ChainCatcher news, MegaETH's decentralized perpetual contract exchange Valhalla has announced the completion of a $1.5 million Pre-Seed funding round. Robot Ventures led the round, with participation from GSR, Kronos, MitonC, Wincent, Hash3, BigBrain Holdings, Sumcap, and several angel investors.It is reported that Valhalla is committed to creating a financially open, composable, and community-driven world.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the decentralized lending protocol Suilend announced the completion of a $4 million financing round, led by Robot Ventures, with participation from several venture capital firms and angel investors. Previously, the project raised $2 million in February of this year. Suilend founder Rooter stated that this financing will help the team maintain operations during a potential long-term bear market and ensure ample funding for the next four years.Suilend is the second largest DeFi protocol on the Sui chain, with a total value locked (TVL) of nearly $470 million, and it is also the largest lending protocol on the chain. In the past 30 days, its revenue has approached $820,000. Additionally, Suilend plans to launch its new token SAVE in the coming days, while continuing to expand its core product suite, including the recently launched liquid staking token project and the upcoming automated market maker (AMM).

ChainCatcher news, stablecoin developer CAP Labs announced the completion of a $1.9 million seed round financing, with participation from Robot Ventures, Anagram, Kraken Ventures, ABCDE Labs, and others.In addition, the official announcement states that the mainnet will be launched in the first quarter of 2025.According to RootData, CAP is a stablecoin engine designed to free users from the cycle of endogenous models. CAP's stablecoin engine will produce various denominations of redeemable stablecoins, such as USD, BTC, and ETH. Their goal is to democratize what was previously accessible only to a few seasoned and already wealthy participants. This includes the deepest layers of yield, such as arbitrage, MEV, and RWA.

ChainCatcher message, based on the data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData's Q3 2024 Web3 industry investment research report, the key points are as follows:In Q3 2024, the total number of financing events reached 321, a decrease of 25.69% compared to the previous quarter, with a total financing amount of $2.406 billion, down 15.04% quarter-on-quarter;The top three sectors by financing amount in Q3 are infrastructure, others, and DeFi. The infrastructure sector had a total financing amount of $745 million, accounting for 30.9% of the total financing;The project with the highest financing amount in Q3 2024 is the Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy, which raised $413 million. It is followed by the Bitcoin mining company Stronghold, which secured $175 million through acquisitions. The third is the modular blockchain network Celestia, which completed $100 million in OTC financing at a valuation of $3.5 billion;In terms of financing amount ranges, there were 137 early-stage investment projects (under $5M) in Q3, a decrease of 14.4%; 55 mid-stage investment projects ($5M-$10M), down 30.4%. There were 43 large-scale investment projects (over $10M), a decrease of 35.8%;In Q3 2024, 12 investment institutions that made more than 10 investments participated in a total of 160 investments. Robot Ventures topped the list with 22 investments, with its investment projects tagged as infrastructure and DeFi. Following closely are Binance Labs and OKX Ventures, each participating in 16 investments. These two leading exchanges were relatively active in GamFi-related projects, participating 5 and 6 times, respectively;Unlike market skepticism towards the Ethereum ecosystem, it remains the most recognized infra by investors and developers, with a total of 67 financing events in Q3, amounting to $481 million. With the onset of the interest rate cut cycle, lower capital usage costs may drive on-chain prosperity, aiding the recovery and innovation of the DeFi sector, while Ethereum's leadership position in this sector will continue to benefit it.

According to ChainCatcher news, Animoca Brands has released its third-quarter investment report, showing that the company invested in 21 projects over the past three months, making it one of the most active investors alongside Robot Ventures, which focuses on L2 and crypto AI startups. Approximately one-third of the investment rounds were early or seed rounds, and 37.35% were undisclosed rounds.Although overall financing activity has slowed compared to the 2021 bull market, there are signs of recovery in 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Animoca Brands completed 55 transactions in the past six months, which is twice the industry average. The company's investment size typically ranges from $3 million to $10 million, accounting for about one-third of all venture capital transactions. In September of this year, the company invested in 5 GameFi projects, with a total financing amount of $38.95 million. The largest investment was a participation in a $30 million financing round for Balance (EPT) led by a16z.Animoca Brands currently manages over $291 million in assets and holds approximately $1.8 billion in token reserves. Its portfolio includes 141 assets, covering well-known tokens such as TON, SHIB, IMX, and MATIC, with a total market capitalization of $6.04 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to an analysis by the Web3 asset data platform RootData, the financing activities in the Web3 primary market showed a downward trend in the third quarter of 2024. A total of 321 financing events occurred this quarter, a decrease of 25.7% compared to the previous quarter, with a total financing amount of $2.406 billion, down 15.0% from the last quarter. The infrastructure sector continues to lead, with a total financing amount of $745 million, accounting for 30.9%. Notably, the "other" sector (excluding infrastructure, DeFi, NFT, gaming, CeFi, DAO, social, and tools) had a total financing amount of $453 million, making up 18.8% of the total financing. Several driving factors are behind this phenomenon, including the continued popularity of the Meme sector this quarter, a significant increase in AI and Web3 integration projects, and the ongoing expansion of DePin and the Bitcoin ecosystem. Both investors and the market are seeking more new narratives and innovations.In terms of financing scale, the number of large-scale investments (over $10 million) was 43, a decrease of 35.8%. The number of medium-scale (between $5 million and $10 million) financing projects decreased by 30.4%, while the number of early-stage investments (under $5 million) decreased by 14.4%. The largest single financing this quarter came from the Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy, with a financing amount of $413 million. Notably, among the top ten financing projects, the total amount of merger and acquisition transactions reached $681 million, accounting for as much as 57.5%.In terms of investment institutions, Robot Ventures became the most active investment institution this quarter with 22 investments. Among the 12 institutions that made more than 10 investments, infrastructure remained the most popular sector, with DeFi-related projects receiving 56 investments. Binance Labs and OKX Ventures both made 16 investments in the third quarter, with their participation in GamFi-related projects being 5 and 6 times, respectively, making them more active in this sector compared to other investment institutions. Additionally, DAO, NFT, and tools & information projects remained lukewarm.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Robot Ventures has raised $75 million for its early-stage cryptocurrency venture capital fund. Robot Ventures is an early investor in crypto startups such as EigenLayer, Lido Finance, and Flashbots. This is Robot Ventures' fourth fund, with investors including TrueBridge Capital Partners, Haun Ventures, Marc Andreessen, and Chris Dixon.

ChainCatcher news, the cross-chain liquidity protocol Catalyst for modular blockchains has completed a $4.2 million seed round financing, led by Spartan Group, with participation from Foresight Ventures, Robot Ventures, Maven11, Alchemy Ventures, HashKey Capital, Circle Ventures, Superscrypt, and angel investors Calvin Liu, Aditi Sriram, and David Phelps.It is reported that in the coming months, Catalyst will focus on the release of its white paper and testnet, and plans to expand into the Ethereum ecosystem. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, decentralized stablecoin development company Gyroscope has completed a $4.5 million seed round financing, led by Placeholder and Galaxy, with participation from Maven 11, Archetype, Robot Ventures, and Balancer Labs co-founder and CEO Fernando Martinelli.Gyroscope co-founder Lewis Gudgeon stated that this round of financing ended in January 2022, but Gyroscope is now making it public as the protocol's codebase is nearly complete and preparations for a full launch are underway. Gyroscope's stablecoin, called gyro dollar, with the code name GYD, is non-custodial and is designed to be fully backed by reserves. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the developer of the fixed-rate DeFi platform Term Finance, Term Labs, has completed a $2.5 million seed round financing, led by Electric Capital, with participation from Circle Ventures, MEXC Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Robot Ventures, and others.It is reported that Term Finance plans to launch at the end of March, and the newly raised funds will be used to build the Term Finance protocol. (Source link)

Chain Catcher news, the crypto venture capital firm Robot Ventures announced that it has hired former Goldman Sachs trader Hart Lambur as its latest partner. Lambur is known for co-founding the cryptocurrency project UMA, which allows developers to build financial products on the Ethereum blockchain.Robot Ventures stated, "As the founder of the UMA & Across protocols, Hart brings a wealth of experience and will work closely to assist the projects we invest in." Additionally, Lambur's LinkedIn profile shows that he served as an interest rate trader at Goldman Sachs for over seven years. (source link)