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NFC Chipmaker IYK Raises $16.8M to Connect Brands With Their Fans, Using Custom Chips To Add Digital Element To Physical Items

Venture Capital Firm Disagrees With Community Plan For Bridging

VCs Make Big Bet on VPN Player as Regulatory Risk Rises

Venture Capital Giant's Move Signals Outsize Ambitions in NFT Market

Series B Led By a16z's $600M Games Fund One

Web3 gaming, DeFi, zero-knowledge proofs, decentralized social media, self-sovereign identity and layer 1 and 2 infrastructure are among the fund’s areas of focus.

The NFT marketplace OpenSea has reached a $1.5B valuation after a $100M Series B funding round led by a16z. This makes OpenSea the newest NFT-based unicorn, or a privately held startup company valued over $1B. A16z also led OpenSea’s $23M Series A round in March. This year, the venture giant also invested in Dapper Labs,…