Crypto startups snag $36m from investors – DL News
The Weekly Raise
- Investments in crypto startups on pace to reach $18 billion.
- This week saw raises for lending, security, and gaming projects.
- Industry ventures have already raised $1 billion more than in 2024.
Six crypto startups raised more than $36 million this week, according to DefiLlama data.
That brings the total funding for crypto startups to over $14 billion in the first eight months of 2025, outpacing 2024’s total by more than $1 billion
Industry players have already raised over $4 billion in July and August alone.
PitchBook predicts that the industry will raise $18 billion this year. Investors from Galaxy Ventures and Codebase expect it to go even higher and that investors will plough over $25 billion into the industry in 2025.
