In March 2025, 125 projects in the Web3 and blockchain sectors received funding, totaling $3.33 billion. Notably, 96 companies attracted the largest investments, amounting to $2 billion, which was secured by the cryptocurrency exchange Binance from the investment firm MGX based in the United Arab Emirates.
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Notable projects and their funding
Among other significant participants in the March investment rounds, the following stand out:
- MoonPay — raised $200 million through a credit line from Galaxy to meet the growing demand for liquidity.
- Walrus Foundation — secured $140 million through a private token sale to support a decentralized data storage protocol.
- Canaan — received $100 million from an institutional investor to develop mining infrastructure in the US and Canada.
- Metaplanet — raised $87 million to purchase bitcoins for its reserve.
Many projects, such as dev.fun, Staex, and others, also received funding, but did not disclose the details of the deals.
Investments in artificial intelligence
March was also a successful month for the artificial intelligence segment. OpenAI raised an impressive $40 billion, completing a funding round led by the Japanese company SoftBank. Other significant investments were recorded in companies such as:
- Anthropic — $3.5 billion, raising the company’s valuation to $61.5 billion.
- Shield AI — $240 million for developing AI systems to enhance security.
- Turing — $111 million to support research in artificial intelligence.
- Nexthop AI — raised $110 million to develop specialized networking infrastructure.
Overall, March proved to be an exceptionally productive month for investors who actively contributed to the development of both blockchain technologies and artificial intelligence.