Crypto Funds and Metaverse/Gaming have a Big Week
Funding declined from $573M last week to $352M this week, and total deals declined from 41 to 25 (please note that there were additional deals that hadn't been announced that we have added to last week since our previous Funding Friday). Interestingly, Metaverse/Gaming funding was one of the highest funded sectors for the second week in a row. Six Metaverse/Gaming deals were done, including a $75.3M raise for Animoca Brand's Metaverse/Gaming fund. Animoca Brands is one of the most well-established metaverse and gaming investors, and this raise puts their valuation at $5.9 billion. Web 3 fundi...