Startups

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Aave's Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi's Head Start on the Banks
Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead.
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How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups
The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.
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Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks
Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS.
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DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures
Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase.
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Razor Network Raises $3.7M to Prove There’s Room for More Oracles in DeFi
Razor Network raised $3.7 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Alameda Research and Mariano Conti, the former oracles chief at MakerDAO.
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NIFTEX Raises $500K to Build Out NFT Trading Platform
NIFTEX, the platform that allows for the fractional trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), announced a $500,000 funding round led by 1kx.
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DefiDollar Raises $1.2M to Be the Risk-Insured Stablecoin Layer for DeFi
India-based DefiDollar has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Divergence Ventures, Standard Crypto and Accomplice.
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Notional Launches Out of Stealth to Bring Fixed-Rate Lending to DeFi
Notional enables fixed-rate debt on Ethereum using a new on-chain automated market maker.
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Collider Labs Raises $1M to Invest in Blockchain Startups
The venture builder is seeking to invest in early-stage startups with a focus on transparency, privacy and "fairness."
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O(1) Labs Raises $10.9M More for Lightweight Mina Protocol
O(1) Labs’ lightweight blockchain project Mina, formerly known as Coda Protocol, has raised $10.9 million.
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