Funding Roundup: Stripe buys Bridge for $1.1B, Azura bags $6.9M

The DeFi platform Azura has completed a seed round financing of $6.90 million.

🚀 RootData Weekly Crypto X Leaderboard is here!@psneville tops this week’s People Leaderboard following the announcement of Catena Labs’ $18M raise, led by a16z crypto. A co-founder of both Catena Labs and Circle (USDC), Sean is now building an AI-native financial institution to serve the emerging agent economy.Catena’s vision is bold: a regulated financial infrastructure designed for AI agents and their human collaborators, powered by stablecoins like USDC and open protocols like the Agent Commerce Kit (ACK). As AI agents become economic participants, Sean’s work is setting the foundation for the next generation of finance.👑 Top 5 this week:@psneville - Co-Founder at Circle - 145@sam_thapaliya - Founder at Zebec Protocol - 109@gerovich - President and CEO at Metaplanet - 109@jacksondenka - Founder at Azura - 99@pasternak - Founder at Clout - 92Who’s leading the conversation in Web3? Who’s gaining momentum?👉 Stay tuned for weekly updates.🔗 https://t.co/OxuCYUju12

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📈 The crypto landscape is buzzing with fresh funding, fueling the growth of innovative projects across Web3, decentralised tech, AI, and more. This influx of capital is a testament to the momentum and potential within the space, as investors back new solutions set to reshape the digital economy.👀 Let’s deep dive in our infographic below and see closely which projects are today heroes: @0G_labs@ennoventure@wyden_io@playBetHog@Moca_Network@notabene_id@brevis_zk@TacBuild@Stake_Stone@pharos_network@PondGNN@cytonic_com@AWorldMeta@vlayer_xyz@NapthaAI@Spire_Labs@glowlabs_org@alliancegamesx@citrea_xyz@ellipsis_labs@SapienGamified@nillionnetwork@Pumpbtcxyz@bitsmiley_labs@gelatonetwork@Vixichain@bluesky@stokr_io@PartyIconsOGX@GeniusTerminal@variational_io@ValidationCloud@azura

👏 Crypto Funding Summary (Oct 21 -Oct 25) 🥳 Congrats to @bluesky @stokr_io @moonwalkfitness @InfinitusAI @playSparkball @borderlessxyz @Fluid_Protocol @UniLive_Web3 @ordzaar @hataglobal @karpatkey @EchoProtocol_ @BSquaredNetwork @azura @craftt_xyz #Funding #Nabox #ChainLabs

Top Fundraising Rounds Last Week​Over $94 Million was secured through 25 deals in the past week.1/ @bluesky secured $15.0M in Series A led by @blockchaincapBluesky is building the AT Protocol, a new foundation for social networking.2/ @variational_io secured $10.3M in Seed led by @BainCapCrypto, @peakxvpartnersVariational is a peer-to-peer trading protocol for perpetuals and generalized derivatives. It automates the end-to-end process of trading and clearing for safe bilateral trading of options, futures, perpetuals, and more.3/ @ValidationCloud secured $10.0M in funding round led by @TrueGlobalVCsValidation Cloud is a Web3 infrastructure platform that delivers elite, high-performance node and staking infrastructure.4/ @PartyIconsOGX secured $9.0M in Seed led by @BITKRAFTVCParty Icons is a Web3 mobile gaming platform with three unique modes designed to combine the social elements of party games with the thrill of shooters.5/ @stokr_io secured $8.0M in funding round led by @FulgurVenturesSTOKR is a digital marketplace for alternative investments, user can access the diverse world of alternative assets by investing in bitcoin mining, real-estate, music royalties and more.6/ @karpatkey secured $7.0M in funding roundKarpatkey is a non-custodial, on-chain asset management infrastructure provide financial services to the leading DAOs.7/ @azura secured $6.9M in Seed led by @InitializedAzura is building the interfacing layer for on-chain finance.8/ @GeniusTerminal secured $6.0M in Seed led by @CMCC_GlobalGenius is a Non-custodial digital trading platform launched by Shuttle Labs.9/ @hataglobal secured $4.2M in Seed led by @CastleIslandVC, @CadenzaVenturesHata is a regulated cryptocurrency platform that bridges the gap between the traditional financial system and the new world of cryptocurrencies, where anyone can transact and access cryptocurrencies with fiat currency such as the US Dollar10/ @HanaNetwork secured $4.0M in funding roundHana is a Layer 0 for privacy, bringing security and confidentiality to all blockchains.

👏#Crypto Funding Summary (Oct 21 - Oct 25 ) Congrats to @bluesky @stokr_io @moonwalkfitness @PartyIconsOGX @Genius @InfinitusAI @ValidationCloud @playSparkball @borderlessxyz @Fluid_Protocol @UniLive_Web3 @ordzaar @hataglobal @karpatkey @azura @EchoProtocol_ @BSquaredNetwork @HanaNetwork @craftt_xyz 👉Click to learn more https://t.co/JaK0jZNh92

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✨ RECENT CRYPTO FUNDRAING EVENTS @bluesky $15.0M @variational_io $10.3M @ValidationCloud $10.0M @PartyIconsOGX $9.00M @stokr_io $7.98M @karpatkey $7.00M @azura $6.90M @Fluid_Protocol $3.90M @moonwalkfitness $3.40M @BulbaSwap $1.30M https://t.co/kxl32fGqnQ

Some of the recent private fundraising events among blockchain startups you should know about. October 2024, part 3.https://t.co/MJydcpQXVp @bluesky @variational_io @partyiconsogx @azura @zerobasezk @hataglobal @Fluid_Protocol @moonwalkfitness @trySkyfire @BsquaredNetwork https://t.co/k2enhGtS6M

#Web3 Daily Report: Vitalik Releases The Verge on Future Development of Ethereum Protocol, Lido Launches On-Chain Voting for Community Staking Module Proposal, DeFi Platform Azura Completes $6.90 Million Seed Round Financing Led by Initialized A quick overview of the important news, financing events, and insightful articles that occurred in the past 24 hours. https://t.co/NVueIP2Ryq

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Let's go! Proud to help @azura (securely) take the complexity out of DeFi https://t.co/gph47gYvnd

Omnichain DeFi trading platform @azura raised $6.90M in a Seed funding round led by @Initialized, with participation from @VoltCapital, @winklevosscap, @alliancedao, @Melt_Dem, @rajgokal. https://t.co/NIwhHWJYEO https://t.co/fTY9r1O4wx

Clashed Watchlist 👾We're back with our Watchlist, peeking at the earliest birds 🐦How many of these projects did you already know about?Let us know below 👇1. @4thekingdom_xyz Embark upon a fully on-chain MMORPG and ever-expanding autonomous world. Ancient ruins, hidden dungeons, hunting creatures & more. Their full-loop PVP play is perfect for our competitively engaged Clashed community, facilitating large-scale wars against hostile kingdoms or opposing factions.Discover character customizations with dynamic NFTs, level up and gain on-chain stats, skills, and perks 🎮2. @azura_xyz The team at Azura is cranking up the mystery factor to new heights, dropping minimal clues on their Twitter. It’s another prime early find for the Clashed community to keep a close eye on 👀Azura is shaking things up with an intriguing experiment that’s drawing in the sharpest minds from the community. With a whopping $65,000 cash prize up for grabs for the winning team or individual, the stakes couldn’t be higher 🤑3. @StarCrusPRJ AI is still hot. And this AI-driven gaming project, spearheaded by former Treeverse producers and backed by Immutable, wants to revolutionise gaming with AI-powered virtual worlds where players can train and evolve characters 🧬Each experience is unique and shaped by in-game interactions. Their upcoming NFT launch offers a personalized and immersive gameplay experience & we're all for it! 4. @immortalrising2 Strategy meets action in an epic adventure, with Immortal Rising 2, the next level of blockchain gaming.The first closed beta was a hit, and now Beta Test 2 is open to 600 users. Clashed members will be sure to sign up! 🤘Use their $IMR token to unlock exclusive rewards, power up your characters, and access elite events 🔥5. @VisitOPEN Experience boundless creativity and community in this virtual world 🌐Launching soon, VisitOPEN is a multi-biome, multi-IP, multi-mode battle royale competition. A joint venture by @Readyverse Studios and @WalkerLabs_, Open unlocks a vast metaverse with stunning environments and endless possibilities ☁️The initial launch has generated tonnes of excitement, and their community is growing fast. The next big metaverse project? 6. @QioLabs This is big! Qio is breaking new ground as the first social app to blend blockchain technology with Apple Vision Pro 🤯With backing from major players like @animocabrands and @MeritCircle_IO, Qio promises to be a game-changer in how we interact online. While details are still under wraps, that just makes it all the more thrilling for early adopters 🐦We love being ahead of the curve, and Qio is definitely one to watch! And that's a wrap for this week's early picks. Join our community for the full alpha bites 👇