Crypto Fundraising weekly
Dates: 26 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

This week's biggest funding round

Hercle raised $60M in a funding round from F-Prime Capital*, Fulgur Ventures, Exponential Science.

Hercle is an institutional-grade infrastructure platform bridging fiat, digital assets, and stablecoins to enable real-time, cross-asset and cross-border transactions. Designed for banks, brokers, fintechs, and payment providers, Hercle offers end-to-end trading, liquidity, settlement, and on/off-ramp solutions with sub-5-minute average settlement times. Registered as a VASP in Italy (OAM PSV32) and operating in Switzerland, Hercle embeds full AML and compliance controls, ensuring secure, compliant global value transfer.

Pre-seed and Seed investment rounds

DeepSafe raised $3M in a Seed funding round from AntAlpha, ViaBTC Capital, Spark Digital Capital, Cogitent Ventures, Sharding Capital, Gate Labs, SatoshiLab, CKB Eco Fund.

DeepSafe is a universal cryptographic verification network securing Web2, Web3, AI, and real-world data. It serves as a universal verification layer that enables advanced proof-of-integrity, authenticity, and trust across blockchains and digital systems. Using decentralized cryptographic attestation, DeepSafe verifies transactions, AI models, and data streams across chains like Ethereum, Solana, Base, Optimism, and ZkSync.

Pieverse raised $3M in a Seed funding round from CMS Holdings.

Pieverse is building Web3-native payment and compliance infrastructure by enabling timestamped, verifiable transactions through on-chain invoices, receipts, and checks. The platform aims to make Web3 financial workflows seamless, auditable, and trustless—eliminating manual friction in reporting and recordkeeping. Pieverse is designed to bring compliance-grade transparency to decentralized finance and digital economies.

Nemesis raised undisclosed amount in a Pre-seed funding round from District*, LYVC*, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto), Initialized Capital.

Nemesis is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that allows users to buy, swap, or short-sell any on-chain token on Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks. Powered by its Omni-Directional Market Maker (OMM), Nemesis introduces a non-derivative liquidity framework enabling leveraged trading (up to 5x) without external oracles or centralized intermediaries. It merges trading and lending mechanics, offering liquidity providers dual yields from fees and interest.

Standard Economics raised $9M in a Seed funding round from Paradigm*, Lightspeed.

Standard Economics is a blockchain-based fintech startup developing an on-chain financial system that simplifies cross-border payments for the unbanked and underbanked. By using stablecoin technology, it enables users to access and transact in global currencies—like the US dollar—without relying on traditional banking infrastructure. The platform combines programmable financial tools with blockchain transparency to reduce transfer costs, enhance fairness, and promote financial inclusion across emerging markets.

Other investment rounds

Momentum (MSafe) raised $4.5M in a Public sale  funding round from .

Momentum is the central liquidity engine for the Move ecosystem, originally launched as MSafe. Built on Sui and Aptos, it integrates advanced DeFi tools including a decentralized exchange (DEX), multi-sig treasury management, token vesting, and liquidity provisioning. Leveraging ve(3,3) tokenomics, it aligns incentives to optimize capital efficiency and trading accessibility.

Semantic Layer raised $2M in a Series A  funding round from Greenfield Capital*.

Semantic Layer enhances incentive alignment and scaling for decentralized applications (dApps) on Ethereum by making meta-transactions programmable. It enables customized MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) distribution and native scaling solutions, allowing developers to optimize interactions within their protocols.

MegaLabs (MegaETH) raised $50M in a Public sale  funding round from .

MegaLabs is the developer of MegaETH, a blockchain aiming for 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) with full Ethereum compatibility. MegaETH achieves real-time processing and high transaction throughput using a heterogeneous blockchain architecture and a hyper-optimized EVM execution environment. This architecture allows for specialization of network nodes and minimizes hardware requirements for full nodes, ensuring a fast, secure, and efficient blockchain.

Slice raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Lolli.

Slice is a browser extension and ad-revenue sharing platform that allows users to earn money while browsing the web. By integrating lightweight, non-intrusive ads into websites, Slice rewards users with real-time payouts via PayPal, Bitcoin Lightning, or gift cards. With over 750,000 users, it aims to redistribute value from the $455 billion digital advertising market directly to consumers.

BTC.b raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Lombard Finance.

BTC.b is a permissionless, non-yield Bitcoin asset native to the Avalanche ecosystem, designed to bring decentralized BTC liquidity to DeFi. Initially launched by Ava Labs in 2022 and now operated by Lombard Finance, BTC.b enables users to bridge Bitcoin on-chain and interact with Avalanche-based protocols like Aave, BENQI, and LFJ. With over $500 million in circulating supply, BTC.b serves as a neutral public good and complements Lombard’s yield-bearing LBTC.

Accountable raised $7.5M in a  funding round from Pantera Capital*, OKX Ventures (ex OKEx Blockdream Ventures), Onigiri Capital, kpk (ex karpatkey), Auros Global.

Accountable Capital is building a new standard for financial verification using blockchain technology. The platform provides transparent, verifiable attestations of capital and assets, enabling organizations and investors to prove solvency, liquidity, and compliance in real time. By merging cryptographic proofs with auditable financial data, Accountable Capital enhances trust and accountability across Web3 and traditional financial ecosystems.

Aria Protocol raised $500K in a  funding round from OKX Ventures (ex OKEx Blockdream Ventures), Selini Capital.

Aria Protocol is a compliant RWA + IP tokenization platform that fractionalizes real-world intellectual property (RWIP) into fungible, revenue-generating tokens. Starting with music royalties, Aria unlocks liquidity for IP rights through secondary exchanges and lending markets, while enabling distributed ownership, governance, and decision-making. Built on the Story blockchain, Aria introduces Intellectual Property Real-World Assets (IPRWA), allowing investors to earn from streaming, licensing, remixing, and derivative works.

ZAR raised $12.9M in a  funding round from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto)*, Dragonfly Capital, VanEck, Coinbase Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst.

ZAR is a digital wallet that enables users to convert cash into digital dollars, offering a bridge between cash-based economies and Web3. Through the ZAR app, users can find local merchants, exchange cash for digital currency, and use digital dollars for global transactions with virtual and physical debit cards. ZAR ensures secure and fast transfers, helping protect funds from local currency fluctuations while offering a simple, user-friendly interface.

Bron raised $15M in a  funding round from GSR Markets LTD, LocalGlobe, Fasanara Capital.

Bron Labs is a self-custody platform bringing enterprise-grade digital asset security to consumers and professionals—protections once only accessible to large institutions. Its flagship product, Bron Wallet, is a seed-less, MPC-powered wallet that replaces private keys with secure vault shards, eliminating single points of failure. Featuring guardian-approved recovery with a 48-hour delay, multi-chain support, and hidden vaults, Bron safeguards against seed phrase loss and “wrench attacks.” By merging institutional security with user-friendly design, Bron Labs makes secure self-custody practical for all crypto users.

Tenset raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Redacted Coin.

Tenset is a blockchain-based investment ecosystem that bridges traditional finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). It combines a deflationary token model (10SET) with an incubator and launchpad platform supporting high-potential crypto projects. Tenset offers staking, buyback, and burn mechanisms to reward long-term holders while giving investors exposure to carefully selected ventures through initiatives like the Tenset Infinity Airdrops and Gem Launch Platform.

Marina Protocol raised $1.7M in a  funding round from UOB Venture Management, AC Capital, OOKC Group, Notch Ventures, Hyper88, Credit Scend.

Marina Protocol is a Web3 engagement and rewards platform that gamifies user interaction across blockchain ecosystems. Through its “Dive, Surf & Grab Points” model, users can earn rewards by learning about and participating in various Web3 projects. Developed by Lazy Surfers Co., Ltd., Marina integrates social engagement, loyalty mechanics, and on-chain incentives to promote user retention and discovery within decentralized applications.

Kite AI raised undisclosed amount in a Series A  funding round from Coinbase Ventures.

Kite AI is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain designed to empower a decentralized AI economy. Utilizing its innovative Proof of Attributed Intelligence (PoAI) consensus mechanism, Kite AI ensures fair attribution and equitable rewards for contributions across data, models, and agents. The platform offers customizable subnets for specialized AI workflows, enabling seamless collaboration among data providers, model developers, and AI agents. Kite AI’s infrastructure addresses challenges related to ownership, control, and privacy, unlocking AI’s full potential.

Aden raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Gate Ventures.

Aden is a decentralized perpetual exchange that ranks #3 globally by volume, with over $20B in monthly trading and more than 200,000 active traders. It offers a fast, scalable, and capital-efficient trading experience. Now joining the Gate Layer ecosystem, Aden is officially launching on November 3 to power the next generation of DEX trading with deep liquidity and a trader-first approach.

Paystream raised $750K in a Public sale  funding round from .

Paystream is a peer‑to‑peer lending and leveraged liquidity protocol built on Solana. It connects borrowers and lenders directly with smart rate matching, while idle funds are automatically routed into leveraged lending pools or fallback protocols to maximize yield. By enabling leveraged liquidity provisioning and ensuring capital is always productive, Paystream delivers an efficient lending infrastructure to power DeFi at scale.

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