labs is a Web3 infrastructure provider that provides high-performance blockchain infrastructure for developers and companies. It leverages the proprietary Nirvana Cloud platform to provide cost-effective and reliable access for scalable and efficient dApp development. Nirvana Labs has a global presence on five continents, providing developers with low latency, high reliability and customizable solutions, providing secure and privacy-focused services to enhance the Web3 experience.
5.Liquidium
Liquidium raised $2.8 million in a seed round with participation from Wise3 Ventures, Portal Ventures, Asymmetric fund, AGE Crypto Asset Investment Fund, NGC Ventures (NEO Global Capital), Coin Merge Strategy (CMS), Newman Capital, dingaling, and Beanie.
About Liquidium
Liquidium is an ordinal lending platform based on the Bitcoin blockchain that allows users to conduct peer-to-peer lending through digital inscriptions called ordinals. Users can borrow Bitcoin using their ordinals as collateral while maintaining ownership without having to sell. Liquidium runs on Bitcoin's first layer network using discrete logarithmic contracts and partially signed Bitcoin transactions, eliminating the need for third-party custodians and revolutionizing decentralized finance.
6. Truvius
Truvius raised $3.2 million in a pre-seed round of funding with participation from Galaxy Digital* and New Form Capital.
About Truvius
Truvius is a platform dedicated to providing systematic investment services for digital assets. It provides tailored quantitative-driven active and passive cryptocurrency investment strategies for individuals, family offices and institutions. Truvius simplifies institutional-grade digital asset portfolio management, adopting a fundamentals-driven investment approach supplemented by advanced quantitative methods. The platform aims to provide well-thought-out and well-researched investment options, allowing users to participate in the digital asset market conveniently and efficiently.
7.Oh Gamers
Oh Gamers raised $3 million in a seed round with participation from AXIA8 Ventures.
About Oh Gamers
Oh Gamers is a Web3 gamer community platform. The platform aims to reshape the value distribution in the gaming ecosystem by providing players with player-centric value through carefully curated on-chain gaming opportunities. Oh Gamers is committed to empowering gamers. Upcoming features include Player ID, OhGamers Marketplace, and TapDap, which will enhance the Web3 gaming experience and ensure that the time players spend on games is both fun and economically productive.
8.Mira Network
Mira Network raised $9 million in a seed round from BITKRAFT Ventures*, Framework Ventures*, Accel, Mechanism Capital, Folius Ventures, MH Ventures, SALT fund, Symbolic Capital (formerly Hyperedge Capital), Velocity Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Sandeep Nailwal, Tekin Salimi, Prabhakar Reddy, Alex Svanevik and others.
About Mira Network
Mira Network is a decentralized infrastructure platform designed to democratize artificial intelligence (AI). It facilitates the development, contribution, and monetization of complex AI products through community-driven workflows, incentivized evaluators, and structured knowledge graphs. Mira provides a trusted blockchain layer for autonomous ownership and value attribution of AI resources. The platform features real-time user feedback, economic primitives for model integration, and adversarial systems. Mira Network's ecosystem application "Klok" promotes collaboration and scalability in AI operations, aiming to enhance the experience of AI developers.
9.SkyTrade
SkyTrade raised an undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding from Modular Capital*, Portal Ventures*, Solana Foundation, Santiago R. Santos, Jason Yanowitz, Scott Moore, and others.
SkyTrade Introduction
SkyTrade enables property owners to monetize and manage their airspace rights through a decentralized platform. Users can claim, lease, buy, and sell airspace rights, earning passive income while supporting drone deliveries and other low-altitude operations. The platform leverages blockchain technology to ensure the security of transactions and transparent management of airspace assets. By democratizing access to the airspace rights market, SkyTrade enables individuals and businesses to take advantage of underutilized assets, driving innovation in urban development and drone logistics.
10.Dill
Dill raised an undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding from Find Satoshi Ventures (FSL)*, Modular Capital, Santiago R. Santos, and others.
About Dill
Dill is a sharding-based data availability network designed to improve scalability and security. It is fully compatible with the Danksharding roadmap, using advanced subnet sharding, KZG commitments, and a robust distributed hash table (DHT) to provide efficient and secure data storage and access services.
11.PEXX
PEXX raised $4.5 million in a seed round with participation from TNB AURA* and Antler.
About PEXX
PEXX is a global money transfer tool that enables users to send USDT and USDC to any bank account around the world in minutes. By integrating stablecoin transfers directly into the banking system, PEXX provides a fast, secure and low-cost alternative to traditional money transfer services. PEXX supports multiple currencies and provides transparent exchange rates, ensuring there are no hidden fees. The platform utilizes top custodian services such as Fireblocks to enhance security, making it a reliable solution for seamless and borderless financial transactions.
12. Bima Labs
Bima Labs has raised $2.3 million in a seed round with participation from Portal Ventures*, Draper Goren Blockchain, Sats Ventures, and Core DAO.
About Bima Labs
BIMA has launched USBD, a stablecoin backed by Bitcoin collateralized by Babylon, which aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralized systems. It provides stability by mitigating Bitcoin's volatility, making it suitable for multiple use cases such as remittances, e-commerce, decentralized finance (DeFi), savings, and international trade. BIMA supports multiple blockchains including Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), STX, Solana, Ordinals, and Runes, providing a versatile and inclusive financial tool for global users, especially those in economically unstable regions.
13.RateX
RateX raised an undisclosed amount in a seed round with participation from GSR Markets LTD, SNZ Holding, Presto Labs, Animoca Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, and Summer Ventures.
About RateX
RateX is the world's first leveraged synthetic yield exchange, providing users with a platform that enables them to trade leveraged synthetic assets with enhanced yield opportunities. It combines the benefits of synthetic asset trading with leveraged positions, allowing users to maximize returns while managing risk. RateX leverages blockchain technology to provide a decentralized and transparent environment to ensure security and efficiency. The platform is designed to meet the needs of both new and experienced traders, providing tools and features to optimize trading strategies and yield generation.
Other investment rounds
14.CryptoManufaktur
CryptoManufaktur raised an undisclosed amount in an acquisition funding round with participation from Galaxy Digital.
About CryptoManufaktur
CryptoManufaktur provides blockchain infrastructure and technology consulting services, focusing on Chainlink node operations to securely bring off-chain data to the chain. Their focus on security, proven track record, and customer-centric services ensure that customers are provided with powerful and efficient blockchain solutions. Their expertise includes operating Ethereum 2.0 nodes and maintaining high security standards.
15.ZkLink
ZkLink raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round participated by OKX Ventures (formerly OKEx Blockdream Ventures).
ZkLink Introduction
zkLink is a decentralized multi-chain trading infrastructure that provides a seamless and secure trading experience across different blockchains. With zk-SNARKS technology, zkLink provides a unified liquidity pool that allows developers and traders to leverage assets and liquidity from different chains while ensuring the security of funds through zero-knowledge proofs. In addition, zkLink also provides API-driven solutions for creating order book decentralized exchanges (DEX), NFT markets, and other decentralized applications.
16.Chainbase
Chainbase raised $15 million in a Series A funding round with participation from Tencent Holdings*, Matrix Partners China*, Folius Ventures, Hash Global, Jsquare, Mask Network, and Bodl Ventures.
Introduction to Chainbase
Chainbase is a comprehensive Web3 data infrastructure platform that provides seamless access to on-chain and off-chain data through a series of APIs. It supports multiple blockchain ecosystems and provides tools for developing real-time data pipelines, indexing on-chain data, and performing advanced queries. Chainbase aims to simplify and accelerate Web3 development through features such as zero infrastructure overhead, high data indexing speed, and 99.99% uptime. Chainbase has won the trust of many global teams due to its reliability and efficiency in managing blockchain data.
17.Zivoe
Zivoe has raised $8.4 million in a funding round that included participation from Andrew Keys and Concave Ventures.
About Zivoe
Zivoe is a real-world asset protocol that aims to disrupt the high-interest consumer loan market. Through on-chain pools of funds and providing loans to real-world consumers through loan service companies, Zivoe provides a solution to refinance predatory loans, thereby improving the financial situation of borrowers. The platform generates returns on-chain, providing sustainable returns to liquidity providers. Zivoe works with leading protocols and fintech companies to ensure security and efficiency, while providing features such as stablecoin deposits, interest income, and on-chain loan repayments.
18.Ready Games Network
Ready Games Network (READYgg) has raised $6.4 million in a public sale funding round.
About Ready Games Network
Ready Games Network is building social gaming infrastructure for the Web3 creator economy, developing mobile-first Web3 tools to democratize game creation. The network coordinates the economic interests of developers, creators, and players to promote the development of a sustainable, distributed gaming ecosystem and creator economy.
19.Owlto Finance
Owlto Finance has raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round participated by Matrixport Ventures.
About Owlto Finance
Owlto Finance is a universal cross-Rollup bridge solution that facilitates seamless asset transfers between different blockchains without the need for intermediary assets, ensuring that transactions are fast, reliable, and cost-effective while maintaining the security and integrity of the original assets. Its decentralized Maker system, future upgrade plans, and wide compatibility enhance transparency, security, and user experience, making Owlto a versatile and indispensable tool in the fields of DeFi, NFT markets, DEX, cross-chain transfers, games, and the metaverse in the Ethereum ecosystem.
20.Privy
Privy raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round participated by Coinbase Ventures.
About Privy
Privy is a versatile toolkit for progressive authentication in Web3, allowing users to log in using a variety of methods such as crypto wallets, emails, phone numbers, or social media profiles. It supports progressive registration flows, improves user conversion rates, and provides a universal user object regardless of the authentication method. Privy also manages off-chain data, associating real-world data with on-chain addresses without directly handling personal information, making it a secure and user-friendly API for Web3 applications.
21.Beoble
Beoble raises $3 million in strategic funding round.
About Beoble
Beoble is a Web3 messaging and social platform that facilitates secure wallet-to-wallet communication, emphasizing end-to-end encryption and decentralized connections. The platform introduces a communication delivery graph (CDG) to ensure the privacy of content and delivery paths, enhancing user data control. Beoble adopts a community-owned model, rewards users with points through interaction, and promotes fair revenue distribution among chat room members.
22.Haruko
Haruko raised $6 million in a Series A funding round with participation from White Star Capital and MMC Ventures.
About Haruko
Haruko connects institutional capital to the future of finance by providing a unified CeFi and DeFi portfolio management platform. Designed for institutional digital asset investors, the platform provides advanced portfolio management, risk control, and data insight tools. Haruko is able to seamlessly manage exposure, trading activity, and custom reporting across centralized and decentralized exchanges. The platform includes dynamic risk monitoring, proprietary analytics, advanced option pricing, and secure DeFi wallet integration to ensure comprehensive and efficient digital asset management.
23.Akedo Games
Akedo Games has raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round participated by The Open Platform (TOP).
About Akedo Games
Akedo is a gaming studio building Telegram games within the TON blockchain ecosystem.
24.Limestone
Caliza raised $8.5 million in a funding round that included participation from Initialized Capital, Abstract Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG), Kraynos Capital, New Form Capital, and Quona Capital.
About Caliza
Caliza provides businesses with instant cross-border settlements and U.S. digital dollar accounts through a secure, developer-friendly API. The platform simplifies financial operations by providing real-time payments, digital dollar accounts, and competitive foreign exchange rates. Caliza ensures compliance with global regulatory requirements and facilitates international transactions, supplier payments, financial management, and more. By integrating digital banking services, Caliza enables businesses to seamlessly manage funds and expand their global financial influence.
