During the week from January 10 to 17, investors actively invested in promising crypto projects. The total investment volume reached nearly $800 million, with 22 deals having disclosed amounts.
This is reported by Business • Media
Venture Investments
The most significant investments this week were received by the following companies:
- Alpaca — a developer of infrastructure for brokers — raised $150 million in a Series D funding round. The company plans global expansion and integration of traditional and blockchain ecosystems.
- ICEx — an Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange — secured $70 million in strategic funding to develop its reporting system and interaction with regulators.
- Project Eleven — a startup in the field of post-quantum cryptography — closed a $20 million round to develop quantum-resistant products.
Token Sales and Corporate Deals
This week, five token sales took place, including:
- Trove raised $11.5 million;
- XMAQUINA collected $10 million;
- Ranger received $8 million.
Among corporate deals, it is worth highlighting Polygon Labs’ acquisition of two crypto startups — Coinme and Sequence — for $250 million.
Investment Trends
The most active investors of the week were YZi Labs, Cogitent Ventures, Lattice, Alpha Capital, and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. Investors focused primarily on projects in the DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, and blockchain services segments.
“Last week, investors continued to actively support promising technology projects, especially in the field of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.”
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