Metaverse & Gaming Sector Revives
Weekly Recap
Momentum has continued after last week’s rebound in funding, with both deal count and total funding at similar levels. Total funding dropped $13m but still reached a robust $116m, while deal count stayed level with last week at 22 deals. Metaverse & Gaming is resurging after only three deals were announced for the category in August. These start-ups raised $31m in four deals, half of which came from anime gaming company Pahdo Labs, one of our selected deals. CeFi companies also raised $31m between three deals, including our deal of the week, Flashwire. These companies are focused on building Web3 financial services for both retail and institutions. Last year’s implosions of major CeFi players left investors hesitant to invest in space after news emerged that many of the most prominent players had fraudulent practices. This gap may be creating opportunities for companies willing to operate more ethically.
Funding by Category
Funding by Deal Stage
Deal of The Week
This week's Deal of the Week is Flashwire Group, which raised $10 million in a Series A round from institutional investors in the crypto industry, including Legend Trading, Cobo, GATE.io, VeChain, CyberX, SuperChain Capital, and more. Flashwire looks to bridge the gap b...Reports you may have missed
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WEEKLY RECAP This week’s $113 million in funding was less than half of last week’s $242 million, although the deal count showed a more modest 17% drop to 30 deals. Infrastructure continues to be the most popular investment category. Infrastructure’s $66 million in funding was stapled by Nexus Labs and Nuffle Labs’ $25 million and $13 million respective investment rounds. After tallying a few deals in the previous two weeks,...
WEEKLY RECAP Weekly funding fell by almost 50% to $182 million, while the deal count fell by about a third to 23. The Infrastructure category led both funding and deal count, bolstered by Avail’s $47 million Series A round. CeFi saw $26 million in funding, including XREX’s $18.75 million strategic round with Tether. XREX will use the funding to help facilitate regulatory-compliant cross-border payments using USDT. Gaming had the second...
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