Apr 2023: Follow Dat Money

Apr 2023: Follow Dat Money

By theinspired | Inspiration | 3 Apr 2023


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Welcome to April folks! Last month we saw $1.5B flow into Digital Asset projects; about half of what we saw last month. The biggest raise last month was eToro raises $250M after terminating SPAC deal.

Total: $1.651B

28 - $6.9M

  • Giddy smart wallet secures $6.9M in funding to accelerate mainstream DeFi adoption (Finbold)

27 - $36M

26 -$26.2M

  • Cata Labs Raises $4.2M to Develop 'Bridging' Software (Coindesk)
  • DeFi Protocol iZUMi Finance Raises $22M (Coindesk)

25 - $26.5M

  • This Startup Just Raised $2.5M to Build a Web3 CRM Software (BIC)
  • Amboss Raises $4M In Seed Funding For Lightning Network Products, AI Research (BM)
  • DeFi Protocol DFlow Raises $5.5M to Bring Payment for Order Flow to Crypto (Coindesk)
  • S&P Global, Coinbase Back $6M Fundraise for Crypto Firm Credora (Coindesk)
  • Animoca unit TinyTap raises $8.5M at $100 million valuation for web3 education (TB)

24 -$17M

22 - $169M

  • Crypto Funding: $169 Million For Custody, Infrastructure, DAO Sports League (Blockworks)

21 -$223.1M

  • Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding (Coindesk)
  • Former Ethereum miner CoreWeave raises $221M in Series B (Cointelegraph)

19 -$11.5M

  • Yoz Labs Raises $3.5M to Build Web3 Notification System (Coindesk)
  • Karate Combat Secures $18M for Crypto-Driven Martial Arts (Decrypt)

18 -$206M

  • Crypto transparency: Fractal raises $6M to reshape market structure after FTX, 3AC (TB)
  • Core DAO partners with Bitget and MEXC to launch $200M ecosystem fund (Cointelegraph)

13 -$60M

  • EOS Network lands $60M investment and partnership from DWF Labs (Cointelegraph)

12 - $104.3M

  • Former DOJ Agent Raises $4.3M to Tackle Crypto Crime Head On (BIC)
  • Metalpha raising $100M to offer Grayscale Bitcoin products in Hong Kong (Cointelegraph)

11 - $57M

  • Bankruptcy Trading Platform Xclaim Closes $7M Round as It Adds Crypto Focus (Coindesk)
  • CoFund tokenizes $10M hotel in Bali via Tokeny (Cointelegraph)
  • Information Protocol RSS3 Raises $10M via Token Sale to DWF Labs (Coindesk)
  • Sei Labs Raises $30M for Trading-Focused Layer 1 Blockchain (Coindesk)

10 -$100M

06 -$220.6M

  • Venture Capital Bitkraft Raises $220.6M for Second 'Token Fund' (Coindesk)

05 -$147.2M

  • Mutiny Wallet Raises Over $300k in Preseed Funding To Build A Private And User-Friendly Bitcoin Wallet (Bitcoin Magazine)
  • Bitcoin sidechain Mintlayer launches $4M grant to develop resources (Finbold)
  • Deribit Parent Company Leads $4.4M Seed Funding Round Into Dutch Crypto Exchange Finst (Coindesk)
  • DWF Labs Invests $16M in RACA to Spur Web3 Gaming Ecosystem (Coindesk)
  • Pantera Capital leads $22.5M investment in M^ZERO Labs for decentralized infrastructure (Cointelegraph)

04 - $183.9M

  • Crypto Payroll Company Franklin Closes $2.9M Seed Round (Coindesk)
  • Carbon-Backed NFT Collection Ecosapiens Raises $3.5M (Coindesk)
  • Blockchain data indexing platform Satsuma raised $5M in seed round (TB)
  • Modular Blockchain Astria Raises $5.5M for Shared Sequencer Network (Coindesk)
  • DeFi Hub Nibiru Chain Valued at $100M After $8.5M Seed Funding Round (Coindesk)
  • Dragonfly invests $10M in derivatives exchange Bitget (TB | Cointelegraph)
  • Delphi Labs Raises $13.5M for Web3 Accelerator (Coindesk)
  • Polychain Leads $15M Funding Round for Crypto Startup Polyhedra Network (Coindesk)
  • LayerZero Funding Round of $120M Hits $3 Billion Valuation With Backing from Christie’s, Samsung (Decrypt | TB | Coindesk | Cointelegraph | Blockworks)

03 - $127.5M

  • Alchemy Pay Raises $10M at $400M Valuation to Push South Korean Expansion Plans (Coindesk)
  • Crypto Startup Li.Fi Raises $17.5M in Funding Round (Coindesk)
  • Re7 Capital, Republic Crypto go live with $100M fund for liquid tokens (TB)

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