Highlights of This Issue
According to incomplete statistics from PANews, there were 10 financing events in the global blockchain sector last week (September 8-14), with a total funding scale exceeding $54.8 million. Additionally, the total financing amount for listed companies' crypto asset reserves exceeded $1.95 billion. The overview is as follows:
- DeFi announced 4 financing events, including the institutional staking market Gyld Finance, which completed a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by Lightshift;
- The Web3 gaming sector announced 1 financing event, with the Web3 gaming infrastructure project RuneSoul completing $4 million in funding, led by Bitgo Capital;
- The Web3+AI sector announced 1 financing event, with New York AI startup JoJoWorld completing $8 million in funding, with participation from DraperU Ventures;
- The Infrastructure & Tools sector announced 2 financing events, including Inversion Capital, which announced the completion of $26.5 million in seed round financing, led by Dragonfly Capital;
- The Centralized Finance sector announced 2 financing events, including Canadian digital asset infrastructure provider Tetra Digital Group, which announced approximately $10 million in funding;
- Additionally, 3 listed companies completed financing to establish crypto treasuries, with Forward Industries completing a $1.65 billion private placement to advance its Solana financial strategy.
DeFi
The institutional staking market Gyld Finance announced the completion of a $1.5 million pre-seed round financing, led by Lightshift. Gyld Finance was founded by Abbas Ali (former product head at JPMorgan Kinexys) and Ruchir Gupta (former head of treasury and options trading at GSR), and is developing regulated financial market infrastructure to transform staking rewards into tradable institutional asset classes. Gyld has begun piloting with Figment as its first staking provider and is now recruiting selected early adopters, including asset management firms, trading companies, and digital asset vaults.
DeFi studio Solido completes $800,000 financing, led by Supra
DeFi studio Solido completed $800,000 in financing, led by Supra, with participation from HELLO Labs, Spartan Ventures, and K10 Capital. The funds raised will be used to drive Solido's product expansion, security audits, deep integration with the Supra tech stack, and community-driven developer adoption.
The decentralized exchange KaleidoSwap, built on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, announced on Monday that it has secured pre-seed round financing from Bitfinex Ventures and Fulgur Ventures. This investment will support KaleidoSwap in developing an RGB-based decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Lightning Network, aiming to create a Bitcoin-native decentralized exchange.
Decentralized multi-chain trading platform NuDEX completes new round of financing, led by MetisDAO
Decentralized multi-chain trading platform NuDEX completed a new round of financing, led by MetisDAO Foundation, with participation from Flurry Capital, Waterdrip Capital, YBB Capital, and several strategic investors. The new funds are intended for the GOAT chain mainnet upgrade and node network deployment, development of the NuOrbit protocol, advancement of TSS standardization, and developer tools and API integration.
Web3 Gaming
Web3 gaming infrastructure project RuneSoul completes $4 million financing, led by Bitgo Capital
RuneSoul announced the completion of $4 million in strategic financing, led by Bitgo Capital, with follow-on investments from AccelByte Fund and the IGC Guild. This round of financing will accelerate RuneSoul's global expansion, build the next generation of Web3 gaming infrastructure, and deepen the implementation of GameFi 4 and SocialGameFi. According to official data, the number of wallet addresses has exceeded 30,000.
AI
New York AI startup JoJoWorld has completed $8 million in funding, with investors including Stellar Development Foundation, the third-largest stablecoin issuance and settlement institution globally, Tim Draper's DraperU Ventures, AlphaLion Investment, Stratified Capital, Selini Capital, All SeaSpark Family Fund, and others. JoJoWorld aims to build decentralized spatial intelligence infrastructure by incentivizing global creators to contribute high-quality 3D data for robot training and embodied intelligence, addressing the data bottleneck issues of cutting-edge AI models.
French AI company Mistral AI completes €1.7 billion Series C financing, led by ASML
Dutch lithography machine manufacturer ASML has signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement with French AI company Mistral AI to explore the application of AI models in ASML's products, R&D, and operations, enhancing the speed and performance of customer product launches. According to a statement released on Tuesday, ASML will lead Mistral AI's Series C financing, investing €1.3 billion for approximately 11% equity, becoming Mistral's largest shareholder and gaining a seat on Mistral AI's strategic committee. This investment is part of Mistral's €1.7 billion financing round, bringing its valuation to approximately €11.7 billion.
(This round of financing is not included in this issue's financing weekly report statistics)
AI company Cognition completes over $400 million in financing, led by Founders Fund
According to Cognition, the company has completed over $400 million in a new round of financing, with a post-investment valuation of $10.2 billion. This round was led by Founders Fund, with follow-on investments from existing shareholders Lux, 8VC, Neo, Elad Gil, and new investors Bain Capital Ventures and D1 Capital. Cognition is dedicated to advancing the development of AI coding agents.
(This round of financing is not included in this issue's financing weekly report statistics)
Infrastructure & Tools
Private equity firm Inversion Capital announced the completion of $26.5 million in seed round financing, led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from VanEck, Lightspeed Faction, ParaFi Capital, Portal Ventures, Mirana Ventures, Metalayer Ventures, Volt Capital, HashKey Capital, Race Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Wintermute Ventures, Moonrock Capital, Breed VC, Topology, Casey K. Caruso, Bodhi Ventures, Lvna Capital, Escape Velocity, Folius Ventures, Comfy Capital, as well as individual and institutional investors such as Mike Dudas, Bryan Pellegrino, Jason Yanowitz, Andrew Steinwold, DCF God, and Joshua Lim.
Inversion Capital is a private equity firm focused on revitalizing traditional businesses through the integration of blockchain infrastructure, particularly in sectors such as telecommunications and financial services. Their strategy includes acquiring traditional companies, such as mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), and then deploying blockchain-based solutions to enhance efficiency through features like instant settlement and reduced operational costs.
Blockchain data analysis and digital asset recovery service provider Recoveries announced the completion of CHF 1 million in strategic round financing, led by VerifyVASP, with participation from a group of angel investors. The new funds are intended to accelerate the development of its AI-enhanced blockchain investigation management system that supports cross-chain investigations, simplifying the digital asset recovery process for global exchanges, banks, insurance companies, and law firms.
Others
Crypto Asset Reserves: (not included in this issue's financing weekly report statistics)
Forward Industries completes $1.65 billion private placement to advance Solana financial strategy
Forward Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORD) announced that its previously announced private equity investment (PIPE) financing has been successfully completed, led by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital. This PIPE financing has brought approximately $1.65 billion in total proceeds to the company. The company plans to use the net proceeds from this issuance primarily to purchase the native digital asset SOL of the Solana blockchain, as working capital and funding for any future transactions, to establish the company's cryptocurrency fund operations, and to pay transaction fees. In addition to Galaxy, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin collectively subscribing for over $300 million, this PIPE also received support and participation from several global investment firms and leaders in the digital asset ecosystem.
U.S. listed company Eightco completes $270 million private placement for Worldcoin treasury strategy
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OCTO) announced that its recently announced $270 million private placement financing has been successfully completed, with the funds to be used for implementing the Worldcoin treasury strategy. The transaction was led by MOZAYYX, with participation from numerous institutional investors, including World Foundation, Discovery Capital Management, GAMA, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Coinfund, Occam Crest, Diametric, Brevan Howard, and Wedbush. BitMine Immersion (NYSE: BMNR) invested $20 million. The funds from this private placement will be used for the company to acquire and hold Worldcoin (WLD) as its treasury reserve asset while continuing to focus on core business operations. Although the treasury may also hold cash and Ethereum as secondary reserve assets, the focus will be on Worldcoin. The company also announced that its common stock trading symbol on NASDAQ will change to "ORBS."
Nakamoto to invest $30 million in Metaplanet
Nakamoto announced a commitment to invest $30 million in Metaplanet, marking Nakamoto's largest single investment to date and its first entry into the Asian market. This funding is part of Metaplanet's international equity financing announced today, expected to complete funding delivery on September 16 and issue and deliver common stock on September 17. Nakamoto stated that Metaplanet, centered around Bitcoin, has become a leader in Bitcoin strategies for leading listed companies in Japan and global enterprises, and this investment will further strengthen the global institutional financial network centered on Bitcoin.
Centralized Finance
Canadian digital asset infrastructure provider Tetra Digital Group announced the completion of approximately $10 million in financing, with investors including Urbana Corporation, Wealthsimple, Purpose Unlimited, Shakepay, ATB Financial, National Bank, and Shopify. As part of this investment, Tetra and its partners plan to become the first financial institution to launch a Canadian fiat-backed stablecoin in early 2026, pending regulatory approval. The new Tetra stablecoin will leverage Tetra Digital Group's institutional-grade custody infrastructure to provide stable, secure, and fully compliant digital currency for businesses and consumers, backed 1:1 by Canadian dollar reserves.
Blockchain fintech platform Munify completes $3 million seed round financing, led by Y Combinator
Egypt-based fintech platform Munify has completed $3 million in seed round financing, led by Y Combinator, with participation from Digital Currency Group (DCG) and BYLD. Munify is a blockchain fintech platform aimed at the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, providing global, mobile-first fund management services. The platform offers multi-currency non-custodial accounts, real-time cross-border payments, virtual USDC cards, and remittance services supporting stablecoins.
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