Edition #93 - 7 JAN 2024
a16z released its omnibus list of “big ideas” tech builders may tackle in the year ahead, according to domain partners across American Dynamism, bio, consumer tech, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, infrastructure, and other areas.
Here's a list of other reviews for 2024 we kept tabs on this week:
gaming developments
Bitcoin gaming project Ordz Games closed Seed funding round led by Waterdrip Capital, with participation from UniSat, Coinsummer Labs, SatoshiLab, Sora Ventures. Amount raised is not disclosed.
South Korean game publisher Wemade launches $100 million blockchain investment fund.
The year ahead for gaming 2024.
metaverses & AI
defi
Web3 infrastructure for a decentralized Internet Grape raised $35M funding round led by LDA Capital.
Decentralized patient network Humanscape raised $15.34M in a Series C funding round from Korea Development Bank (KDB), Hana Ventures.
Decentralized backend for Web3 Gelato Network closed funding round led by IOSG Ventures. Amount raised is not disclosed.
Web3 staking infrastructure Web3mine raised $6M in a Seed funding round led by 1kx, with participation from Protocol Labs, Alliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance).
The year ahead for DeFi 2024.
funding rounds
Most active crypto investors in 2023
Web3 entertainment ecosystem DM2C Studio raised $2.3M funding round led by Galaxy Interactive, with participation from Shima Capital, Bitfinex, MARBLEX Corp., SQUARE ENIX, Planetarium, Mask Network, DeFimans.
Cryptocurrency accounting and taxation reporting platform Tres Finance raised $11M in a Series A funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from New Form Capital, Boldstart Ventures, Ambush Capital, Cyber Fund.
Bitcoin mining company Arkon Energy raised $110M funding round led by Bluesky Capital Management, with participation from Kestrel 0x1, Nural Capital.
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