With further regulatory clarity, some cryptocurrency experts and traditional hedge funds are currently optimistic about crypto assets. From the statistics of this week (16 projects in total), web3 infrastructure projects (8) are still favored by investors, NFT (2), GameFi (2), DeFi (2), DAO (2 ) The number of investment and financing projects remained at the average level. CGV and CTC have summarized the investment and financing information worth noting in the global encryption market for a week. The following is the investment and financing information of the global encryption market from May 16 to May 22, 2022:

【infrastructure】

1. Mash | $6 million in seed round financing｜Castle Island Ventures leads the investment

On June 7, Lightning Network-based payment platform Mash announced the completion of a $6 million seed round of financing led by Castle Island Ventures and Whitecap Venture Partners, Maple VC, Strategic Cyber​ Ventures, Aquanow, Spacecadet Ventures, and Several angel investors participated, including Amjad Masad, Balaji Srinivasan, Austin Hill, John Pfeffer and Dean Skurka.

The Mash platform allows creators to provide "pay-as-you-enjoy" pricing options for online courses, games, interactive applications and other digital creations, and thereby encourages content creators to provide better content while reducing their costs. Reliance on Advertising Revenue.

2. Navigate | $7.6 million in seed round financing｜Distributed Global led the investment

On June 7, the data sharing platform Navigate announced the completion of a US$7.6 million seed round of financing, led by Distributed Global, with participation from Kraken Ventures and Outlier Ventures.

Navigate aims to allow its users to share data and create value for each other through NVG8's Token incentives. The uploaded data can include any type of IoT device capture: tracking air pollution, carbon emissions, water pressure, noise levels, utility efficiency, Airspace activity and even network signal strength. (The project introduction is different in Chinese and English. The English introduction is official, and the Chinese is based on the latest information)

3. Vybe Network | A round of financing $ 10.5 million | FTX Ventures led the investment

On June 7, Vybe Network, Solana's ecological data infrastructure solution, announced the completion of a US$10.5 million Series A financing, led by FTX Ventures, Sino Global Capital, Staking Facilities, Serum, Panony, Tess Ventures, Contango, Canonical Crypto Fund and EBT Group Wait to vote.

Vybe will use the funds to advance the decentralization of data access and storage, allowing any user to participate in the network, share and monetize their data.

4. Metacrafters.io | Financing $4.5 million｜Polygon Foundation participated in the investment

On June 11, Metacrafters.io, a collaborative Web3 development course platform, announced the completion of $4.5 million in financing. Solana, Flow, Avalanche and Polygon Foundation participated in this round of financing. Proceeds from this round will be used to fund learning awards for more than 12,000 Solana, Flow, Avalanche and Polygon courses.

Metacrafters.io is the first Web3 education platform project initiated by Proof of Learn, Inc., aiming to achieve globally accessible high-quality education through blockchain and "learn-to-earn" protocols.

5.Ballet | A round of financing of 13 million US dollars｜Lightspeed China Partners led the investment

On June 10, hardware wallet manufacturer Ballet announced the completion of a US$13 million Series A round of financing led by Lightspeed China Partners and Draper Dragon, with participation from Ribbit Capital, ACTAI Ventures, Digital Currency Group and Sky9 Capital.

Ballet aims to build self-hosted encrypted storage solutions that are user-friendly and suitable for the average non-technical person, with products that are both safe from electronic hacking and protected from user error.

6. Geode Finance | $3 million in seed round financing｜Multicoin Capital led the investment

On June 10, Geode Finance, the Ethereum 2.0 pledge agreement, announced the completion of a $3 million seed round of financing. This round of financing was led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from Eden Network, Yield Yak, GSR Markets, and C² Ventures.

On June 10th, Geode Finance, an etheric fang 2.0 hypothecation agreement, announced the closing of a $3 million seed round led by Multicoin Capital with participation from Eden Network, Yield Yak, GSR Markets, C² Ventures, and others.

7. Tiptop Labs | A round of financing 23 million US dollars | a16z led the investment

On June 10, Tiptop Labs, a cryptocurrency company founded by Bastian Lehmann, the founder of Postmates, a food delivery service company acquired by Uber, completed a $23 million Series A round of financing last month. This round of financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sam Altman, Naval Ravikant, Gokul Rajaram, Scott Banister, Cyan Banister, Nabeel Hyatt, Dan Romero, Jude Gomila, Sean Plaice, Andy McLoughlin, Jeff Clavier, Vivek Patel and others participated.

8. Request Finance | $5.5 million in seed round financing｜Animoca Brands and others participated in the investment

On June 9, the encrypted payment startup Request Finance completed a $5.5 million seed round financing, Animoca Brands, Balderton Capital and XAnge, The Sandbox co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget, Fantom CEO Michael Kong, Aave founder And CEO Stani Kulechov and StakeDAO founder Julien Bouteloup participated in the investment. This round of financing will be used to expand its in-app services and grow the team.

Request Finance provides automated invoicing, expense and payroll processing for centralized and decentralized companies, with clients including The Sandbox, Polygon, MakerDAO and NEAR Protocol.

【DeFi】

9.Blockpour | $3.3 million in seed round financing｜Algorand Foundation participated in the investment

On June 10, Blockpour, a DeFi data aggregation and analysis platform, announced the completion of a seed round of financing of approximately US$3.3 million. Algorand Foundation, WeMade, GS Futures, Kestrel 0x1, Supra Oracles, etc. participated in this round of financing.

Blockpour aggregates metrics from DeFi applications across all supported networks in one dashboard. Currently, Blockpour supports Ethereum, Fantom, Avalanche, and Polygon networks, and will continue to integrate other networks in the future. (The project introduction is different in Chinese and English. The English introduction is official, and the Chinese is based on the latest information)

Original link: https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/blockpour-defi-data-aggregation-analytics-platform-announces-seed-round

10. Entropy | $25 million in seed round financing｜a16z led the investment

On June 9, Entropy, a decentralized custody solution, completed a $25 million seed round of financing led by a16z, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Robot Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Variant, and Inflection.

【GameFi】

11. Gambit | pre-seed round of financing $ 1.5 million | SuperLayer led the investment

On June 10, Gambit, a Web3 fantasy sports game platform, announced the completion of a US$1.5 million pre-seed round of financing led by Web3 venture capital studio SuperLayer.

12.SuperTeam Games | $10 million in seed round financing｜Griffin Gaming Partners led the investment

On June 9, chain game studio SuperTeam Games announced the completion of a $10 million seed round of financing. This round of financing was led by Griffin Gaming Partners, blockchain game platform Forte, Powerhouse Capital, former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner, etc. Participate in voting.

SuperTeam Games is developing a blockchain-based cross-platform sports game that is expected to launch in closed beta this summer. Forte will provide blockchain infrastructure technical support, including functions such as embeddable Token wallet, NFT casting and sales.

【NFT】

13.PartyBid | Financing $16.4 million｜a16z led the investment

On June 10, PartyDAO, the operating team of PartyBid, an NFT combination bidding application, announced the completion of a US$16.4 million financing round. This round of financing was led by a16z, and Standard Crypto, Compound Crypto, Dragonfly Capital, Uniswap Ventures, and Loot founder Dom Hofmann participated in the investment.

Original link: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/151203/partybid-creator-partydao-raises-16-4-million-led-by-a16z

14.Curio | $3.7 million in seed round financing｜776 Management led the investment

On June 9, Curio (formerly Ikaria), an NFT analysis and browsing tool, announced the completion of a $3.7 million seed round of financing led by 776 Management, a venture capital subsidiary of Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

Curio uses a variety of different data sources to provide analysis tools to help users browse and track NFT data, such as scarcity, floor price, average selling price, quantity, etc.

【DAO】

15. CharmVerse | $3.8 million in seed round financing｜OpenSea Ventures and others participated in the investment

On June 8, CharmVerse, a DAO operating platform, completed a $3.8 million seed round of financing. Spartan Group, Culture3, Red Building Capital, OpenSea Ventures, Alliance DAO, Orange DAO, Builder Capital and POAP Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Tensility Ventures and GSR Ventures Wait to vote.

CharmVerse aims to be a platform for DAO contributors to coordinate their daily work, log in with encrypted wallets, and unlock workspaces with DAO Token / NFT.

16. Samudai | Pre Seed round of financing $ 2.5 million | A&T Capital participated in the investment

On June 8, Samudai, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) construction and management platform, announced the completion of a US$2.5 million Pre Seed round of financing. This round of financing was funded by A&T Capital, FTX Ventures, Sino Global Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Lunar Ventures, Paradigm Shift Capital and others participated in the investment, and angel investors included former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, etc.

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