Solana has taken a step toward the new iteration of the Web, as it launches an investment and grant fund for fresh Web3 market entrants in South Korea. Seemingly, South Korea is one such country...
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Blockchain Network Cronos Launches Accelerator Program to Support DeFi, GameFi Startups
The Cronos Accelerator Program, funded by the $100 million Cronos Labs Ecosystem Fund, will provide investments of $100,000 to $300,000 in early stage projects and additional grant funding for securit...
End Of Evaluations Overflow Era? A Unique Method For Investors To Determine Startup Value
The relatively new generation of entrepreneurs has probably only known the “easy money” era, a time that has also made investors more competitive, less meticulous in their decision-making ...
Rivian’s Great EV Expectations Meet the Harsh Reality of Manufacturing
At Rivian Automotive Inc.’s factory in Normal, Ill., life is anything but. Car factories around the world routinely churn out models around the clock. About eight months after production on Rivian’s e...
Binance Raises Half a Billion to Fund Web3 Startups – Trustnodes
Binance, one of the biggest crypto exchange, is expanding its VC arm with $500 million raised “to boost blockchain, web3, and value-building technologies.” “The goal of the newly closed investment fun...
Binance VC Arm Raises $500 Million To Invest In Web3 Startups
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, has announced the launch of its own venture capital fund. Binance Labs, the cryptocurrency exchange’s venture capital arm, has raised $500 mi...
Binance Labs Closes $500M Web3 Fund For Crypto Startups
Key Takeaways Binance Labs has raised $500 million to support crypto startups and drive adoption of Web3 technologies. The fund represents the first time Binance’s venture capital arm has raised...
FTX and Ripple Hunting for Startups to Boost Users, Acquisitions Hit the $55B Mark
According to a CNBC report, the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the cross-border payments company Ripple (XRP) are looking to acquire smaller companies to boost their user base. Despite the current ma...
Cannabis, sex tech and psychedelics startups deserve more than stigma
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a16z Unveils $4.5 Billion Crypto Fund for Crypto and Blockchain Startups – crypto.news
Andreessen Horowitz, a prominent venture capital firm, announced the completion of its fourth cryptocurrency fund at $4.5 billion. This extends the firm’s total investment in crypto and blockchain sta...
Former Binance Executives Launch $100M Fund for Blockchain Startups
Former senior executives at the leading crypto exchange, Binance, recently unveiled a $100 investment fund targeted at investing in Web 3.0 and blockchain projects. According to a Thursday press relea...
FTX Quietly Seeks to Buy Brokerage Startups Amid Move into Stock Trading
A report by CNBC media outlets shows that the FTX cryptocurrency exchange has been planning to acquire brokerage startups. The new interest comes after the crypto exchange recently expanded into stock...
Swiss Crypto Firm Launches Venture Fund, Supporting African Early-Stage Blockchain Startups
Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), a Switzerland-headquartered private venture capital company, announced on Monday that it has launched African Blockchain Early-Stage Fund that targets blockchain...
Report: African crypto startups venture funding grows by over 1000% in 2022
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! The African Blockchain Report 2021 by Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) and Standard Bank has revealed that crypto startup...
Crypto exchange FTX quietly shops for brokerage start-ups amid move into stock trading, sources say
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on June 5, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX has been on the hunt to buy...
Venture funding for African crypto startups grew 11x in 2022: Report
As the African region continues to adopt crypto and blockchain, more venture funding flowed into the continent in 2022’s first quarter compared to the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report ...
Silicon Valley’s Prosperous Existence Is the Surest Sign of the Fed’s Unctuous Irrelevance
A headline at Forbes.com last week indicated rising layoffs at Silicon Valley start-ups that are said to foretell a quiet summer for venture capitalists. On the same day, an A1 story in the Wall Stree...
Silicon Valley Incubator Warns Startups – Trustnodes
Y Combinator, one of the biggest startup incubator in the world, has issued an unprecedented stark warning to their startup founders. “No one can predict how bad the economy will get, but things don’t...
Terra Crash Causes Ripple Effect Among Crypto Startups, Here’s How
Crypto startup StableGains, which offered customers access to DeFi yields, may be in trouble after putting a bulk of its funds into Terra. The firm offered depositors a 15% yield by locking their fund...
DoraHacks Secures $20 Million In Series B1 Funding From FTX Ventures And Others To Keep Incubating Web3 Startups
Hacking has many benefits for projects looking to innovate. DoraHacks, a global hacker movement and Web3 developer incentive platform is one such “good” hacker-oriented initiative. The tea...
After SPAC Mania, Electric-Vehicle Startups Face a Cash Squeeze
(Bloomberg) — Two years into the SPAC merger boom for electric-vehicle startups, companies are having a tough time finding cash to actually produce cars. Most Read from Bloomberg First Lordstown...
UK Asset Manager Fasanara to Raise $350M Fund For Crypto Startups
Fasanara Capital, a UK-based asset management firm with over $3.5 billion in AUM, is raising a new $350 million venture fund to back fintech and crypto startups, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Fasan...
CoinDCX Launches Investment Arm With An Eye On Early-Stage Startups ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     CoinDCX Ventures has $12.5 million in funds to be spent over the next 12 months. Fund’s head Rohit Jain says the mandate is way higher and flexible. ...
Innovative Manufacturing Requires Workers And Machines In Tandem, MIT Professors Say At Symposium
Professor John Hart opening remarks at the Manufacturing at MIT symposium on May 6, 2022. Julie Diop We might be witnessing the dawn of a new industrial era in this decade. Strikingly, it might be des...
‘African Fintechs Have a Greater Scale Potential Than Other Tech Startups’ – Interview Bitcoin News
The African fintech industry has grown rapidly over the past few years and this has caught the attention of some well-resourced venture capital (VC) firms. As one would expect, Nigerian fintech startu...
3 must-have factors VC Investors are looking for in Crypto Start-Ups
This year has seen a steady increase in interest in the crypto realm. With all of the excitement, VC investors are looking for the finest ideas to invest in. Interest in the crypto area exploded in 20...
3 Things VC Investors Watch Out for In Crypto Start-Ups
This year reveals a continuation of interest pouring into the crypto space. With that hype, VC investors are seeking the best projects for big time investment. In 2021 interest in the crypto space ex...
Opinion: Once richly valued, ‘unicorn’ startups are being gored and investors and funders have stopped believing
When Homer Simpson was asked, “How are we going to get out of this hole?,” he replied, “We’ll dig our way out!” Many people who find themselves in holes they can’t climb out of think that the solution...