Crypto VC funding: World Liberty Financial raises $30m, Partior takes home $20m

The final week of November 2024 has seen a shift toward DeFi and financial services in the crypto funding scene, with World Liberty Financial securing a $30 million investment.

The week has enjoyed cumulative investments exceeding $90 million. This is visibly less in comparison to last week’s $125 million and the previous week’s $120 million.

Crypto.news examined data from Crypto Fundraising to identify projects that raised the most capital during this period. Here’s a breakdown:

World Liberty Financial, $30 million

• The Donald Trump-backed startup raised $30 million from billionaire Justin Sun
• Sun founded the Tron (TRON) blockchain
• Sun signed on to be an adiver, focusing on DeFi and Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem development

Partior, $20 million

• Secured $20 million in Series B funding
• Received investment from Deutsche Bank
• The project develops payment solutions
• Partior raised $80 million so far.

Kernel DAO, $10 million

• Raised $10 million in an unknown round
• Backed by Binance Labs and 15+ investors
• Kernel DAO is building on the BNB Chain ecosystem

Balance (E-PAL), $10 million

• Secured $10 million in an unknown round
• Balance develops AI-powered gaming solutions
• The project has raised $40 million so far.

Notable crypto VC funding rounds under $5 million

• Schuman Financial raised $7.36 million in seed funding.
• Avant Protocol secured $6.50 million in seed funding with a $25 million FDV.
• Talus Network gathered $5 million in a strategic round with a $150 million FDV.
• OpenTrade raised $4 million in seed funding.
• U2U Network secured $3.80 million in an unknown round.
• Rarimo raised $2.50 million in an unknown round.
• Moongate gathered $2.50 million in an unknown round.
• Bleap secured $2.30 million in pre-seed funding with a $10 million FDV.
• BRKT raised $1.75 million in seed funding.
• Margarita Finance secured $1 million in pre-seed funding.
• N3MUS raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding.
• Pulse gathered $400,000 in an unknown round.
• Girin Labs secured $300,000 in an unknown round.

Find out more about last week’s crypto VC funding data here.