ChainCatcher news, former ChapterOne investment partner Jack Lipstone announced on platform X that he has joined Sei Foundation as the Head of DeFi Business Development.Jack Lipstone stated that since March, he has been contributing to the Sei Network ecosystem through various BD initiatives. In his new role, he will focus on driving the expansion of the Sei DeFi ecosystem by working closely with founders and the community.

ChainCatcher news, MPC wallet Portal announces the completion of a $5.3 million funding round, with participation from Slow Ventures, Haun Ventures, Acrew Capital, Chapter One, and others.Portal offers an MPC wallet and Dapp store, making it a product that supports more Web3 applications. It is reported that Portal's CEO Raj Parekh previously led Visa's global crypto products division. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the non-custodial liquid staking platform Ether.Fi has completed a $5.3 million financing round, led by North Island Ventures, Chapter One, and Node Capital, with participation from BitMex founder Arthur Hayes.It is reported that Ether.Fi allows users to maintain control over their keys while delegating the operation of Ethereum validators to node operators. Each validator generated through its protocol will be represented as an NFT, which can be split once the liquid funding pool and protocol fund management smart contracts are implemented.The Ether.Fi team stated that their goal is to stake 100,000 ETH by mid-2023. The protocol is set to launch on March 4 at ETHDenver. (Coindesk)

ChainCatcher news, the social gaming metaverse Phi announced the completion of a $2 million seed round financing, led by Chapter One and Delphi Digital, with follow-on investments from Polygon Ventures, Mask Network, Next Web Capital, GBV Capital, and individual investors including Stani Kulechov, Anthony Sassano, Ryan Sean Adams, and David Hoffman.It is reported that Phi is an immersive social gaming world focused on on-chain activities, emphasizing the gamification of the blockchain itself and achieving easy visualization of "on-chain identity." It encourages people to interact with various Web3 protocols, providing positive feedback for all protocols and accelerating the overall network effects of the Web3 ecosystem. Its goal is to accelerate the mass adoption of the entire Web3 ecosystem by providing casual touchpoints in social, gaming, and art. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Web3 rewards information aggregation and claiming solution Daylight has completed a $3 million seed round financing, led by Framework Ventures and Chapter One, with participation from 6th Man Ventures, Spice Capital, and OpenSea, as well as individual investors including Will Papper (Syndicate) and Alex Zhang (Friends With Benefits).It is reported that Daylight completed this round of financing in May, and its solution allows users to understand the reward information of various Web3 projects (such as airdrops) without the need to continuously monitor the progress of each project. (The Block)

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Solana development tool provider Helius announced the completion of a $3.1 million seed round financing, led by Reciprocal Ventures and Chapter One, with participation from Solana Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Big Brain Ventures, Propel VC, and angel investors including Magic Eden co-founder Zhuoxun Yin and Squads co-founder Stepan Simkin.It is reported that Helius was co-founded by former engineers from Coinbase and Amazon Web Services, aiming to provide tools to help developers build Web3 applications with less time and lower costs. Helius launched its invitation-only Alpha testing two months ago and has now opened its platform to the public. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, the bond market protocol Bond Protocol has completed a $2.5 million seed round financing, led by Chapter One Ventures and IDEO CoLab Ventures, with participation from Alchemy Ventures, Hypersphere, and others. Previously, on October 4, Bond Protocol also released its Beta version.It is reported that in July this year, the proposal to split the bond market Olympus Pro and rename it to Bond Protocol was approved by the governance vote of the algorithmic stablecoin protocol OlympusDAO. Olympus will use Bond Protocol for bond protocol operations, and Bond Protocol will feature a permissionless market, composable bonds (tokenized), and a modular auction interface, among other functionalities. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, Solana ecosystem NFT service provider Dust Labs has completed a $7 million seed round financing, with participation from Chapter One, Foundation Capital, Magic Eden, Hello Moon, Big Brain Holdings, Unlock Venture Partners, Metaplex, FTX Ventures, Jump Capital, Jupiter, Hyperspace, Solana Ventures, Mysten Labs, and Cymbal.It is reported that Dust Labs aims to provide NFT tools for projects on Solana and Ethereum, with its first product being the "scholarship" whitelist tool showcased during the y00ts minting period. Its founders built the highest market cap NFT project in the Solana ecosystem, DeGods. (Source link)