Mining Funding Comes Back from the Dead

Funding saw an uptick this week, with the total amount rising to $280 million from $242 million last week. Infrastructure had a dominant week, comprising nearly 87% of all dollars raised. Most funding came from a $200 million Series C round by Matter Labs (this week’s deal of the week). The next largest deal was a $28 million deal by Arkon Energy. Arkon Energy is a data center infrastructure and...

Compared to last week, funding has decreased $159 million from $474 million to $315 million, representing a 33% weekly decrease. Infrastructure continues to be a highlight of fundraising, accounting for almost a third of the total amount raised this week. Web3 was also a strong category this week, raising $51 million across four deals. Space and Time is tied for the largest web3 deal this week, raising $20 million in...

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...