Lionize Funding: Raises $3M in Seed

Lionize, a New York-based SaaS influencer marketing company, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Cultivation Capital, with participation from ScOp Venture Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand its team and increase its capacity to run AI-powered influencer campaigns for brands around the world. Co-founded by Chris Buetti, […]

B+J Studios Raises $10M in Funding

B+J Studios, a Chicago, IL-based provider of a blockchain-based solutions for mainstream consumer and institutional-grade use cases, raised $10M in funding. The round was led by Brevan Howard Digital, Big Brain Holdings, Foundation Capital, Starting Line, Republic Capital, Solana Labs. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand operations. Led by Jordan […]

adwoa beauty Raises $4M in Funding

adwoa beauty, a Dallas, TX-based hair texture brand, secured $4m in funding. Pendulum made the investment. The company intends to use the funds for new product development, increase of staffing to support the brand at all levels, and investment in brand awareness and retail support. Founded in 2017 by Julian Addo, adwoa beauty created products with […]

Mailchain Raises $4.6M in Seed Funding

Mailchain, a London, UK-based provider of a multi-wallet Web3 email platform, raised $4.6M in seed funding. The round was led by Crane Venture Partners and Kenetic Capital with participation from Kestrel0x1, Acequia Capital, Eterna Blockchain Fund, Maex Ament (Centrifuge founder), Charles Songhurst (former head of corporate strategy at Microsoft), Sarah Drinkwater (community-first investor), and Nick […]

Slide Raises $12.3M in Seed Funding

Slide, a NYC-based startup enabling decentralized applications to serve an easy experience for their users, raised $12.3M in seed funding. The round was co-led by Polychain Capital and Framework Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Outlander Ventures, and Circle Ventures, as well as individual investors Balaji Srinivasan, former Coinbase CTO; Ani Pai, Partner at Dragonfly […]

Remento Raises $3M in Seed Funding

Remento, a Los Angeles, CA-based company dedicated to capturing and preserving family stories, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Brooke Hammerling, Chuck Davis, Dan Nova, Emmy Rossum, Sam Esmail, and Sarah Harden. The company intends to use the funds to expand hiring and extend current research and development efforts. Led by CEO […]

Innervace Raises Up to $40M in Series A Funding

Innervace, a NYC-based regenerative medicine company developing an implantable biofabricated neural pathway to restore brain circuitry, raised up to $40 million in Series A financing. The new round was led by Deerfield Management with participation from founding investor IP Group, Inc., in addition to Penn Medicine, WARF Ventures, and BioAdvance. The company intends to use […]

METAWEB VENTURES RAISES $30 MILLION FOR BUILDER FOCUSED-BLOCKCHAIN FUND

MetaWeb Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in crypto start-ups, announced today the launch of its first fund (“Fund I” or “the Fund”), with total capital commitments of $30 million USD. LPs in the Fund include NEAR Foundation, Sequoia Capital, Dragonfly Capital, GSR Markets, Octopus Network, SevenX, Mentha Partners, […]

Muck Rack Raises $180M in Series A Funding

Muck Rack, a Miami, FL-based provider of a Public Relations Management (PRM) platform for organizations to find the right journalists to pitch, report on media coverage, and prove the value of their work, raised $180M in Series A funding. The minority investment was made by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE). This is the first institutional capital […]

Cour Pharmaceuticals Raises $30M in Funding

Cour Pharmaceuticals, a Chicago, IL-based clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immune-modifying nanoparticles (COUR NanoParticles or CNPs) designed to reprogram the immune system in treating autoimmune disorders, raised $30M in funding. The round was led by Alpha Wave Ventures. As part of the financing, Chris Dimitropoulos, Managing Director, Biotechnology at Alpha Wave Global, will join COUR’s Board […]