2022 Crypto Fundraising Report

Executive Summary

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Since late 2021, crypto markets have struggled in the face of a challenging macroeconomic background highlighted by rampant inflation and geopolitical conflict. Asset price drawdowns were exacerbated by a violent unwind of unhealthy leverage in the space, which revealed outright fraudulent behavior among some of the industry's most prominent figures. Despite these headwinds, crypto VC funding remained strong in 2022 and set a new high in yearly cumulative fundraising.CeFi and Infrastructure were the two verticals that garnered the most investment, whereas Web3 & NFT projects and companies had the highest deal count, albeit at earlier stages of development. The collapse of centralized entities across the industry discouraged investment into most verticals, particularly CeFi, during the back half of 2022.Public mining companies have seen increased distress throughout the year, which has clearly manifested in the private market. Mining represented the vertical with the least number of deals and capital raised.The breadth of early-stage investors expanded, with 388 different funds/companies leading at least one investment deal. A16z, Binance Labs, Polychain Capital, and Animoca Brands were the most active lead investors thr...