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Finance

How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups

The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.

Collider Ventures co-founders Avishay Ovadia, Adam Benayoun and Ofer Rotem.

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Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks

Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS.

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Finance

DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures

Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase.

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Razor Network Raises $3.7M to Prove There’s Room for More Oracles in DeFi

Razor Network raised $3.7 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Alameda Research and Mariano Conti, the former oracles chief at MakerDAO.

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NIFTEX Raises $500K to Build Out NFT Trading Platform

NIFTEX, the platform that allows for the fractional trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), announced a $500,000 funding round led by 1kx.

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DefiDollar Raises $1.2M to Be the Risk-Insured Stablecoin Layer for DeFi

India-based DefiDollar has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Divergence Ventures, Standard Crypto and Accomplice.

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Notional Launches Out of Stealth to Bring Fixed-Rate Lending to DeFi

Notional enables fixed-rate debt on Ethereum using a new on-chain automated market maker.

Jeff Wu (left) and Teddy Woodward (right), co-founders of Notional Finance

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Collider Labs Raises $1M to Invest in Blockchain Startups

The venture builder is seeking to invest in early-stage startups with a focus on transparency, privacy and "fairness."

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O(1) Labs Raises $10.9M More for Lightweight Mina Protocol

O(1) Labs’ lightweight blockchain project Mina, formerly known as Coda Protocol, has raised $10.9 million.

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Finance

Algorand’s New Europe Accelerator to Boost Startups With Up to $500K in Funding

Startups working with Algorand's blockchain may receive up to $500,000 in seed funding through the program.

Algorand founder Silvio Micali