Crypto Fundraising weekly
Dates: 07 – 13, Dec 2025

This week's biggest funding round

LI.FI raised $29M in a Series A funding round from Multicoin Capital, CoinFund.

LI.FI is a cross‑chain liquidity aggregation protocol that connects developers and users to bridges, DEXs, and decentralized liquidity sources through a single API, SDK, or widget. It enables optimized any‑to‑any swaps and asset transfers across 30+ blockchains by smartly routing trades and bridges to find the best price, lowest cost, and most secure path. LI.FI abstracts away the complexity of individual bridges and DEXs, letting applications offer seamless cross‑chain swaps and transfers with minimal integration overhead.

Pre-seed and Seed investment rounds

Ezeebit raised $2.1M in a Seed funding round from Raba Partnership, Founder Collective, Terry Angelos.

Ezeebit is a South‑African crypto payment infrastructure and e‑POS platform allowing merchants to accept cryptocurrency and stablecoin payments seamlessly. It supports in‑store point‑of‑sale (ePOS), online checkout, multi‑currency and stablecoin‑to‑fiat settlement (e.g. ZAR), plus next‑business‑day fiat payouts. Ezeebit aims to bridge crypto‑native assets and everyday commerce for African merchants, offering low‑fee, fast, compliant payment rails for both physical retail and e‑commerce.

Incentive raised undisclosed amount in a Seed funding round from Singularity Venture Hub.

Incentive is a blockchain‑based marketplace for DeFi claims, designed to turn setbacks — such as failed investments or protocol losses — into opportunities for recovery and growth. It lets users trade, liquidate, or claim value from DeFi positions that might otherwise be stuck or under‑utilized, effectively creating a secondary market for DeFi claims and rights. This positions Incentive as a novel infrastructure layer in the decentralized finance ecosystem, bridging liquidity gaps and unlocking value from distressed or legacy DeFi assets.

Pheasant Network raised $2M in a Seed funding round from Mint*, 90s Community.

Pheasant Network is an intent-centric, optimistic bridge protocol designed to improve Ethereum’s interoperability and scalability. Inspired by optimistic rollups, it brings that model to cross-chain bridging—enabling secure, fast, and cost-efficient transfers across L1, L2, and L3 ecosystems. Pheasant offers Bridge-as-a-Service (BaaS) infrastructure with native asset swaps, embeddable widgets, SDKs, and dev tools. By aligning bridging with user intent, it aims to unify fragmented networks, reduce costs, and streamline liquidity movement across the multi-chain landscape.

AllScale raised $5M in a Seed funding round from YZi Labs (ex Binance Labs)*, Informed Ventures*, Generative Ventures*, Aptos Network, V3V Ventures, Astera Ventures, INP Capital.

AllScale is a crypto‑fiat agnostic neobank enabling small businesses, freelancers, DAOs, and Web3 teams to scale globally with intuitive, compliant stablecoin payments. It offers instant, low‑cost cross‑border services—such as invoices, social commerce, and payroll—available 24/7 with no banking delays (). With features including one‑time invoice links, payroll dashboards, and social‑media payment embeds, AllScale simplifies international payments, HR compliance, and treasury management.

Pye Finance raised $5M in a Seed funding round from Variant Fund*, Coinbase Ventures*, Solana Labs, Nascent, Gemini Frontier Fund.

Pye is a Solana-based protocol that transforms stake accounts into tradable, liquid assets. It enables validators to issue stake accounts with customizable commercial terms—such as fixed or variable yield—creating a dynamic marketplace for “liquid staking bonds” (LSBs). By allowing users to trade these stake positions, Pye unlocks Solana’s native yield layer and introduces liquidity to traditionally locked staked assets. This validator-native financial infrastructure bridges staking and DeFi, offering new opportunities for restaking, yield optimization, and composable financial primitives on Solana.

Other investment rounds

Rain fi raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Jupiter.

Rain.fi is a decentralized peer‑to‑peer lending and borrowing protocol built on the Solana blockchain. It lets users borrow against and lend tokens and NFTs, offering flexible collateralized loans without price‑based liquidations. Unique features include NFT‑backed financing and “buy now, pay later” mechanics for high‑value NFTs, enabling leveraged purchases with partial upfront payments.

Space raised $250K in a Public sale  funding round from .

Space is a leveraged prediction market platform built on Solana, designed to reward users for accurate insights while enabling efficient capital flow through competitive forecasting. By combining high-performance Solana infrastructure with leverage-enabled prediction markets, Space allows participants to take positions on future events with amplified exposure. The platform aligns incentives through transparent on-chain mechanics, deep liquidity, and gamified competition, creating a dynamic environment where informed predictions generate real economic rewards.

Buenbit raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Nexo.

Buenbit is a Latin American cryptocurrency exchange and investment platform that lets users buy, sell, and invest in cryptocurrencies and digital assets with an intuitive mobile app. Headquartered in Argentina and operating in Argentina, Peru, and Mexico, Buenbit supports dozens of tokens and stablecoins and offers features like crypto trading, digital wallets, cross‑border transfers, and yield‑earning on digital dollars. It also provides payment solutions such as crypto cards and access to U.S. investment accounts.

Testmachine raised $6.5M in a  funding round from Blockchange Ventures*, New Form Capital*, Decasonic*, Delphi Digital*, Baboon VC, Contango Digital Assets, UDHC, Auros Global, Generative Ventures, Santiago R. Santos.

TestMachine is an AI‑driven blockchain security platform that helps developers and projects find and fix vulnerabilities in smart contracts and decentralized applications. Powered by its flagship Predator™ technology, which uses reinforcement learning to simulate attacker behavior in an EVM environment, TestMachine can uncover exploitable weaknesses before code goes live. It offers automatic smart contract testing, auditing, unit‑test generation, and ongoing risk monitoring to improve security throughout the development lifecycle.

Goblin Finance raised $1M in a Strategic  funding round from OKX Ventures (ex OKEx Blockdream Ventures)*, Gate Ventures*, BlockBooster*, Aptos Network, Hyperion, Avery Ching.

Goblin Finance is a yield‑optimization protocol built for Aptos DeFi. It automates liquidity‑provider strategies across V3‑style DEXs and perpetual exchanges, providing vaults that dynamically rebalance or concentrate liquidity (depending on asset type — volatile pairs or stable/pegged tokens). By centralizing yield, risk management, and LP operations, Goblin simplifies capital deployment, reduces impermanent‑loss exposure, and turns idle assets into productive capital.

Surf raised $15M in a  funding round from Pantera Capital*, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG).

Surf is an AI-powered crypto command hub that turns fragmented data into actionable insights. It extracts context from trusted sources—on-chain data, curated crypto X (Twitter) feeds, and web research—to power real-time analytics, research, and execution tools. Designed for traders, analysts, and builders, Surf simplifies crypto decision-making through natural language queries, offering fast answers and in-depth structured reports across sentiment, price action, and blockchain trends.

TenX Protocols raised $22M in a  funding round from Borderless Capital, DeFi Technologies, HIVE Blockchain Technologies, Chorus One.

TenX Protocols is a blockchain infrastructure company providing secure, purpose-built staking and validator services tailored to high-throughput Layer‑1 networks like Solana, Sui, and Sei. It offers institutional-grade infrastructure and treasury deployment strategies, helping networks scale while generating recurring rewards. Now publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker TNX, TenX gives investors exposure to staking economics and validator activity. The company also invests in tokens of supported networks, contributing to their security and decentralization while expanding its infrastructure footprint.

Valora raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Stripe.

Valora is a mobile crypto wallet that enables global payments and easy access to Web3 dapps built on Celo.

Loop Crypto raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Lead Bank.

Loop is a crypto and stablecoin payment processor tailored for merchants, billing platforms, and e-commerce operations. It simplifies on-chain payments by offering features like crypto subscriptions, recurring billing, wallet charging, and fiat settlements. Loop supports multiple networks—Ethereum, Solana, and various EVM chains—and accommodates recurring payments without locking funds or requiring constant user authorization. It integrates seamlessly with payment tools such as Stripe, Chargebee, and OpenPay, enabling businesses to adopt crypto payments with minimal friction.

Helios raised $15M in a  funding round from Bolts Capital.

Helios is a modular, ETF‑native Layer‑1 blockchain that reimagines portfolios as on‑chain primitives, enabling diversified crypto, stablecoin, and RWA baskets secured and rebalanced automatically by AI. Using a hybrid consensus called Interchain Proof of Stake & Reputation (I‑PoSR), Helios aggregates multi‑chain assets for security and bridge‑free interoperability across ecosystems. It supports EVM‑compatible smart contracts, cross‑chain asset transfers via Hyperion modules, programmable automation (Chronos), and weighted governance, making it a platform for AI‑governed DeFi, automated portfolios, and cross‑chain dApps.

Real Finance raised $29M in a  funding round from Nimbus Capital*, Magnus Capital, Frekaz Group.

REAL is an institutional-grade Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for the tokenization, insurance, and trading of real-world financial assets. Combining EVM compatibility with a Cosmos-based architecture, it enables compliant issuance and on-chain management of bonds, real estate, commodities, and more—embedding risk metadata and regulatory alignment at the protocol level. REAL uses a dual-validator model and native insurance primitives to support secure, trustless, and transparent RWA flows.

MetaComp raised $22M in a Series A  funding round from Eastern Bell Capital, Sky9 Capital, Noah.

MetaComp is a Singapore-licensed digital asset financial service platform offering institutional-grade digital asset exchange, custody, and compliant payment infrastructure. Bridging traditional finance with crypto, MetaComp enables secure fiat–stablecoin conversion, cross-border payments, and liquidity aggregation. Its CAMP StableX solution powers crypto-native treasury and payment rails for fintechs, enterprises, and stablecoin issuers.

Cascade raised $15M in a  funding round from Polychain Capital, Variant Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Archetype.

Cascade is a neo‑brokerage platform offering 24/7 access to perpetual markets across crypto, U.S. equities, and private assets via a unified margin account. With support for both fiat rails (ACH/wire) and stablecoin funding, Cascade seeks to blend traditional financial markets and digital assets under one roof. Its aim is to give retail traders flexible, round‑the‑clock access to a wide range of asset classes — combining crypto‑native and TradFi markets.

Swarm Markets raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Inveniam.

Swarm is a compliant blockchain platform that brings real‑world assets and traditional financial securities onto chain, allowing users to tokenize, trade, and invest in equities, bonds, real estate, commodities and crypto — all within a unified DeFi environment. It offers decentralized trading, liquidity pools, peer-to-peer (dOTC) swaps, and multi‑asset support, combining institutional‑grade compliance and custody with on‑chain transparency and accessibility. Swarm enables both retail and institutional participants to access diversified, asset-backed investment products around the clock.

Crown (BRL) raised $13.5M in a Series A  funding round from Paradigm.

Crown (BRL) is a regulated stablecoin and digital finance platform designed to bring the Brazilian real (BRL) on-chain. The platform issues BRLV, a fully backed, auditable stablecoin collateralized by Brazilian government bonds, offering institutional-grade transparency and compliance. Targeting fintechs, enterprises, and developers, BRL enables programmable payments, settlements, and tokenized asset operations through its secure infrastructure.

Superform Labs raised $3M in a Public sale  funding round from .

Superform is a permissionless cross-chain yield marketplace designed for DeFi protocols, allowing them to list their vaults or asset pools. Users can deposit funds into these vaults and earn yield, with Superform simplifying the process by abstracting away swapping and bridging, offering a single interface for yield management.

Magma Finance raised $6M in a Strategic  funding round from Hashkey Capital, SNZ Holding, SevenX Ventures, Puzzle Ventures.

Magma Finance is a decentralized exchange and liquidity‑hub built for MOVE‑based blockchains (starting on Sui). It combines concentrated‑liquidity AMM (CLMM) and adaptive‑liquidity market‑making (ALMM) to optimize capital efficiency and minimize slippage. With ve‑tokenomics, users lock the native token to earn fees, govern the protocol, and direct liquidity incentives. Permissionless pool creation and inclusive participation enable a broad range of tokens to be listed. Magma aims to deliver CEX‑like performance and liquidity within a decentralized, community‑governed DeFi framework.

Buana Capital raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Robinhood.

Buana Capital is a licensed Indonesian securities brokerage and investment banking firm offering capital market services including equity sales, institutional and retail brokerage, IPO advisory, and research. Based in Jakarta and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Buana Capital serves corporate and institutional clients seeking access to Indonesia’s capital markets.

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