Edition #90 - 09 DEC 2023
Coinbase is launching a new feature that lets users send crypto on messaging apps like iMessage, WhatsApp, and Telegram.
Users can share a link with friends & family that will direct them to download the Coinbase Wallet app to claim the money.
gaming developments
The Treeverse Dev Endless Clouds Secures $2.5M in Funding from from Animoca Brands, Momentum 6 (M6), Citizen Capital, GameFi Ventures, SkyVision Capital, 2PunksCapital, Rocinante Research, Open Market Group (OMG), Narcissus Ventures, Gabby Dizon.
Gacha Monsters, a Japan-based entertainment and gaming startup, has raised US$3 million in a seed round led by Animoca Brands. Other investors include Infinity Ventures Crypto, FBG, and Big Time Games.
metaverses & AI
AP / AR automation system for fiat and digital assets Acctual raised $3.85M funding round from Third Prime, IDEO CoLab Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Orange DAO, Soma Capital, Adventure Fund, Nonagon, Plassa Capital, Ligature VC, Ryan Selkis, Prajit Nan
Fan engagement platform MITH raised $3.5M in a Seed funding round from Warner Music Group, CMT Digital, Winklevoss Capital, Synergis Capital, Near Foundation, Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC), Alpha Praetorian Capital.
defi
Fixed-income protocol utilizing zkTrue-up Term Structure raised $4.25M in a Seed funding round led by Cumberland (DRW), with participation from Decima, Hashkey Capital, Longling Capital, MZ Web3 Fund.
Decentralized infrastructure provider Grove (ex Pocket Network Inc.) raised $7.9M funding round from Avon Ventures, Placeholder, Druid Ventures, Andrew Kang.
Jellyverse Secures $2 Million Seed Funding from Private Investors to Build DeFi 3.0.
funding rounds
Web3 launchpad Web3Labs raised $2M in a Strategic funding round from Foresight Ventures, VCB, Waterdrip Capital, Cipholio Ventures, NexGenVenture, QTUM VC.
Layer 2 solution for Ethereum Ten (ex Obscuro) raised $7.50M funding round from Republic Capital (ex Republic Labs), KuCoin Labs, R3, Big Brain Holdings, One Block Capital Advisory, Magnus Capital, Builder Capital, DWF Labs, Cryptopia VC, Insignius Capital, Token Metrics Ventures, Pragma Ventures, GTS Ventures, vVv fund, TPC Club (The presale club), Cogitent Ventures, BeGlobal.
Estonian Quantum-resistant Layer 1 hybrid blockchain QANplatform raised $15M funding round led by MBK Holding.
Bitcoin staking infrastructure project Babylon raised $18M in a Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital, Hack VC, with participation from Framework Ventures, Polygon Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, OKX Ventures (ex OKEx Blockdream Ventures), Finality Capital, Breyer Capital, Symbolic Capital (ex Hyperedge Capital), IOSG Ventures, Web3 com Ventures, GeekCartel, Chainfund Capital, Cluster Capital, L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV), ABCDE Capital, Dovey Wan, Sandeep Nailwal.
