Traditional fundraising can consume a critical month of a startup’s life. A month spent fundraising is a month not spent shipping, talking to users or fixing the product. MetaDAO takes four days. @mrinko

Projects Fundraising on RootData (Aug 10 - Aug 16) Last week, 10 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @river_markets — The prime broker for prediction markets, raised $8.5M in seed round by @HaunVentures, @ycombinator, @cbventures & others. 💎 @entravelcom — Crypto-native hotel booking platform, raised $7.5M by @etherealvc, @finalitycap, @GSR_io & others. 💎 @XAgent_official — Agent OS, raised $1.8M in Series A by @okx_ventures, HSG & @comma3vc.

Projects Fundraising on RootData (Aug 3 - Aug 9) Last week, 11 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @yellowcard_app — Licensed stablecoins infrastructure provider, raised $40M in strategic funding from @scventuresDNA, @Sony_Innov_Fund, @polychaincap, @bcap & others. 💎 @jpyc_official — Japanese Yen stablecoin, raised $38M in Series B2 from AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings. 💎 @vangrid_io — DePin infrastructure, raised $9M in seed round from @HashKey_Capital, @Cryptocom_Cap, @animocabrands & others. 💎 @Magne_Ai — AI-native Web3 smartphone, raised $2.64M in strategic round from @GaeaVentures, @Titans_ventures & @0x_Go2Mars.

Projects Fundraising on RootData (July 27 - Aug 2) Last week, 10 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @axisrobotics — Physical AI infrastructure, raised $12M in seed round by @hack_vc, @NomadCapital_io, @PiCoreTeam Ventures & others. 💎 @PerceptronNTWK — Decentralized AI data economy, raised $6.5M in strategic round by @PolygonVentures, @QCPgroup, @SeliniCapital & others. 💎 @Beezie — Digital Claw Machine for Collectors, raised $4M led by Psalion VC. 💎 Birdai — On-chain infrastructure, raised $4M in seed round by @CastleIslandVC, @metalayervc & @deptvc.

Projects Fundraising on RootData (July 20 - July 26) Last week, 13 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @augustus_bank — Digital bank, raised $180M in Series B by Tiger Global, @QEDInvestors, @HummingbirdVC & others. 💎 @worldnetwork Foundation — Global identity and financial network, raised $52.5M in WLD token sale by @PanteraCapital, @BainCapCrypto, @SeliniCapital & others. 💎 Cordant — Digital asset financial infrastructure service provider, raised $8M in seed round by @banklessvc, @oakhcft, @genventurecap & others. 💎 Mandela Digital — Stablecoin Issuer, raised $5M led by Datavault AI.

Projects Fundraising on RootData (July 13 - July 19) Last week, 20 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @cryptocom — Cryptocurrency exchange, raised $400M in strategic round by Citadel Securities. 💎 @AlpacaHQ — Developer-first API for stock, options and crypto, raised $135M by @peakxvpartners, @ElefundVC, Opera Tech Ventures & others. 💎 @FlexSuperApp — AI fintech platform, raised $70M in Series B1 by @RyanQualtrics, @halo_fund & others. 💎 @velocityxyz_ — Stablecoin payment company, raised $38M in Series A by @HadickM, @dragonfly_xyz, @cbventures & others. 💎 @Cyclops_inc — Stablecoin and crypto platforms, raised $20M in Series A by @NavaVentures, @cbventures, @CastleIslandVC & others. 💎 @pascaldottrade — Prediction market, raised $9M in Series A led by @usv.

Projects Fundraising on RootData (July 6 - July 12) Last week, 10 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @PrimeIntellect — Decentralized AI protocol, raised $130M in Series A by Radical Ventures, NVIDIA, Intel Capital, Dell Capital & others. 💎 @gauntlet_xyz — Simulation platform for on-chain risk management, raised $125M in Series C led by SBI Holdings. 💎 @markets_edx — Digital asset exchange, raised $76M in Series C by SBI Holdings. 💎 @MercadoBitcoin — Cryptocurrency exchange, raised $20M in strategic round led by @tether. 💎 QIZ Security — Enterprise security platform, raised $17M in seed round by Bessemer Venture Partners, Merlin Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners & others.

Projects Fundraising on RootData (Jun 29 - July 5) Last week, 8 blockchain companies/projects received funding. 💎 @AskVenice — Private, Permissionless AI, raised $65M in Series A by @dragonfly_xyz, @cbventures, @NorthIslandVC & others. 💎 @extendedapp — Perp Dex, raised $12.5M in strategic round by @eToro, @jump_ and Alber Blanc. 💎 @Thea_AI — AI-driven solutions for risk markets, raised $8M in strategic round by @Maven11Capital, @TheSpartanGroup, @ManifoldTrading & others. 💎 @techdollarhq — The credit layer of private markets, raised $3M in pre-seed round by @nolimithodl, @reforge_vc, @newmichwill & others.