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WalletConnect Raises $12.5M Ecosystem Round to Build Web3 Communications Network

WalletConnect, the web3 communications protocol company, announced that it has raised $12.5 million in an ecosystem round, “with participation from Shopify, Coinbase Ventures, ConsenSys, Circle Ventures, Polygon, Uniswap Labs Ventures, Union Square Ventures, 1kx, HashKey, Foresight Ventures, and others.” The ecosystem round “lays the groundwork… Read More

Mundi, a Firm Empowering Borderless Trade, Acquires $16M via Series A led by Union Square Ventures

Mundi is announcing their Series A round of $16M, which has been led by Union Square Ventures. Mundi’s investment round included contributions from Upper90, FJ Labs, Base10 Partners, Exor, AndBank, Alleycorp, Operator Partners, and Gilgamesh Ventures along with fintech exec from Brex, C2FO, Bluevine, Wisetack,… Read More

Algofi Welcomes $2.8M to Grow DeFi Lending, Stablecoin Protocol

Algofi, a lending market and stablecoin protocol built on the Algorand blockchain, today announced $2.8 million in seed funding during Decipher, Algorand’s annual community conference. Union Square Ventures, Arrington XRP Capital, and Pillar VC led the round, with participation from Y Combinator, Formulate Ventures, and… Read More

Latin American Buy Now Pay Later Platform ADDI Scores $65 Million Through Series B Round Led By Union Square Ventures; Forms Partnership With Banco Santander

ADDI, a Latin-America-based Buy Now Pay Later platform, announced on Thursday it secured $65 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Union Square ventures. The company also announced its new strategic partnership with Banco Santander. Founded in 2018, ADDI claims it was… Read More

Filecoin Live: “It’s been a long road, but paradigm-shifting technology takes time”

This past week, the ambitious Filecoin project finally went live. Filecoin seeks to become the world’s largest decentralized storage network. Several years ago, Filecoin raised capital via CoinList in a token offering that raised over $200 million. CoinList was one of several listing marketplaces and… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Others Take Part in $11 Million Series A Round for Uniswap, a Non-Custodial Ethereum Token Exchange

Ethereum based Uniswap, a leading non-custodial crypto token exchange, has reportedly secured $11 million through a Series A investment round. Uniswap’s latest funding round was led by giant VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. Union Square Ventures, Version One, Parafi Capital, Variant, SV Angel and A. Capital… Read More

Micro Investment Mobile App Provider Stash Secures $112 Million in Capital via Round led by LendingTree

US-based Stash, the developer of a micro-investment mobile app, has acquired $112 million in capital through a Series F funding round that was led by LendingTree. Several other companies took part in Stash’s latest round, including Breyer Capital, Goodwater Capital, Greenspring Associates, Union Square Ventures… Read More

Blockchain Startup Arweave, a Permanent Storage Solution Provider, Secures $8.3 Million in Funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, Others

Blockchain startup Arweave, a firm focused on enabling the permanent storage of Internet-based content, has secured $8.3 million in funding from giant VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, and Union Square Ventures.  Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures have also invested in the firm’s operations… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz, Multicoin Capital, Union Square Ventures Lead Arweave’s $5 Million Investment Round

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz recently led a $5 million investment round for Arweave, a blockchain firm that’s developing permanent online data storage solutions. On November 5, the developers of Arweave revealed that they had managed to receive investments from world-leading funds in… Read More

P2P Networking Platform For IoT Devices Helium Secures $15 Million Through Series C Funding Round Led By Union Square Ventures & Multicoin Capital

Helium, a P2P networking platform for IoT, has reportedly secured $15 million through its Series C funding round, which was co-led by Union Square Ventures and Multicoin Capital, with participation from existing backers Khosla Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), FirstMark, and Munich Re Ventures. Founded… Read More

Industry Advocates in Washington, DC This Week to Consult on Cryptocurrency Legislation

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Representatives from Wall Street and prominent US crypto investment/services firms are convening in Washington this week to attend a legislative roundtable hosted by Republican Representative Warren Davidson of Ohio, CNBC reports. Attendees at the roundtable, titled “Legislating Certainty for Cryptocurrencies,” are reportedly hoping to influence… Read More

Crypto VCs at Consensus Envision Token-Based Future

Seasoned reporter Paul Vigna, who covers cryptocurrencies and blockchain at the Wall Street Journal and who also co-authored a fine book on the subject, The Age of Cryptocurrencies, sat down at Consensus with VCs Balaji S. Srinivasan and Fred Wilson to discuss the business realities that may… Read More

Creation of an ICO Safe Harbor Would Provide a Zone of Regulatory Certainty in a Market Flooded with Questionable Compliance

The US initial coin offering (ICO) market is the subject of a great deal of regulatory uncertainty resulting, in large part, from the absence of comprehensive guidance by the SEC.   The uncertainty has caused frustration for issuers and investors and has also been counter-productive… Read More

Decentralized IT Security Marketplace PolySwarm Receives Crypto-Focused BlockTower Capital Investment, Prepares for Nectar Tokensale

Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm has received an investment from cryptocurrency investment firm BlockTower Capital. BlockTower Capital launched in August, raising $140 million from backers including Union Square Ventures LLC and Andreessen Horowitz to bring professional trading and portfolio management to emerging digital assets like… Read More

Fred Wilson on Big Finance & Blockchain: Oh F**K, The Dumb Money Has Showed Up (Video)

  This one has been out there for a couple of weeks but it is simply too good to pass up. Fred Wilson co-founder of Union Square Ventures who is kind of a VC rock star having backed some of the biggest tech names around…. Read More

Back in the Game: Renaud Laplanche Launches Upgrade, a Consumer Credit Platform [u]

Renaud Laplanche, the founding CEO of Lending Club, has announced the launch of a new consumer credit platform aptly entitled Upgrade.  The online lender was described as a new iteration of online lending that combines the best of marketplace lending and consumer services such as… Read More

Really. Kickstarter Paid a Dividend to Investors?

Kickstarter, despite its vow to never go public, quietly paid dividends to its shareholders this past March. This is according to a recent report by Bloomberg. In a world of tech measured solely by growth, and too frequently ongoing losses, Kickstarter did something a bit different… Read More

RealtyShares Closes $20 Million Series B Led by Union Square Ventures

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RealtyShares, a crowdfunding real estate marketplace, has closed on a $20 million series B funding round led by big name investor Union Square Ventures with participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures and General Catalyst Partners. Crowdfund Insider first revealed the capital raise this past January… Read More

CircleUp Raises $30 Million in Series C Funding

CircleUp, a leading marketplace for equity investments in private companies, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to $53 million. The round was led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris, and former CEOs… Read More

Kansas City Fintech Firm C2FO Reports Q2 2015 Working Capital Volume Growth & $40M Round of Equity Funding

C2FO, a Kansas City fintech firm, reported its 2015 Q2 working capital flows of $5.4BN, more than four times the rate compared to $1.2BN in Q2 2014. This record was fueled by a substantial increase in supplier early payment demand. Q2 2015 C2FO record milestones include:… Read More

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