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.

According to ChainCatcher news, BoostVC, Draper Associates, and Thesis have launched the BitcoinFi accelerator program, aimed at "supporting founders to bring the next wave of innovation to Bitcoin."The program encourages applications across three core areas: infrastructure, DeFi, and SocialFi. Participants can receive $150,000 in initial funding in exchange for 5% equity, and have the opportunity to secure follow-on investments from a network of investors.The accelerator is currently open for applications, with a deadline of October 23. There will be two selection phases, and the final winners will be announced on November 1. The first batch of courses will start on November 4 and continue until December 13.

ChainCatcher news, at the opening ceremony of the GameOn TON Global Game Hackathon held in Singapore on September 19, the modular payment protocol AEON and the TON Foundation, Nomad Capital, and TOP, renowned venture capitalist and founder of Draper Associates, Tim Draper delivered a speech. He highly praised the TON ecosystem, considering it an excellent platform that offers great possibilities for developers.Tim Draper encouraged global developers to actively participate in this hackathon, seizing the opportunity to develop disruptive applications on TON. He emphasized that TON embodies the spirit of fighting for freedom and hopes that every entrepreneur can realize their dreams on this platform. Tim Draper called on developers to actively submit their business plans to jointly promote the prosperous development of the TON ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Solana ecosystem smart device company Cudis announced the completion of a $5 million financing round, led by Draper Associates.It is reported that the smart ring developed by CUDIS uses the Solana blockchain to protect biometric data, offers gamified health challenges, and is equipped with a personalized AI coach that provides actionable insights and rewards for healthy behaviors.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin-priced trading platform Roxom announced on X that it has completed a $4.3 million seed round financing, led by Tim Draper, founding partner of Draper Associates, with participation from institutions such as Kingsway Capital, Borderless, Cadenza Ventures, NewtopiaVC, as well as individuals like Sebastián Serrano, David Marcus, and Daniel Rabinovich.According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Roxom is an exchange for stocks, commodities, and futures priced and quoted in Bitcoin, allowing users to view and trade global markets using Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized privacy protocol Hinkal announced the completion of a $4.1 million financing round, led by Draper Associates, with participation from Psalion, NGC Ventures, Aquanow, No Limit Holdings, Orange DAO, Draper Dragon, and Web3.com Ventures.It is reported that Hinkal is a ZK-based solution that provides a privacy smart contract wallet experience, allowing users to participate in their favorite dApps directly from their privacy addresses without the need to extract assets for obfuscation. The protocol uses stealth addresses, shielded pools, and DID to achieve minimal privacy costs and high compliance levels for mature DeFi traders.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Lightning Network data analysis startup Amboss announced the completion of a $4 million seed round financing, led by the Bitcoin-native venture capital firm Stillmark, with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Draper Associates, Fulgur Ventures, and Ride Wave Ventures. The new funds will be used for AI research and product development, driving automation in node and channel management.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Amboss.Space is a website dedicated to providing data, insights, and coordination tools for the Bitcoin Lightning Network. All operations on Amboss can be executed through the Amboss API. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 email EtherMail has officially launched, allowing users to connect their Ethereum wallets to start sending secure anonymous emails.According to the crypto data platform RootData, on March 8, EtherMail completed a $4 million funding round led by Draper Associates. EtherMail is a Web 3 email solution that sets the standard for communication between anonymous crypto wallets. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Web3 email solution EtherMail has completed a $4 million Pre-A funding round, led by Draper Associates with participation from MS&AD Ventures.Founded in 2021, EtherMail aims to build a Web3 email solution for wallet-to-wallet communication. According to the crypto data platform RootData, EtherMail completed a $3.3 million seed funding round last August, with participation from Greenfield Capital and Fabric Ventures, among others. (source link)