Crypto Fundraising weekly
Dates: 15 – 21, Jun 2025

This week's biggest funding round

EigenLayer (EigenCloud, Eigen Labs) raised $70M in a funding round from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto).

EigenCloud is a developer platform by Eigen Labs that brings blockchain-grade verifiability to Web2 and Web3 applications. Built atop EigenLayer’s restaking protocol, it integrates EigenDA (data availability), EigenCompute (off-chain compute), and EigenVerify (dispute resolution) into a unified, modular infrastructure. By leveraging restaked ETH, EigenCloud provides “verifiability-as-a-service,” anchoring trust and payments on-chain while enabling scalable off-chain operations.

Pre-seed and Seed investment rounds

Stackup raised $4.2M in a Seed funding round from 1kx*, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), SevenX Ventures.

Stackup is an open-source toolkit for building Web3 apps with account abstraction, enabling fast deployment of smart contract wallets with social login and seamless onboarding across EVM chains. Designed for both developers and enterprises, it offers role-based approvals, batch payments, gas sponsorship, and compliance-ready workflows. Built by veterans of Coinbase and Trust Wallet, Stackup supports real-time treasury management, fiat onramps, and SOC2-grade security—bridging Web2 finance and Web3 infrastructure.

BitVault raised $2M in a Pre-seed funding round from GSR Markets LTD, Gemini Frontier Fund, Auros Global, Keyrock.

... Gaming, Launchpad, Base EcosystemBitVault is a permissioned DeFi protocol for institutions that issues two Bitcoin-backed stablecoins: bvUSD, an over-collateralized stablecoin, and sbvUSD, a yield-bearing variant powered by delta-neutral strategies from GSR. Built on a licensed fork of Liquity V2 and deployed on the Katana chain, BitVault enables whitelisted entities to mint, lend, and redeem with institutional-grade efficiency. It supports user-set interest rates, multi-asset collateral, and automated redemptions—bridging Bitcoin and DeFi with stability, yield, and liquidity.

Nook raised $2.5M in a Seed funding round from Defy, Coinbase Ventures, UDHC.

Nook is a DeFi-powered savings app built on Base that helps users earn high-yield interest by converting funds into USDC and deploying them across optimized crypto lending protocols such as Morpho and Moonwell. The platform offers competitive APYs (~7.6%) with no lockups or withdrawal delays, and ensures security through measures like a bug bounty program and Coinbase integration. Created by former Coinbase team members, Nook aims to simplify access to DeFi savings for mainstream users with intuitive UX and transparent processes.

Ubyx raised $10M in a Seed funding round from Galaxy Digital*, Coinbase Ventures, Founders fund, VanEck, Mirana Ventures, LayerZero Labs, Paxos, Payoneer, Boku, Monerium.

Ubyx is a global clearing and settlement platform designed to make stablecoins function like universal digital cash. It enables banks, fintechs, issuers, and merchants to accept, deposit, and redeem stablecoins at face value across multiple currencies and blockchains through existing financial infrastructures. The protocol uses a shared rulebook and pre-funded settlement accounts to ensure par-value redemption, aligns accounting treatment to cash equivalents (IAS7), and facilitates peer-to-peer payments without intermediaries.

XFX raised $9.1M in a Seed funding round from HAUN Ventures*, Castle Island Ventures, Oak HC/FT, MAYA Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, Bitso.

XFX is an institutional-grade cross‑border settlement platform that enables real-time, transparent movement of fiat and stablecoins. Designed for enterprises, it provides direct access to deep liquidity pools, instant settlement across global corridors, and enterprise-grade auditing and reporting tools. Built with SOC2 and ISO 27001 compliance, it supports web dashboards, APIs, and OTC services—eliminating hidden fees and trapped capital—while ensuring speed, security, and regulatory-grade transparency.

Gradient Network raised $10M in a Seed funding round from Pantera Capital*, Multicoin Capital*, HongShan (ex Sequoia China).

Gradient Network is a Solana-based, peer-powered decentralized AI runtime and edge-compute layer. It enables anyone to host, share, and monetize local compute resources via a browser extension (Sentry Node), paving the way for global, low-latency AI inference, content delivery, and serverless workloads.

Uptopia raised $4M in a Pre-seed funding round from Pantera Capital*, The Spartan Group, Coinbase Ventures, Kyber Ventures, Istari Ventures, Arche Fund (Coin98 Ventures), Zentry, Vessel Capital.

Uptopia is a launch and discovery platform for on-chain games, built on Base. It helps games boost liquidity and visibility through game coins and leverages social graphs to enhance discovery. The platform also supports token airdrops and rewards, offering tools for user growth and engagement. Uptopia bridges gaming and social incentives to amplify attention and participation across the Web3 gaming ecosystem.

Other investment rounds

U2U Network raised undisclosed amount in a Series A  funding round from SSI Digital (SSID)*.

U2U Network is a DAG (Direct Acyclic Graph) based and EVM-compatible blockchain focused on revolutionizing real-world applications with infinite scalability and decentralization on demands. U2U Network facilitates complex, high-performance decentralized applications with unmatched security and efficiency, as well as is committed to delivering the one-stop solution for enterprise-level needs.

Project Eleven raised $6M in a  funding round from Variant Fund*, Quantonation*, Castle Island Ventures.

Project Eleven is an applied quantum computing lab focused on safeguarding digital assets and blockchains from quantum threats. It develops quantum-resilient cryptographic tools like Yellowpages, a registry that links current Bitcoin addresses to post-quantum keys without on-chain transactions.

SparkChain AI raised $10.8M in a Strategic  funding round from OakStone Ventures*.

SparkChain AI is a DePIN rollup and decentralized network that harnesses unused internet bandwidth and compute resources to power AI infrastructure. Participants run Spark Lite or full nodes—browser-based or desktop—to contribute bandwidth and earn Spark Points or SPARK tokens. The native token fuels staking, governance, and rewards (80% of revenue), with cryptographic proofs ensuring privacy.

Units Network raised $10M in a  funding round from Nimbus Capital.

Units.Network is a modular Layer‑0 blockchain ecosystem that empowers anyone to launch their own interconnected chains via a DAO-governed factory model. Users stake UNIT0 tokens to earn rewards, vote on treasury funding, and launch bespoke EVM-compatible blockchains with liquidity restaking and trustless interoperability.

TAC raised $5M in a Strategic  funding round from Hack VC*.

TAC is a purpose-built blockchain for EVM dApps to access TON and Telegram Ecosystem’s 1B+ user base. TAC makes it seamless for Ethereum dApps to be deployed on TON. EVM functionality and liquidity brought to the TON ecosystem enable builders to focus on consumer use cases.

The Wildcard Alliance raised $6M in a  funding round from Paradigm, Arbitrum Gaming Ventures.

Wildcard is a Web3-enabled PvP arena game that fuses real-time strategy, MOBA-style combat, and collectible card mechanics. Players select champions, build decks of summonable creatures, and engage in fast-paced 2v2 battles within dynamic arenas like the Frostburn Asteroid. Developed by Playful Studios, Wildcard integrates blockchain features such as the Wildpass NFT, which grants holders exclusive access to playtests, events, and future in-game ownership opportunities. The game utilizes Ethereum Layer 1 for its digital assets and partners with platforms like Beamable and Space and Time to enhance gameplay and data management.

PublicAI raised $8M in a Series A  funding round from Saudi Telecom Group (STC), Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF), Tykhe Block Ventures, Near Foundation, Taisu Ventures, MH Ventures, Yield Guild Games (YGG), Kinetic Kollective (ex CSP DAO), IBC Group, Whitewater Labs, UXLink, Stanford Blockchain Accelerator (SBA), G20 Group.

PublicAI is a Web3 AI Data Infrastructure and a decentralized marketplace for AI data annotations. It leverages blockchain technology to create a trustless and cross-border labor market, enabling global collaboration on tasks such as data annotation, and aims to address ethical concerns in AI training, data contamination, and domain expertise through its innovative decentralized platform.

Intuition raised $0.9M in a Public sale  funding round from .

Intuition is a decentralized platform that aims to enhance the quality and accessibility of social knowledge by providing infrastructure, tools, and applications for creating an open and flexible knowledge graph. Users can create attestations about any subject, which are stored in a navigable and queryable manner, and can be leveraged by other applications. Intuition's protocol and middleware enable seamless integration of attestations and the knowledge graph into third-party applications.

Bombie raised $300K in a Public sale  funding round from .

Bombie is a top-paying, play-to-earn shooter game built on Web3 platforms including Telegram, LINE, TON, and Kaia. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, players battle zombies in “Shooting to Earn” mode to earn tokens and qualify for airdrops through fair-launch tokenomics.

PrismaX raised $11M in a  funding round from a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX)*, Volt Capital, Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF), Stanford Blockchain Accelerator (SBA), Virtuals Protocol.

PrismaX is a decentralized data-market platform fueling real-world robotics development. It allows individuals to contribute video and sensor data performing everyday tasks (e.g. folding sheets, stocking shelves). The protocol uses mechanisms like Proof-of-View and CLIP-based scoring to ensure high-quality, diverse, human-generated content. The platform rewards users with tokens for uploading high-quality, task-specific data and uses smart contracts to facilitate marketplace interactions. Robotics and AI teams access this marketplace to train robots more effectively, closing a key data gap.

Sahara Labs raised $8.5M in a Public sale  funding round from .

Sahara is a decentralized AI network offering Sahara Knowledge Agent (KA) and Sahara Data. It enables the creation of customized, autonomous AI agents, compensating contributors directly and utilizing blockchain to track data and rewards in a privacy-preserving manner. Sahara's suite aims to revolutionize the AI industry, providing individuals and businesses with monetization opportunities and high-value data services for secure AI model training.

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