Venture Capital


Finance

Two Sigma Ventures Raises $400M for Two Funds, Plans Crypto Investments

The firm invests about 15% of its capital to crypto and Web3 projects

U.S. Dollars (Shutterstock)

Finance

Binance Labs Doubles Down on Aptos Bet Ahead of Blockchain Launch

The venture wing of Binance is increasing its investment in Aptos.

Venture capital firm Variant commits $450 million to its third crypto-focused fund. (Horst Schwalm/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Auditing Platform Sherlock Raises $4M in Funding

The protocol features an open auditor competition to help find smart contract vulnerabilities

Venture capital firm Variant commits $450 million to its third crypto-focused fund. (Horst Schwalm/Pixabay)

Finance

Web3 Developer Platform Alchemy Is Raising $12M for New Venture Capital Fund

It’s unclear what the funds will be used for, as Alchemy has a history of making investments through its venture capital arm and a separate grants program.

Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan (Danny Nelson)

Finance

Pantera Capital Loses Another Senior Exec as Crypto Hedge Fund’s CFO Departs: Source

Ryan Davis is leaving and Matt Gorham, a long-time Pantera employee, will temporarily fill the job as the senior-executive exodus continues.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)

Finance

Venture-Capital Firm Northzone Raises $1B Fund for Fintech, Web3 Investments

Web3 is a "core sector" for the firm, one Northzone partner told the Block.

Las estrategias de trading de los participantes de Crypto Twitter incluyen el puente a zkSync. (Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)

Videos

NEAR Foundation Launches $100M VC Fund for Web3 Innovation

The NEAR Foundation is introducing a $100 million venture capital fund and venture lab in partnership with Caerus Ventures to catalyze innovation in Web3 with a focus on sport, music, film, fashion and art. "The Hash" panel shares their thoughts on navigating the world of Web3 among many "trend-following" projects.

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Policy

Crypto Investor Paradigm Argues Infrastructure Providers Should Not Be Subject to US Treasury Sanctions

The firm laid out a legal argument against Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions targeting base layer participants such as miners and validators.

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Finance

Crypto-Focused Venture Firm Bloccelerate Is Raising $100M for Second Fund

The fund has already raised $20 million, topping the firm's $12 million inaugural fund.

Seattle-based Bloccelerate is raising $100 million for its second fund (Luca Micheli/Unsplash)

Finance

Web3 Game Studio Revolving Games Raises $25M in Pantera-Led Funding Round

The company will develop decentralized games in-house and with global franchise partners

Revolving Games' second game is Skyborne Legacy (Revolving Games)