Hotcoin Investment and Financing Weekly Report (11.30-12.6) | A total of 23 public investment and financing events, financing data remains the same as last week

From November 30 to December 6, the crypto market saw a total of 23 investment and financing events, including 9 in infrastructure, 6 in DeFi, 2 in gaming, 1 in DePIN, 1 in crypto cards, 1 in creator economy, 1 in NFT, 1 in data & analytics, and 1 in CeFi.

This week, there were 4 financing rounds exceeding ten million dollars:

• The efficient interoperability protocol Union completed a $12 million Series A financing round, with investors including gumi Cryptos Capital, LongHash Ventures, and others.

• The "Fly-to-Earn" drone imaging platform Spexi completed a $11.5 million Series A financing round, with investors including Blockchange, Protocol Labs, and others.

• The decentralized AI ecosystem Earos completed a $10 million pre-seed financing round, with investors including Lemon Ltd.

• The digital finance platform Brighty completed a $10 million financing round, with investors including Futurecraft Ventures.

This week, the investment and financing activity in the crypto market remained steady compared to last week, with 9 events in infrastructure and 6 in DeFi. The efficient interoperability protocol Union secured the largest financing amount of the week at $12 million.

The investment and financing projects this week are sorted by financing amount as shown in the figure below:

Infrastructure

1. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 5, Mazze completed a financing round with an unknown amount, with investors including Messier. Mazze is a Layer 1 blockchain aimed at building a decentralized platform that combines high security and complete transparency. It supports high-capacity transactions through innovative architecture, aims to minimize environmental impact, and promotes the development of DApps in finance, healthcare, and education.

2. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 5, Haven1 completed a $4.6 million private round financing, with investors including Animoca Brands, Kucoin Ventures, and others. Haven1 is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible proof of authority (PoA) blockchain that provides a secure environment for on-chain financial transactions. Haven1 is built by Yield App.

3. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 5, Gevulot completed a strategic financing round with an unknown amount, with investors including StarkWare, AltLayer, and others. Gevulot is a permissionless and programmable Layer 1 blockchain designed to deploy zero-knowledge provers and verifiers as on-chain programs. It is specifically designed for applications that require cheap and fast verification, with high activity guarantees. For provers, Gevulot aggregates proof workloads from many different applications to maximize hardware utilization and financial returns.

4. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 4, The Binary Holdings Limited completed a $5 million strategic financing round, with investors including ABO Digital. The Binary Holdings (TBH) is building Web3 infrastructure for telecom service providers and banks in emerging markets. Its launched Binary Network is a native Layer 2 supported by the $BNRY Gas token, enabling seamless Web3 interactions directly in telecom and banking. It is built on Optimism's OP Stack, ensuring speed, scalability, and developer-friendly EVM compatibility.

5. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 4, Fiamma completed a $4 million seed round financing, with investors including Faction, L2IV, and others. Fiamma is a verification network specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, dedicated to providing secure, decentralized, and cost-effective solutions for general blockchain integration. Essentially, Fiamma aims to leverage Bitcoin's strong cryptoeconomic and network security value through integration with Babylon and implementation of BitVM2. This combination allows Fiamma to bring ZK capabilities into the Bitcoin ecosystem and protect ZK use cases in Ethereum and beyond, enhancing the scope and effectiveness of ZK technology.

6. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 4, Earos completed a $10 million pre-seed financing round, with investors including Lemon Ltd. Earos is a decentralized AI ecosystem (Digital Twin Earth) that allows global nodes to collaborate on AI model training, deployment, and validation, and developers can create and deploy their own AI agents. The project will utilize tokens to reward participants providing computing power, validating AI agent workstations, and running nodes.

7. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 4, Scrypted completed a $1.5 million pre-seed financing round, with investors including Palm Tree Crew Crypto, a16z CSX, and others. Scrypted is building decentralized and autonomous agents and games, including ArtemisML and Inori Network. ArtemisML is a generative AI game development platform creatively supported by autonomous agents. Inori Network is a coordination layer for AI, providing efficient (and cheap) access to Web 2.0, Web3, and real-world resources.

8. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 3, GAIB completed a $5 million pre-seed financing round, with investors including Hack VC, Faction, and others. GAIB is the economic layer for AI and computing power. GAIB creates a new asset class that allows anyone to invest directly in AI, GPU, and computing power markets, achieving true AiFi, GPU tokenization, GPU-backed stablecoins, derivatives, and more.

9. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 3, Union completed a $12 million Series A financing round, with investors including gumi Cryptos Capital, LongHash Ventures, and others. Union is an efficient interoperability protocol that connects all blockchains and rollups in any ecosystem. It is based on consensus verification and does not rely on trusted third parties, oracles, multi-signatures, or MPC.

DeFi

1. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 6, Suilend completed a $4 million financing round, with investors including Robot Ventures, Alliance DAO, and others. Suilend is a self-lending platform on Sui.

2. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 5, Prosper completed a strategic financing round with an unknown amount, with investors including Waterdrip Capital, BIT Mining, and others. Prosper is a decentralized protocol that provides comprehensive exposure to Bitcoin's computing power by tokenizing institutional-grade Bitcoin computing power into on-chain RWAs, aiming to fully unlock Bitcoin's potential through liquidity mining.

3. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 4, DeFi.app completed a $2 million seed round financing, with investors including Mechanism Capital, Selini Capital, and others. DeFi.app aims to simplify DeFi trading while maintaining complete self-custody of crypto assets. Through DeFi.app, users can purchase tokens on any blockchain, conduct "instant, one-click" cross-chain transactions, access decentralized derivatives markets, and gain yield opportunities—all without paying gas fees or building bridges. The platform uses "full-chain abstraction" to eliminate gas fees, employs passwords and biometric technology to ensure security, and does not require Know Your Customer (KYC) checks.

4. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 3, SuperFi Labs completed a $2.5 million pre-A financing round, with investors including SNZ Holding, Taiko, and others. SuperFi Labs is a DeFi innovation lab that provides asset-side RWA products and funding-side DeFi products. SuperFi aims to build the next generation of consumer products on-chain.

5. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 2, BLIFE Protocol completed a $7 million financing round, with investors including UTXO Management, Cypher Capital, and others. BLIFE's vision is to lead the adoption and development of Web3 on Bitcoin, leveraging $BLIFE to transform the ordinals and Bitcoin fungible token ecosystem from niche and complex to valuable and accessible. This vision encompasses DEFI, gaming, entertainment, and education, with $BLIFE as the key governance token.

6. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 2, LSP.Finance completed a $1 million pre-seed financing round, with investors including CatcherVC, Cryptogram Venture (CGV), and others. LSP is a user-centric digital asset management platform that transforms DeFi by releasing liquidity from PoS networks, early alpha, and high-yield projects. By prioritizing accessibility and innovation, LSP creates a thriving blockchain ecosystem, providing an integrated platform that allows users to achieve high liquidity.

Gaming

1. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 2, Shutdown completed a financing round with an unknown amount, with investors including Connectico Capital. "Shutdown" is an action-rich Web3 game IP set in a dystopian universe taken over by AI. Players immerse themselves in fast-paced combat, competing against opponents from around the world for valuable resources and advancing in a decentralized society. As a skilled pilot, players must strategically navigate hostile environments, customize their arsenals, and earn cryptocurrency rewards while conquering the Shutdown universe.

2. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on November 30, Runesoul completed a $1 million seed round financing, with investors including Accelbyte Fund, IGC, and others. Runesoul ARPG features expansive large-scale gameplay and high freedom, allowing players to control heroes in a meticulously crafted game world in real-time.

Others

1. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 5, Spexi completed a $11.5 million Series A financing round, with investors including Blockchange, Protocol Labs, and others. Spexigon is a proof-of-work platform for drone imaging, where drone owners can earn cryptocurrency by capturing images in a flight-earning rewards system. Once the algorithm verifies the images and transfers them to the market for businesses and developers to consume, drone owners will receive token rewards.

2. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 5, Holyheld completed a financing round with an unknown amount, with investors including Zee Prime Capital, Kosmos Ventures, and others. Holyheld is a Web3 debit card suitable for non-custodial wallets, usable for online and offline spending of digital currencies, earning 1% cash back on every purchase.

3. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 5, Sekai completed a $3.1 million seed round financing, with investors including Hashed, a16z CSX, and others. Sekai is a platform for creating, sharing, and monetizing interactive narratives, in collaboration with Story Protocol. When users create stories or story assets, they are not just telling a story but triggering a creative chain reaction.

4. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 3, tokenproof completed a financing round with an unknown amount, with investors including Yuga Labs. tokenproof introduces a secure token-gating solution that allows users to prove NFT ownership without connecting or even carrying a wallet, while also enabling brands to easily leverage tokens as extensions of their brand—whether for access to exclusive events, retail experiences, online services, membership benefits, and more.

5. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 3, OpenPad completed a $2 million financing round, with investors including Basics Capital, Sei Network, and others. OpenPad is a platform that utilizes decentralized AI analysis to provide data-driven investment strategies. Users can seamlessly access personalized investment strategies, project ratings, and real-time market insights while maintaining control over their data.

6. According to ROOTDATA investment and financing data on December 2, Brighty completed a $10 million financing round, with investors including Futurecraft Ventures. Brighty is an integrated application that combines digital banking and crypto banking, allowing users to save, send, spend, and earn up to 10% annual yield on stablecoins, paid daily. Brighty is dedicated to enabling individuals to purchase cryptocurrencies and enter the crypto economy more securely.