Edition #85 - 3 NOV 2023
MetaMask is partnering with security firm Blockaid to add native security alerts to its browser extension. The goal is to proactively prevent malicious transactions and protect users from scams, phishing attempts, and hacks.
gaming developments
Web3 game studio Moonveil Entertainment raised $5.4M in a Seed funding round led by gumi Cryptos Capital, Arcane Group, with participation from LongHash Ventures, IOSG Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC).
Gamified Web3 exploration platform Intract raised $3M in a Seed funding round from Tokentus Investment AG, Alpha Wave Global, BITKRAFT Ventures, gumi Cryptos Capital, Polygon Ventures, DeVC, MoonPay, Web3 Studios.
metaverses & AI
What is ChainGPT? The blockchain-powered AI product suite
Project focused on AI-powered blockchain security Modulus Labs raised $6.3M in a Seed funding round led by 1kx, Variant Fund, with participation from Floodgate, Inflection, Alliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance), Bankless Ventures, Stanford Blockchain Club, Global Coin Research (GCR).
3D/AR e-commerce technology platform Threedium raised $11M in a Series A funding round led by Interpublic Group (IPG), Olma Partners, with participation from Reflexive Capital, Nirvana Family Office, Consensys Mesh, Lyra Ventures, Edenbase, Kinisis Venture Fund I.
defi
Decentralized social graph protocol CyberConnect closed funding round led by Binance Labs Fund. Amount raised is not disclosed.
Decentralized treasury management protocol Aera raised $8M funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), with participation from Jump Trading.
Cryptocurrency anti-fraud solution Vaas raised $2M in a Pre-seed funding round led by ABSeed Ventures, with participation from Fuse Capital, Honey Island Capital.
Layer 1, scalable, decentralized smart contract platform Waterfall Protocol (BlueWave) raised $2M in a Series A funding round led by ByteTrade Lab.
funding rounds
Crypto trade execution layer Anboto Labs raised $3M funding round from Kronos Research, Cherry Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Matrixport Ventures, XBTO Humla Ventures.
All-in-one crypto trading platform Atani raised $6M funding round led by Cometa, with participation from JME Ventures, Conexo Ventures, CDTI.
Derivative exchange protocol Surf Protocol raised $3M funding round led by ABCDE Capital, with participation from OP Crypto, C² Ventures.
Next-generation AMM on Starknet Ekubo Protocol raised $12M funding round led by Uniswap DAO.
