Tag: funding

Bitcoin Startup River Raises $35 Million in Series B Funding Round

Due to the recent failures and flaws of the traditional banking system, Bitcoin’s potential to foster a more secure global economy may have come to light in a new way. River, a Bitcoin technology and financial services startup, has completed a $35 million Series B funding round. This follows after its $12 million Series A round in 2021. The new round was led by Kingsway Capital and also saw participation from contributors such as Alarko Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Goldcrest, Cygni, and M13 among others. Billionaire investor Peter Thiel also…

Barclays and JPMorgan Contribute $55M into Funding Round for $4.5B Insurance Tech Giant Wefox

Despite the troubled tech space, German InsurTech firm Wefox recently raised $110 million in debt financing and fresh equity funding.  On Wednesday, May 17, insurance technology startup Wefox announced $110 million in funding from investors, including JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Barclays (LSE: BARC). According to Wefox, the American and British banking giants contributed half of the total funding via a revolving credit facility. The remaining $55 million came from an equity investment spearheaded by investment management platform Squarepoint Capital. The latest funding round also saw Wefox retain its $4.5 billion market capitalization from its previous…

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 192 companies, including NBA Top Shot parent Dapper Labs, metaverse platform The Sandbox and data aggregator CryptoSlam, deploying more than $40 million in capital. The company has found success in Web3, though it also invests in projects related to space exploration, climate science, robotics, AI, fintech and biotech. Source

Web3 Funding Platform Endaoment Partners With GlobalGiving to Expand Charitable Opportunities Worldwide

According to a press release, this partnership has tripled the number of verified charitable organizations willing to accept digital assets, broadening the reach of digitally-native donors who want to contribute to social causes. In addition, donors can now make tax-deductible gifts using more than 1,000 digital currencies and assets to nonprofit organizations in Afghanistan, Japan, Australia and more. Source

Worldcoin Project Seeks $100M in Funding as It Plans Mainstream Launch

The scanning of people’s eyes gives guaranteed access to use the Worldcoin digital currency. The Worldcoin project is looking at raising the sum of $100 million in funding as it prepares to expand its reach with the launch of its own blockchain protocol in the next couple of weeks. According to a report by the Financial Times, the Worldcoin project will use the funding to bolster the development of its iris scanning technology. Per people familiar with the funding plans, the group of investors being courted includes old and new…

OpenAI CEO in ‘advanced talks’ for $100M Worldcoin funding: Report

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OpenAI boss Sam Altman is reportedly in “advanced talks” of securing $100 million funding for Worldcoin, a project aimed at creating a collectively owned and globally distributed cryptocurrency. A Financial Times report published on May 15 cited sources with knowledge of Worldcoin’s funding talks, stating that the $100 million will be sourced from a mix of “existing and new investors.” When it was first revealed to the world, the startup boasted a Series A funding round led by a16z, with investors that also included Digital Currency Group, Coinbase Ventures as…

MakerDAO publishes 5-phase roadmap featuring funding for open-source AI projects

MakerDAO, the organization behind the DAI stablecoin and its related MKR governance token, recently announced a slew of planned updates to its ecosystem, including a heavy focus on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the planned development of a new blockchain.  Beginning with an upgrade to unify the organization’s brand, the new roadmap details a five-phase project called “Endgame.”  5 phases of Endgame. Endgame has been defined as an update that employs AI tools and open processes to enhance efficiency, resilience, and participation. A new publication on the Maker Forum outlines…

TABOO Pushes Its Valuation to $250M Following $10M Funding Round

The TABOO token was designed to serve as a major utility token to help every user of the platform to get the most utility from using the services. TABOO, an adult entertainment platform, has raised a sum of $10 million in funding as it seeks expansion of its service offering using the power of blockchain technology. According to a press release shared with Coinspeaker, TABOO is now valued at $250 million following the funding round. According to the announcement, the funding round for TABOO was led by a private family…

BNB NFT marketplace Tabi raises $10M in angel funding

Tabi, the nonfungible token marketplace previously as Treasureland, has completed a $10 million angel funding round, the BNB Chain-based platform announced on May 10. The funding was seeded by venture capital firms Animoca Brands, Binance Labs, Draper Dragon, Hashkey Capital, Infinity Crypto Ventures and Youbi Capital. Individual investors include Bo Feng of Dragonfly Capital, Riyad AD of Saudi Arabia, and Suji Yan of Mask Network. According to developers, the funds will be primarily used to develop Tabi’s gaming ecosystem and construct its upcoming on-chain identity protocol. Aside from its NFT…

Tencent-backed Everledger collapses amid lack of funding: Report

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The Australian blockchain company Everledger has reportedly entered insolvency proceedings after failing to raise new funding from an undisclosed investor. Everledger, which uses blockchain to track the provenance of diamonds and other goods, failed to make its latest funding round happen, the AFR reported on May 8. Subsequently, Everledger was quietly placed into voluntary administration as the firm could not pay its debts. All Everledger employees were given layoff notices on March 31, with Vincents Chartered Accountants being appointed as administrators on April 24. The first meeting of creditors was…