Tag: ventures
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Ventures Into AI With Northern Data in $427M Nvidia Chip Splurge
Damoon, a Tether subsidiary in which Northern Group acquired a stake earlier this year, has purchased $427 million of Nvidia chips for generative AI c [...]
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures Leads $15M Fundraising in Swiss Fintech GenTwo
The firm plans to use the funding to grow internationally and develop the company’s financial engineering platform.
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Kraken Ventures to raise $100M in second fund with focus on ‘early stage founders’
Citing the organization’s extensive experience in having completed “hundreds of early stage investments,” Brandon Gath, managing partner for Kraken Ve [...]
Coinbase (COIN) Ventures’ Strategic Investment Sends Rocket Pool (RPL) Token Price Surging
According to its website, Rocket Pool, which offers 3.33% APY for staking ether (ETH), has more than 779,000 ETH, worth about $1.4 billion, making it [...]
SEC appeal unlikely as it gains from ‘current confusion’ — Haun Ventures CEO
A former federal prosecutor turned chief executive of a crypto-focused venture capital fund says she would be “surprised” if the United States securit [...]
Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures Leads $33M Round for One Trading
Austria-based One Trading, the digital asset exchange formerly known as Bitpanda Pro, has announced a successful €30 million (roughly $33 million) fun [...]
Amy Wu, Former FTX Ventures Head, Joins Menlo Ventures
“At Menlo, Amy will make early-stage investments in technology-driven categories, including gaming, blockchain, and new consumer experiences made poss [...]
Web3 Gaming Studio Argus Raises $10M Lead By Haun Ventures
“Computer games in the 1980s and ‘90s were building their engine to build their own game … I think we're at a very similar stage in crypto gaming righ [...]
AB de Villiers ventures into Web3
AB de Villiers is a household name in the world of cricket, renowned for his swashbuckling batting style and records in the shorter formats of the gam [...]
Web3 developer Magic raises $52M in funding led by PayPal Ventures
On May 31, San Francisco-based wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) provider Magic announced that it had successfully raised $52 million in a strategic funding [...]
PayPal Ventures Leads $52M Round for Crypto Firm Magic
The startup offers non-custodial wallet infrastructure for an enterprise client list that includes Macy’s and Mattel.
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Foresight Ventures pledges additional $10M for Web3 accelerator
On May 24, Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures announced that it would pledge an additional $10 million to its Foresight X Accelerator [...]
Web3 Firm Red Beard Ventures Closes $25M Funding Round With Animoca Labs, SuperRare
Red Beard Ventures launched as a syndicate of startup accelerator AngelList in 2019 by founder and managing partner Drew Austin. It has invested in 19 [...]
ZkLink Raises $10M From Backers Including Coinbase Ventures
"zkLink plays a crucial role in shaping the future of the crypto landscape by leveraging the potential of ZK technology,” co-founder Vince Yang said i [...]
Alchemy Ventures Backs $4M Seed Round for NFT Platform Vibe
“Real value for NFTs will come from the dynamism and programmability where creators can add unique features to their collections. Until now, they have [...]