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The Funding: Crypto VC Recap 2024

Venture capital investment in crypto and blockchain reached $13.7 billion in 2024, driven by market optimism and significant early-stage funding despite lower overall levels compared to previous years.

theblock.co • 29/12/2024 - 18:07 PM

Crypto-AI startup Fraction AI raises $6 million in pre-seed funding

Fraction AI, a crypto-AI startup, raised $6 million to decentralize data labeling, combining human insights and AI agents, with plans for testnet launch and FRAC token release by 2025.

theblock.co • 18/12/2024 - 18:28 PM

Crypto-AI startup Exabits reaches $150 million valuation with $15 million seed round

Exabits raises $15 million for GPU tokenization, aiming to decentralize computing and achieve significant revenue growth in a competitive crypto-AI startup landscape.

theblock.co • 10/12/2024 - 17:41 PM

SEED AND PRE-SEED

Story Protocol-based AI startup Sekai raises $3 million in seed round led by Hashed

Sekai raised $3.1 million to enhance collaborative storytelling using generative AI and blockchain, allowing creators to protect their intellectual property while co-creating content.

theblock.co • 05/12/2024 - 14:01 PM

DeFi.app raises $2 million seed round at $100 million token valuation

DeFi.app raised $2 million in seed funding, aiming to simplify DeFi trading and launch a public beta and mainnet in 2023, focusing on community involvement.

theblock.co • 04/12/2024 - 18:31 PM

Crypto-AI startup GAIB raises $5 million in pre-seed funding

GAIB, a crypto-AI startup, secured $5 million funding to tokenize GPUs for accessible AI computing, launching a platform on multiple blockchains later this year.

theblock.co • 03/12/2024 - 17:00 PM

The Daily: Hyperliquid set for HYPE token launch, MARA purchases $615 million in bitcoin and more

Hyperliquid prepares to launch its HYPE token; MARA purchases bitcoin; Celsius distributes $127 million; Coinbase's Celo decision causes community backlash; gamified AI Freysa retains $40,000 in crypto.

theblock.co • 28/11/2024 - 15:16 PM

Ex-Revolut duo raise $2.3 million to build 'blockchain bank account' Bleap

Bleap has raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Ethereal Ventures to launch a self-custodial stablecoin payments app. Bleap is currently in beta with select EU users, with a full public deployment scheduled for Q1 2025 and a token launch expected in 2026.

theblock.co • 28/11/2024 - 09:05 AM

Avant, Ethena-like DeFi protocol, raises $6.5 million in seed funding

Avant, a crypto yield protocol, raised $6.5 million in seed funding to expand its DeFi offerings, including a stable-value token, avUSD, with plans for governance token AVANT.

theblock.co • 27/11/2024 - 18:55 PM

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