📊 May 2025 Institutional Brief: Web3 & Blockchain Fundraising
Total Capital Raised: $757M+ across 111 disclosed rounds
1. Most Active Sector: Web3 Infrastructure & Layer 2 Scaling
Infrastructure projects, particularly those focused on Layer 2, developer tooling, and cross-chain solutions captured the largest share of capital.
💡Insight: Investor confidence remains concentrated in foundational technologies that support scalability and interoperability. These segments continue to attract long-horizon capital from top-tier funds.
2. Capital Allocation Trend: High Concentration in Top Deals
Over 35% of the total funding volume was raised by the five largest rounds. These were primarily concentrated in DeFi infrastructure, AI-integrated protocols, and tokenization platforms.
💡Insight: Capital remains selective and favors category leaders or platforms with strong technical differentiation and experienced founding teams.
3. Fastest-Growing Vertical: Web3 Gaming
Although total volume was lower than infrastructure, Web3 gaming projects saw a notable increase in early-stage investments.
💡Insight: The sector is experiencing renewed attention as investors explore new monetization models and increased user engagement within on-chain gaming ecosystems.
🏦 Strategic Implication for Institutions
The May data reflects a maturing investment landscape where capital is flowing into core technologies and selectively into high-potential consumer-facing applications. For exchanges, data providers, and institutional allocators, these trends present new opportunities for integration, listing, and partnership strategie
As fundraising momentum grows, exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, WhiteBIT and KuCoin are not only listing new tokens but also contributing to broader Web3 adoption by partnering with early-stage projects across infrastructure, DeFi, and gaming.
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