Cosmos liquid staking protocol Stride raises $6.7 million within months of founding

Cosmos staking protocol Stride announced the closing of a $6.7 million seed round co-led by investors North Island VC, Distributed Global and Pantera Capital.  Vishal Talasani only set up Stride with ...

Louis Vuitton-Backed Aglae Ventures to Launch €100m Fund for Crypto Startups

Paris-based Aglaé Ventures, the Venture Capital firm backed by wealthy businessman Bernard Arnault, is notably on track to float a Fund that will be dedicated to backing investments in the digital cur...

Europe dominates blockchain venture deals in Q2 as growth drops in Asia and the US

With venture funding for blockchain startups declining globally, crypto startup founders struggling to source funding might want to instead head to Europe, a region that’s bucking the trend. Glo...

Dragonfly Capital leads $3.5 million seed round for Debt DAO

Crypto-focused investment firm Dragonfly Capital led a $3.5 million seed round for crypto credit protocol Debt DAO, according to a press released shared with The Block. Debt DAO provides revenue-based...

Variant Raises $450M for Web3 Startups Focusing on Early-Stage Projects

Web3 venture firm Variant has raised a $450 million umbrella fund, including a $150 million seed fund for early-stage projects and a $300 million to support teams “with demonstrated traction from our ...

The FTC’s Challenge To Meta’s Acquisition Of A VR Fitness Company Hurts Innovation And Competition

Earlier this week, Lina Khan’s FTC demonstrated just how little they understand about innovation and competition. In court, the agency argued that Meta’s acquisition of Within Unlimited, the maker of ...

Proposed Antitrust Legislation Threatens To Harm U.S. Tech Startups And The Innovation Economy

The recently-released GDP estimates revealed that the economy contracted for the second quarter in a row, and some economists fear that we may already be in a recession. Given the precarious nature of...

Venture Capital Firms Have Invested $17.5B in Crypto Startups This Year

Considering the potential that crypto startups have and the significant returns that could be derived from investing in them, venture capitalists have continued to invest billions of dollars into smal...

Over a quarter of Asian Pacific ‘emerging giant’ startups tied to blockchain: Report

The Asia Pacific region is seeing a major business shift with increasing numbers of new technology startups appearing, even as venture capital investment is decreasing compared to last year. A report ...

Fintech Startups Move in Amidst Rising Interest in Fidelity Bitcoin 401(K)

Fidelity Investments said they have seen strong interest from employers in their Bitcoin 401(k) offerings, so fintech startups have started emerging to meet the demand. Fidelity said in a statement th...

Analyzing On-Chain Behavior Can Help Web 3.0 Startups Find Suitable Investors

HodlX Guest Post  Submit Your Post   During the 2021 bull run, venture capital (VC) funding for Web 3.0 companies and blockchain startups reached a record $25.2 billion. Even in June 2022, VCs investe...

NFTs and DeFi startups dominate the Asia Pacific market leaving EV sector behind

Despite the volatility in the cryptocurrency sector and fears of market-wide difficulties, a new report has offered concrete evidence that crypto startups have found fertile ground for growth in the A...

Best Crypto Fundraising Platforms and Fastest Examples of Crypto Startups in 2022

The new crypto assets rely on initial fundraising to get that initial traction. It builds hype and creates a community even before the big crypto exchanges list these crypto assets. That is why the be...

New SkyBridge fund to invest in web3, fintech startups: Business Insider

Anthony Scaramucci’s investment firm SkyBridge Capital will roll out a fund for web3 and crypto startups starting September, Business Insider reported on Wednesday.  The fund, which is a mix bet...

Christies Art & Luxury Auction Firm Plans to Support Web3 Startups, NFTs

A famous art auctioning firm, Christie’s, has initiated an investment fund to support growing Web3 firms. Today, the organization revealed that the inauguration of this initiative would support the fr...

Chipotle announces investments in startups focusing on kitchen automation, plant-based alternatives

Hypen automated kitchen solutions. Courtesy: Hyphen Chipotle said Thursday it’s investing in two companies that have the potential to accelerate its growth − one that automates kitchen operation...

GameStop, AMC, EV Startups, and Others Are Among the Most Shorted Stocks

Text size Lordstown Motors is on a list of squeezable stocks. Courtesy Lordstown Motors Investors who have bet against the electric-vehicle industry should take note. Five of 25 U.S. companies that th...

5 Crypto Startups Expected to Do Big Things in 2022

Everything related to crypto startups has skyrocketed in value recently, and expectations are only higher for 2022. The amount invested by venture capitalists in 2021 reached nearly $30 billion, and t...

Canoo, Lordstown, Other EV Startups Are at Risk of a ‘Short Squeeze’. Beware.

Text size Lordstown Motors is on a list of squeezable stocks. Courtesy Lordstown Motors Investors who have bet against the electric-vehicle industry should take note. Five of 25 U.S. companies that th...

This Leading Investment Firm Is Betting High On Israeli Crypto Startups, Here’s Why

Valkyrie, a leading firm in asset management, per CoinDesk, has announced today that it’s entering into the venture capital asset class. The firm best known for its SEC-approved futures ETFs hired fam...

KPMG, HSBC report identifies crypto startups with unicorn potential in Asia

A joint report by two leading financial institutions, KPMG and HSBC, revealed that over a quarter of the 6472 startups operating in the Asia Pacific region have their core businesses in crypto-related...

Asian Crypto Start-Ups Could Become ‘Unicorns’ Despite Crypto Winter, Says Report

A joint report by KPMG and HSBC has shed light on the state of start-ups in the Asia Pacific. The report picked a handful of Web 3 companies that could emerge as unicorns in the coming years. Accordin...

Why Google For Startups’ APAC Head Sees Huge Growth Potential For AI Startups In Asia

In his role overseeing Google’s startup support arm in Asia-Pacific, Mike Kim sees promising growth opportunities for AI startups in the region, thanks to government support for the increasingly impor...

Lines web3 messaging platform raises $4 million seed round 

Lines, a new crypto messaging platform, has raised $4 million in a seed round led by former Twitter VP Elad Gil, according to its co-founder Sahil Handa. “There is a rapidly increasing number of peopl...

Vertical Aerospace Stock Soars. American Airlines Provides Cash for eVTOL Maker.

Text size There are many new players vying for eVTOL market share, including Vertical Aerospace. Courtesy Vertical Aerospace Vertical Aerospace , the eVTOL maker, secured some expected funding from Am...

Alan Howard Hedge Fund manager and Billionaire still funding Crypto startups

Alan Howard is helping crypto startups by funding them to establish them in the market.   Forbes, Alan Howard is ranked as the 951st richest person globally.  Alan Howard is a UK-based ...

Start-ups turn to crypto-native messaging platforms

Crypto entrepreneurs think the need for crypto-native messaging platforms is increasing daily as the number of crypto users increases. Crypto is increasingly being used for things other than trading w...

Multicoin Capital Launches $430 Million Fund to Support Crypto Startups

Multicoin press release has announced a new venture fund. The funds total over $430 million and are targeted for investing in cryptocurrency opportunities. The fund aimed to invest up to $25 million i...

Hedge Fund Billionaire Alan Howard is Still Backing Crypto Startups

Howard is reportedly working with a horizon of 10 to 15 years with regard to the crypto industry His latest investments were a crypto brand studio and a ‘play-to-earn’ metaverse startup British billio...

Protagonist Raises $100 Million to Invest in Early Crypto Startups

Protagonist – a venture capital firm that supports entities in the digital asset industry – launched a $100 million fund that will be distributed to early-stage crypto companies. The initiative was es...

Magic Eden launches venture unit to invest in web3 gaming startups

Magic Eden, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on the Solana blockchain, has launched an investment arm to back the web3 gaming sector. Announcing the news in a statement on Tuesday, Mag...

Celo Launches Web3 Africa Fund to Support Blockchain Startups

Celo, a mobile phone-focused blockchain platform, launched the Celo Web3 Africa Fund to support 250 projects in developing African blockchain-based projects. The fund will select 250 projects, and in ...