Venture Capital
Pantera Investor Says VCs Could Soon Ditch Equity for Tokens
Venture capital could shift from dual equity-token deals to simpler token-only models as fundraising tightens, per Pantera Capital’s Mason Nystrom.
VC Investments in Crypto Will Double to $18 Billion in 2025: Pitchbook
A new report from the venture capital database Pitchbook predicts substantial growth from 2024’s $9.9B and generalist VCs returning with larger deals.
Eight Trends That Excite a16z For 2024
AI dominates the discussion, followed by gaming, UX, NFTs, and SNARKS.
Crypto VC Funding Surges In November
Venture capital funds invested $1.75B in crypto firms this month, more than doubling October’s total. Two Bitcoin mining companies account for over half the funding.
VC Giant Paradigm Taps Legal Heavyweight to Help Deliver 'Promise of Web3'
Katie Biber Brings Real World Experience to VC Goliath
Crypto Founders Scramble as 'Outlandish' Era of Easy Money Ends
VCs are Choosier About Investments in Bear Market
Uniswap Joins the Hunt for Web3 Startups with New Venture Arm
UniSwap Expansion into Venture Investing Raises Eyebrows
Binance Unveils $1B Growth Fund to Supercharge Blockchain Adoption
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has allocated $1 billion in funding to a new growth fund that aims to kickstart the next phase of expansion for Binance Smart Chain (BSC). According to the announcement, $100M will be earmarked for talent development to enable a “new generation of crypto-native professionals to push crypto adoption forward.”…
Hedge Fund Giant Steven Cohen Dives into Crypto with $21M Funding Round in Messari
In the latest sign that Wall Street big shots love crypto, Point72 Ventures, the early-stage investment firm founded by hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen, has led a $21M funding round in Messari, the crypto market intelligence provider. It is Point72’s first foray into crypto. Founded in 2018, Messari compiles and analyzes metrics on the ups…
