ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the hybrid payment platform Rise Labs has announced the completion of a $6.3 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $10 million. The investment was led by Draper Associates, with Polymorphic Capital co-leading, and participation from DCG, JAM Fund, Ryze Labs, and Paradigm Shift Capital.It is reported that Rise is a hybrid payment infrastructure that integrates fiat currencies, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. Currently, Rise has over 150 clients and more than 100,000 contractors. Its client base includes traditional businesses, Web3 companies, as well as DAOs, protocols, and platforms. Rise's comprehensive platform enables businesses to recruit, hire, and pay global contractors and employees in local currencies and stablecoins, while ensuring compliance with international tax regulations and employment laws.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, the crypto fantasy sports platform Monkey Tilt announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round, which concluded this summer, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Polychain Capital, PokerGo, Hack VC, Dream Ventures, Accomplice, Mirana, and Josh Hannah. This latest funding brings the total amount raised to over $50 million.It is reported that Monkey Tilt will launch in early 2024, integrating prediction games, sports, poker, and cryptocurrency into one platform. Monkey Tilt plans to release a new gamified cryptocurrency trading product in the first quarter of next year.ChainCatcher previously reported that the crypto fantasy sports platform Monkey Tilt announced the completion of a $21 million funding round, with participation from PolyChain Capital, Hack VC, Poker Go, Accomplice, Paper Ventures, and Folius Ventures.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the sports metaverse platform Bitball has announced the completion of a $5 million Series A funding round, co-led by IntelligentCricket and Neon Eight Group, bringing the total funding amount to $7 million.The funds will be used to expand its AI-driven sports gaming ecosystem and develop a 3D cricket game based on real-time sports data, expected to launch in the second quarter of 2025. Since its launch in December 2023, Bitball has attracted over 5 million users and plans to hold a BALL token generation event (TGE) in the fourth quarter of 2024.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Bitball is a sports metaverse platform that integrates GameFi and SocialFi elements, leveraging Web3 technology to closely connect sports stars, clubs, organizations, and fans, providing a new digital experience and virtual space.

ChainCatcher news, the AI-based blockchain encryption signature solution provider Ennoventure announced the completion of a $8.9 million Series A financing, led by Tanglin Venture Partners, with participation from Fenice Investment Group and other SAFE investors. Specific valuation information has not been disclosed.The Ennoventure platform utilizes technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain to track product packaging through application scanning for product authentication and supply chain management. Its patented invisible signature technology has expanded into industries such as fast-moving consumer goods, automotive, and industrial components.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Web3 on-chain game A-World has completed a $5 million Series A funding round. IBGTG Capital, Sketch Venture, and others led the round, with participation from Soave Swap, AU21 Capital, Skyview Capital, and others.It is reported that A-World is a metaverse card tower defense battle game based on BNB CHAIN, where players can eliminate monsters by building hero towers.

According to ChainCatcher news, Bisonswap has completed its Series A financing, with strategic participation from institutions such as Alves Ventures and Dekrypt Capital.Bisonswap is a decentralized exchange based on UTXO, supporting the trading of various crypto assets and attracting user participation through liquidity incentive mechanisms to enhance overall liquidity. In the future, Bisonswap will continue to expand its ecosystem, optimize user experience, and promote the development of decentralized finance.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 AAA MOBA chain game Infinitar announced the completion of a $9 million Series A funding round, led by Lam Group and AccelByte, which also took up the remaining funding amount, with a post-investment valuation reaching $150 million.On October 1, Infinitar announced the completion of a total of $2.9 million in seed and angel round financing, with a planned total funding amount of $9 million.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Infinitar is a Web3 MOBA game that supports various arena modes, including individual rankings with 421 levels, 3v3, and 5v5 battles, catering to different player preferences.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the blockchain project Initia announced the completion of a $14 million Series A funding round, led by Theory Ventures with participation from Hack VC and others. Angel investors include Keone Hon from Monad Labs, Bryan Pellegrino from LayerZero Labs, and Michael Egorov from Curve Finance.Initia co-founder Ezaan Mangalji stated that the company began its Series A funding earlier this year and completed the financing in June. The structure of this round is a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) with token warrants, which brings Initia's FDV to $350 million.

ChainCatcher news, the AI and data project Grass has announced the completion of its Series A financing, led by Hack VC, with participation from Polychain Capital, Delphi Digital, Lattice, and Brevan Howard Digital. The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed.According to RootData, Grass is the flagship product of Wynd Network, allowing users to profit from internet connections by selling unused network resources. For individuals, it will appear as a network extension that is downloaded, retained, and forgotten. It will work behind the scenes to help others access public network data in exchange for payments in the protocol's native tokens.Previous news reported that insiders revealed the AI and data project Grass Network completed its Series A financing led by Hack VC, with a valuation reaching nearly one billion dollars.

ChainCatcher news, the trend tracking and smart trading platform TrendX has completed a $5 million Series A funding round, led by Promontory, Coinstash, Frontier Research, Coresky, Tido Capital, and Bullperks. The newly acquired funds will be strategically used to advance its technology, expand market share, and attract talent, accelerating progress in cutting-edge innovations in Web3 trend analysis, AI-driven analytics, and on-chain and off-chain trend tracking technologies.TrendX is a one-stop platform that helps users find investment opportunities through AI and big data technology. Since its establishment in 2022, TrendX has processed over 20TB of on-chain and off-chain data, analyzing and capturing investment opportunities in real-time from billions of data dynamics, providing users with investment advice through intuitive interactions.Previously reported on January 8, the AI-driven Web3 trend tracking and smart trading one-stop platform TrendX announced it has secured $1 million in seed funding, with participation from well-known institutions including Foster Labs, Web3Link, Coresky, Tripod Capital, CatcherVC, and MIIX Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the DEX aggregator ODOS has announced the completion of its Series A funding round, with participation from CEIC (CE Innovation Capital), Uniswap, Curved Ventures, Orbs Network, Mantle Network, PAKA Fund, and several notable angel investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the decentralized data platform Space and Time has announced the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round, with participation from Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capital, Hivemind Capital, among others. Specific valuation data has not yet been disclosed. The company is dedicated to bringing the immutability of blockchain into AI applications to address the verifiability issues posed by AI.Nate Holiday, co-founder and CEO of Space and Time, stated that in an AI-driven world, distinguishing between AI-generated content and human/business-generated content has become crucial. The company's technology aims to ensure the verifiability, credibility, and transparency of outputs from AI applications. Space and Time was initially positioned as a decentralized version of the data storage service Snowflake, providing fast data retrieval services for blockchain applications that require storing large amounts of user information, such as DeFi.

ChainCatcher news, BTA Protocol announced the completion of a $1.5 million Series A financing round, led by Athena Ventures, with participation from RippleBank, CoinIX, Swiss Fund, Vessel Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Hulif Fund, Three M Capital, Faculty Capital, CoinVisionary, and others.It is reported that BTA Protocol is a decentralized ecological protocol based on BTC. BTA Protocol has applications such as staking protocol, liquidity protocol, range stability protocol (RSP), launchpool, and lending protocol.[Original link]

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the full-chain AI aggregator Aidatify has completed a Series A funding round of $17.5 million at a valuation of $150 million, led by SM Capital. Aidatify is built by the full-chain and DeFi infrastructure VGESS team.It is reported that the funds will be used to expand investment in the Aidatify ecosystem and products.

ChainCatcher news, according to Titanium Media, domestic AI large model company Baichuan Intelligence has confirmed that it recently completed a Series A financing round, with a total financing amount reaching 5 billion RMB, and will start Series B financing with a valuation of 20 billion RMB. The Series A investors include leading companies and market-oriented investment institutions such as Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, Yanzhi Capital, and China International Capital Corporation, as well as state-owned industrial investment funds like the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, and Shenzhen Capital Group.In addition to last year's 2.5 billion RMB financing (50 million USD angel round + 300 million USD A1 round), Baichuan Intelligence has now completed a total of 7.5 billion RMB in financing, setting a record for the highest total financing amount in the domestic AI large model field, and has become the latest company to reach a valuation of 20 billion RMB in the "first tier" of large model companies, following MiniMax, Dark Side of the Moon, and Zhipu AI.

ChainCatcher news, according to TheBlock, the full-chain data network Chainbase has completed a $15 million Series A financing round. Chainbase stated that Tencent Investment Group and Matrix Partners China jointly led this round of financing. Other investors include Folius Ventures, Hash Global, JSquare, Mask Network, and Bodl Ventures.It is reported that following the $3 million seed and angel rounds, this round of financing brings Chainbase's total funding to $18 million.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Chainbase is a full-chain data network. Its core mission is to provide a transparent, reliable, and permissionless data layer for the AI era. Through its modular design, it supports cross-chain data interoperability and programmability, making it easy to build and use data models.

ChainCatcher news, UK digital asset investment management platform Haruko has completed a $6 million Series A funding round, co-led by the digital asset fund of White Star Capital and MMC Ventures. The company's total funding has now reached $16 million. This financing will help the company enter the Southeast Asian market and further consolidate its global influence.It is reported that Haruko was founded in 2021 by Shamyl Malik, Adam Carlile, and Omer Suleman, providing the most comprehensive digital asset technology solutions for institutions deploying capital in the digital asset ecosystem. It has a client base of over 50 investment management institutions and has offices in London and Singapore.Previous news, institutional-grade crypto investment intermediary Haruko announced the completion of a $10 million seed funding round, led by Portage Ventures and White Star Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the full-chain AI aggregator Aidatify has completed a Series A funding round of $8.3 million at a valuation of $150 million, with investments from STIX, oilinvest, Alter Global, Spencer, and others.It is reported that Aidatify is built by the full-chain and DeFi infrastructure VGESS team, and the raised funds will be used to expand investments in the Aidatify ecosystem and products.