Crypto Funding Stays Flat
Venture funding was flat this week, increasing slightly from $229MM to $276MM. The Metaverse/Gaming and Infrastructure segments which were down last week recovered and received the most funding out of any sector, at $87MM and $67MM, respectively. Interestingly, CeFi, one of the most highly funded sectors in the first half of 2022, has seen the lowest funding of any category this past month and received no funding this week. This decline could be due to the major CeFi insolvencies we’ve seen this year, including Celsius, giving venture investors pause. The biggest deal of the week was a unique one: IslamicCoin, which secured $200MM in funding. IslamicCoin is the native currency of Haqq, a community-run network dedicated to empowering an ethically-defined financial ecosystem. 10% of each token issuance is automatically dedicated for philanthropic purposes.
There were two notable crypto fund raises this week. Portal Ventures raised a $35MM fund for early-stage crypto ventures, and LongHash Ventures raised $100MM to invest in Web 3 infrastructure.
The majority of deals are being done in the early stages, with 37% of deals being seed rounds.