{"id":3070,"date":"2025-03-06T13:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptofunding.vc\/?p=3070"},"modified":"2025-03-06T13:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:31:16","slug":"crypto-vc-funding-blockaid-raises-50-million-cygnus-secures-20-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptofunding.vc\/crypto-vc-funding-blockaid-raises-50-million-cygnus-secures-20-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto VC funding: Blockaid raises $50 million, Cygnus secures $20 million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In the third week of February, significant investments poured into security and infrastructure, spearheaded by Blockaid\u2019s $50 million Series B funding round.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s funding exceeded $150 million, with security, DeFi, and infrastructure projects dominating the investments, according to Crypto Fundraising data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blockaid, $50 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secured $50 million in Series B funding,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supported by Ribbit Capital, Google Ventures, and Variant,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blockaid has accumulated a total of $83 million in funding to date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kinto, $20 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kinto has successfully raised $20 million in an undisclosed funding round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supported by Brevan Howard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company\u2019s total funding now stands at $25 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cygnus, $20 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secured $20 million in pre-seed investment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supported by Manifold, OKX Ventures, and Mirana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing innovative DeFi and stablecoin solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Altius, $11 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Altius raised $11 million in pre-seed financing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The venture is supported by Founders Fund, Pantera, and Archetype.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Universal Protocol, $9 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Universal Protocol secured $9 million in an undisclosed funding round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The round was supported by a16z Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and Four Cities Capital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fluent Labs, $8 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fluent Labs has raised $8 million in seed funding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supported by investors such as Polychain Capital, Primitive, and M41 Ventures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The initiative focuses on developing L2 infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mansa, $7 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mansa secured $7 million in an undisclosed funding round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company is working on developing DeFi payment solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earlier in February, Mansa raised $10 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primus Labs, $6.50 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primus Labs secured $6.50 million in seed funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The funding was supported by Dispersion Capital, Symbolic Capital, and VanEck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notable crypto VC funding rounds &lt; $5 million<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yield Basis raised $5 million, achieving a $50 million FDV for its AMM and yield tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acre secured $4 million with a $90 million FDV to advance Bitcoin DeFi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WalletConnect raised $4 million through a public sale, reaching a $200 million FDV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mansa secured $3 million in pre-seed funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maestro raised $3 million in seed funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AMMO raised $2.5 million to support AI infrastructure development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infinity Ground, Fomo, and ResearchHub each raised $2 million.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nil Foundation and Mu Digital each secured $600,000 in public sales.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Form Network raised $306,500, reaching a $306.5 million FDV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forkast secured $100,000 with a $0.04 FDV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RICH raised $50,000 for data privacy solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the third week of February, significant investments poured into security and infrastructure, spearheaded by Blockaid\u2019s $50 million Series B funding round. 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