StepStone and VentureX lead 62% surge in crypto fundraising this week – DL News
The Weekly Raise
- Crypto and Defi fundraising defied Trump’s trade war jitters.
- The Trump-associated World Liberty Financial was in the mix.
Venture capitalists and other investors poured $449 million into crypto and DeFi deals this week, according to DefiLlama, defying mounting macroeconomic uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s trade war.
The performance was some 62% higher than the investments made last week, the data showed.
The key deals: investments in Auradine, a blockchain infrastructure venture, and ZenMEV, a DeFi startup.
So far this year, there’s been $113.4 billion in deals, according to DefiLlama.
Let’s dive in:
Auradine, $153 million
Auradine’s massive Series C round clearly wins the size competition this week. It…
