seed funding

Mira Murati, the former chief technology officer of ChatGPT-parent OpenAI, is reportedly seeking to raise a staggering $2 billion seed round for her new AI venture, Thinking Machines Lab. What Happened: The amount is twice the amount Murati was targeting just under two months ago, when she was said...

U.S.-based crypto startup company Nocturne Labs raised $6 million in seed funding with Bain Capital Crypto and Polychain Capital co-leading the round. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Bankless Ventures, Hack VC and Robot Ventures are among the other participants. Nocturne Labs...

Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Metatime, which has not yet launched, has secured $11 million in seed funding from unnamed angel investors and the Turkish investment firm Yildiz Tekno GSYO. Several large businesses in Turkey, including Halkbank, Turk Telecom, and Kalyon Holding, are the firm's...

Six major crypto projects raised a total of $301.9 million in February. That's a 34% increase from the previous month's fundraising amount, according to a report. These projects hope to expand infrastructure, scale services, and hire top talent, DeFi TVL aggregator DefiLlama...

DeFi protocol Huma has raised $8.3 million in seed funding. Race Capital and Distributed Global led the effort, with participation from ParaFi Capital, Circle Ventures, Folius Ventures, and Robot Ventures. Huma, which offers income-backed lending services, plans to use the funds to develop its...

Infrastructure company Spatial Labs, which powers new technologies to redefine the consumer experience, announced on Thursday that it has raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Blockchain Capital, a venture firm in the blockchain industry. The round also saw the participation of Jay-Z...

Palo Santo Closes $50M Investment Fund Palo Santo, a venture capital fund focused on backing and building emerging psychedelic therapeutics companies, recently announced the closing of its $50 million fund. “Against the backdrop of a growing global mental health crisis, our mission is to...

UK psychedelics clinical research organization Clerkenwell Health raised $2.047.710 (£2.1 million) in seed funding, bringing the total to date up to $2.437.750 (£2.5 million), all of which will be used to get the London-based startup fully operational. Investors of the seed funding...

A leading capital markets protocol for borrowing and lending built on top of the Algorand (CRYPTO: ALGO) blockchain has announced the closing of a $3 million seed funding round.  Folks Finance says the round was led by Borderless Capital with participation from Jump Crypto, ParaFi...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) participated in the $28 million Series A funding round of Blockdaemon — a company that provides crypto staking and blockchain node management infrastructure. What Happened: According to a Wednesday The Block report, Blockdaemon'...

Amidst a growing narrative for more energy-efficient blockchain networks, Chia Network Inc has raised $61 million in its latest round of funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Richmond Global Ventures. What Happened: According to a report from Bloomberg, the latest investment...

The financial technology company AeroPay has finalized a seed-funding round. The exact amount it raised was not disclosed. Continental Investors led the effort. The Chicago-based firm's portfolio includes e-commerce marketplace Drizly, publicly-traded financial technology company...

Software company Trym announced Tuesday that it has secured $3.1 million in financing through a seed funding round. Besides $1 million in funding provided by friends and family, the rest of $2.1 million comes from the preferred round co-led by 7thirtz Capital and Delta Emerald Ventures. Welcan...

Blockchain startup Arweave raised $5 million over the last six months by selling its native cryptocurrency to various venture funds, the company said in a statement Tuesday. What Happened The investments are led by California-based Andreessen Horowitz. Other buyers include Texas-based...

Deserve, a Silicon Valley startup providing credit cards to those excluded from traditional lending, raised $50 million in the latest funding, CNBC reported. What Happened The Series C funding round was led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). Other investors included SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:...