Crypto Fundraising weekly
Dates: 17 – 23, Dec 2018

Summary

During this week 13 blockchain startups has raised $82.2M in funding:

Unknown round: 6 startups $53.6M
Seed round: 5 startups $17.4M
Series A round: 2 startups $11.2M

$17.9M

$35.7M

$53.6M

Investments by ecosystem

This week's biggest funding round

Coinbase raised $50M in a funding round from .

Pre-seed and Seed investment rounds

Prometheum raised $12M in a Seed funding round from Hashkey Capital, Wanxiang Blockchain.

Prometheum is a blockchain-based platform designed for the issuance, trading, settlement, and custody of digital asset securities within a regulated framework. Founded by a team of Wall Street attorneys, it aims to bridge traditional financial systems with the emerging digital asset market.

Aion raised undisclosed amount in a Seed funding round from .

Layer1 raised $2.1M in a Seed funding round from Digital Currency Group (DCG), Shasta Ventures, Peter Thiel.

OpenNode raised $1.3M in a Seed funding round from Draper Associates*.

Set Labs raised $2M in a Seed funding round from Craft Ventures*, Scott Belsky, VY Capital, DFJ Growth.

Set Labs is a crypto-financial platform that allows users to create baskets of cryptocurrency, NFTs, and on-chain securities.

Other investment rounds

BTCS raised $200K in a funding round from .

Qtum raised $400K in a funding round from .

PolySign raised $8.2M in a Series A funding round from .

Nomics raised $3M in a Series A funding round from Arthur Ventures*, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG), Tokensoft, Polymath, King Capital Partners, CityBlock Capital.

Nova raised $2M in a funding round from Coinbase Ventures, Y Combinator, Justin Kan.

Animoca Brands raised $250K in a funding round from Atari*.

Animoca Brands is a global leader in the Web3 space, specializing in the development and investment of blockchain-based games and experiences. With a diverse portfolio, the company empowers developers and creators to shape the future of gaming, contributing to the growth of the Web3 ecosystem. Animoca Brands stands at the forefront of the Web3 revolution, transforming the gaming industry with innovative and immersive blockchain-powered projects.

HackerNoon raised $750K in a funding round from .

* fund, that lead investment round

Crypto Fundraising weeklyDates: 17 – 23, Dec 2018