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$2.2 million — H100. The Swedish medical startup reported raising capital through convertible loans at 0% annual interest. The round was led by Blockstream CEO Adam Back, who provided $1.4 million, while another $800,000 was invested by funds Morten Klein, Alundo Invest AS, Race Venture Scandinavia AB, and Crafoord Capital Partners. The raised funds will be directed by H100 towards purchasing bitcoins for its reserve.
$2 million — BlockSpaces. The bitcoin infrastructure provider raised strategic funding from Axiom Leadout Capital, Sand Harbor Capital, and others. The funds will be directed towards launching ARCC — a bitcoin risk management and collateral platform for institutional players.
$1.8 million — Stablecorp. The Canadian startup received funds for a major upgrade of QCAD — a stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar. The round was led by Coinbase Ventures, Side Door Ventures, and other existing investors who also received warrants for additional shares at a higher valuation. The funds will be directed towards creating payment solutions and developing liquid on-chain markets.
$1.6 million — Mirage Protocol. The startup raised funds to create a modular financial infrastructure based on Move. Among the products are a yield-bearing stablecoin mUSD, low-fee futures, and more. The project was funded by Robot Ventures, Selini Capital, Native Group, Echo Dot, Ambush Capital, and private investors.
$1.5 million — Ducat. The project, creating a bitcoin-native stablecoin, received investments. The round was led by Hivemind Capital with participation from Native Crypto.
$800,000 — Ego. The protocol attracted capital in a seed funding round. Investors included representatives from Slow Ventures, Solana, dYdX, Wintermute, Magic Eden, Polygon, and others. The funds will be directed towards developing tools for tokenizing internet identity and creating a financial layer for digital personas. Note that Ego allows launching tokens for any X-profile.
$624,000 — Iqana. The startup, providing institutional investors with automated and secure access to digital assets, closed a seed round with participation from HEARTFELT_ and private investors from JPMorganChase, Millennium, BCG, Esade BAN, and IESE Business School BAN. The raised funds will be used to scale the product, expand the team, obtain regulatory approvals, and enter new markets in Europe.
Several other projects reported raising capital, but did not disclose the amounts received.
The investment company YZi Labs invested in Avalon Labs — a startup based on the first cryptocurrency, creating a financial network to unlock the economic potential of bitcoin. Avalon Labs offers lending, the bitcoin stablecoin USDa, and other solutions.
The venture fund Maelstrom Fund invested in a decentralized trading platform on Aptos — Hyperion.
In addition, the American investment company Strive, founded by politician and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, announced the successful closing of a private placement of shares amounting to $750 million. The company stated that this will be the basis for launching a bitcoin strategy focused on generating returns above market averages — alpha.
Also, the Japanese investment company Metaplanet issued bonds for $21 million at a 0% rate for investor EVO FUND to increase its bitcoin reserves.
The firm Twenty One, using a similar strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) for accumulating bitcoins, raised $100 million through the issuance of convertible secured bonds.
The names of the investors are not disclosed. The funds will be used to accelerate product development, scale the team, and expand the business!!!