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Crypto venture capital firms see surging assets under management
5.4.2022
Filings reveal the massive amount of assets that crypto venture funds are managing, Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto funds were also disclosed to be worth around $9 billion
Layerzero Labs Secures $135 Million to Bolster Cross-Chain Interoperability
1.4.2022
Layerzero Labs, the firm behind the interoperability protocol Layerzero, has revealed the company has raised $135 million in a Series A+ finance round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), FTX Ventures, and Sequoia Capital. The new financing brings Layerzero Labs’ overall valuation to...
A16z Leads $4.8M Round for P2E Gaming Startup Battlebound
31.3.2022
Battlebound will use the capital for phased launches of its two newest game titles
A16z, FTX and Sequoia Lead $155M Round for LayerZero at $1B Valuation
30.3.2022
The blockchain interoperability protocol first emerged from stealth last September
Eldridge, a16z Lead $620M Financing Round for Fintech Cross River Bank
30.3.2022
Coinbase, Stripe, Affirm, and Rock Loans among Cross River’s clients
Crypto investor Katie Haun raises $1.5 billion for Web3 venture fund
23.3.2022
The largest-ever venture fund for a solo female partner will invest in Web3 projects through two funds, a $500 million early-stage fund, and a $1 billion acceleration fund
Bored Apes Owner Yuga Labs Raises $450M Led by A16z
22.3.2022
The Bored Ape Yacht Club creator will use the funds to build out its NFT-based metaverse
A16z Alum Katie Haun Raises $1.5B for 2 New Crypto Venture Funds
22.3.2022
The money is being split between an early-stage fund and an “acceleration” fund
Optimism Raises $150 Million in Series B Funding Round Led by Paradigm and A16z
18.3.2022
Optimism, an L2 (Layer 2) rollup solution for Ethereum, has raised $150 million in its Series B funding round coming from big companies in the venture capital (VC) scene. The funding round was led by A16z and Paradigm, with the former also having invested during the previous funding round....
A16z, Paradigm Lead $150M Round for Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism at $1.65B Valuation
17.3.2022
A16z previously led Optimism’s $25 million Series A round
FinCEN Chief Digital Currency Adviser Korver Departs for A16z as Head of Regulatory
15.3.2022
Michele Korver, a government and law-enforcement veteran who was most recently chief digital currency adviser at FinCEN, is joining Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as its new head of regulatory
A16z Investing $70M In Ethereum Staking Provider Lido Finance
3.3.2022
The firm also used Lido to stake a portion of a16z Crypto’s ether holdings on the Beacon chain
Reports Bored Ape creator in talks with A16z: Potential valuation $5B
4.2.2022
Garnering interest from one of Silicon Valley's top VC’s, Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs, may be eyeing a $5 billion valuation
a16z-backed TrueFi launches DeFi lending market for asset managers
3.2.2022
Ali Yahya, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, told Cointelegraph that TrueFi will “bring the unique advantages of DeFi to a wider and global user base.”
Solana’s Phantom Raises $109 Million in a Series B Fundraise Obtaining Unicorn Status
1.2.2022
On Monday, the team behind the Solana Web3 wallet platform Phantom announced it had raised $109 million in a Series B fundraise. The crypto company is now a Unicorn with a post valuation of $1.2 billion in value. Solana Web3 Wallet Phantom Raises $109 Million The Phantom wallet team has raised $109...
Report: A16z to Raise $4.5 Billion for Crypto Investments
21.1.2022
A16z, a leading VC company in crypto, is reportedly ramping up its investments in the field this year. The company is said to be looking for $4.5 billion to invest in different cryptocurrency-related funds. This amount more than doubles the entire amount the company invested in crypto last year....
a16z, Google lead $20M investment in Africa Web3 game publisher Carry1st
19.1.2022
According to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Africa will be home to 300 million new internet users in the next five years
Blossom Capital’s Newly Launched $432 Million Fund to Focus on Crypto Startups
18.1.2022
Blossom Capital, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Candice Lo, Imran Ghory, Mike Hudack, and Ophelia Brown plans to dedicate more funds to the growing cryptocurrency ecosystem. On January 18, Blossom announced a new fund worth $432 million, and a third of the capital will...
Near Foundation Raises $150 Million to Bolster Web3 Adoption
14.1.2022
On Thursday, the Near Foundation announced the project has raised $150 million from strategic investors such as Three-Arrows Capital, a16z, Mechanism Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Circle Ventures. Following the announcement, the Near protocol’s native crypto asset jumped more than...
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk Raise Concerns Over Web3 as Skepticism About Ownership Grows
23.12.2021
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has ignited a debate about web3 after Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized it. Dorsey warned of the risks from centralization, emphasizing that web3 is owned by venture capitalists (VCs), hiding under the premise of decentralization. “I’m concerned to...