Funding

iZUMi Finance raises $22 million. (Pixabay)
DeFi Protocol iZUMi Finance Raises $22M
The fundraising round involved issuing semi-fungible tokens.
iZUMi Finance raises $22 million. (Pixabay)

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DeFi Protocol DFlow Raises $5.5M to Bring Payment for Order Flow to Crypto
The project would bring a controversial practice in the equities market into the world of decentralized finance.
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Paul Almasi, head of Alchemy Ventures (Alchemy Ventures)
Alchemy’s Venture Arm Wants to Align With 'Web3 Missionaries, Not Mercenaries’
The investment arm of the Web3 infrastructure giant, last valued at $10 billion, continues to find new ways to back early-stage founders.
Paul Almasi, head of Alchemy Ventures (Alchemy Ventures)

DeFi platform Thetanuts Finance has raised $17 million in new capital. (Pixabay)
DeFi Protocol Thetanuts Finance Raises $17M for Expansion, New Partnerships
The startup offers multi-chain structured financial products with plans for a buy-side altcoin options market.
DeFi platform Thetanuts Finance has raised $17 million in new capital. (Pixabay)

Co-founders of Shield (left to right) Emmanuel Udotong, Luis Carchi and Isaiah Udotong (Shield)
Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding
The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program.
Co-founders of Shield (left to right) Emmanuel Udotong, Luis Carchi and Isaiah Udotong (Shield)

(Razer)
Gaming Tech Company Razer Introduces Web3 Venture Fund
The fund, called zVentures Web3 Incubator, will leverage its expertise to grow early-stage projects building blockchain-based gaming infrastructure.
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Modular Blockchain Astria Raises $5.5M for Shared Sequencer Network
Astria's aim is to enable anyone to deploy their own censorship-resistant rollup without having to rely on a centralized sequencer.
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Delphi Labs team (Delphi Digital)
Delphi Labs Raises $13.5M for Web3 Accelerator
P2P led and Jump Crypto joined the incubator’s first external funding round.
Delphi Labs team (Delphi Digital)

Megan Knab, CEO of Franklin. (Franklin)
Crypto Payroll Company Franklin Closes $2.9M Seed Round
The payroll company is the second spin-off project developed internally at boutique Web3 marketing firm Serotonin, founded by Ethereum mainstay Amanda Cassatt.
Megan Knab, CEO of Franklin. (Franklin)

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Immersion Cooling Firm LiquidStack Secures Series B Funding to Build Manufacturing in U.S.
The company says it can reduce the carbon footprint and land and water use of bitcoin miners through its technology.
Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)