February 25, 2025
Here’s your Weekly Wrap of all things crypto funding, ending February 22, 2025.
This week’s crypto funding landscape was marked by substantial investments across key blockchain sectors, reflecting strong investor confidence and sustained interest in emerging technologies. The total disclosed funding reached $492.2 million, with AI, Security, and Infrastructure emerging as the standout categories. These sectors collectively highlighted blockchain’s expanding role in AI-driven automation, cybersecurity, and scalable infrastructure solutions.
Below is a summary of projects receiving funding this week:
Category | Organization Name | Project Description | Money Raised this Round |
AI | 321,500,000 | ||
AMMO | Architectures for massive multiagent online | 2,500,000 | |
ClustroAI | An Edge AI technology | 12,000,000 | |
Infinity Ground | Interactive entertainment with AI x Web3 | 2,000,000 | |
Together AI | An AI Cloud Solutions Provider | 305,000,000 | |
Bitcoin | 4,000,000 | ||
Acre | A Bitcoin staking platform | 4,000,000 | |
Data | 6,500,000 | ||
Primus Labs | Allowing Verifying and computing of any data in web3 | 6,500,000 | |
DeFi | 18,000,000 | ||
Unit Network | A DeFI platform for tokenization to real-world businesses | 18,000,000 | |
Fintech | UNDISCLOSED | ||
Veli | A Digital Asset Platform for Financial Advisors | UNDISCLOSED | |
Infrastructure | 24,000,000 | ||
Altius | High-performance execution to any L1s, L2s | 11,000,000 | |
Maestro | UTXO indexing and developer tools for Bitcoin | 3,000,000 | |
TRON | An Incubator Program Designed to Support Builders | 10,000,000 | |
Market Data | 2,000,000 | ||
ResearchHub | An Open publication of Transparent Research | 2,000,000 | |
Meme | UNDISCLOSED | ||
DEXX | A Memecoin trading terminal application | UNDISCLOSED | |
Payments | 10,000,000 | ||
MANSA | Cross-border payments firm | 10,000,000 | |
RWA | 600,000 | ||
Aura Network | RWA Chain for Enterprise | UNDISCLOSED | |
MuDigital | RWA on Monad | 600,000 | |
Security | 70,000,000 | ||
Blockaid | End-to-End Onchain Security firm | 50,000,000 | |
Kinto | L2 with native KYC and AML at the blockchain level | 20,000,000 | |
Social | 24,000,000 | ||
Cygnus | Modular Real Yield Layer | 20,000,000 | |
Layer3 | Powering the next generation of consumer attention apps | 4,000,000 | |
Trading | 2,000,000 | ||
fomo | Meme Trading Platform | 2,000,000 | |
Knidos Labs | Node-Fi Yield Trading Protocol | UNDISCLOSED | |
Wallet | 9,000,000 | ||
Universal | Trade every token from your onchain wallet | 9,000,000 | |
ZK | 600,000 | ||
nil foundation | An Ethereum L2 | 600,000 | |
Grand Total | 492,200,000 |
AI
The AI sector led this week’s funding with $321.5 million across four projects, reflecting the increasing adoption of AI-powered blockchain applications.
Together AI secured $305 million to enhance its AI cloud solutions infrastructure. The company focuses on providing scalable AI models and computing power to support decentralized applications, enterprise AI deployment, and machine learning advancements.
ClustroAI raised $12 million to develop its Edge AI technology, optimizing real-time processing for decentralized applications. By enabling AI computation closer to users, the company improves efficiency, reduces latency, and enhances data privacy.
AMMO secured $2.5 million to build architectures for massive multiagent online systems, focusing on decentralized AI-powered simulations and interactive environments. This development aims to expand the use of AI-driven automation in gaming, metaverse applications, and digital economies.
Infinity Ground raised $2 million to advance AI-driven interactive entertainment at the intersection of AI and Web3. The platform seeks to integrate AI with blockchain-based gaming and digital experiences, offering new levels of immersion and engagement.
Security
The Security sector saw $70 million in funding across two key projects, emphasizing the rising demand for blockchain security solutions that protect onchain transactions and user assets.
Blockaid raised $50 million as an end-to-end onchain security firm, providing real-time threat detection and fraud prevention tools. The company’s solutions enhance security across DeFi platforms, wallets, and smart contracts, mitigating risks such as phishing, hacks, and malicious exploits. Blockaid’s technology aims to establish a more secure blockchain ecosystem by proactively identifying vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
Kinto secured $20 million to develop an L2 network with built-in KYC and AML compliance mechanisms at the blockchain level. By integrating identity verification directly into Layer 2 infrastructure, Kinto seeks to bridge regulatory compliance and decentralization, enabling institutions to adopt blockchain solutions with greater confidence.
Infrastructure
The Infrastructure sector attracted $24 million in funding, reflecting the increasing need for high-performance execution and developer tooling within the blockchain space.
Altius raised $11 million to enhance high-performance execution for L1s and L2s, focusing on improving transaction speeds and scalability. The platform aims to provide developers with more efficient execution environments, ensuring blockchain networks can support higher volumes of transactions with minimal latency.
TRON secured $10 million for its incubator program designed to support blockchain builders. The initiative will focus on funding and mentoring early-stage projects that contribute to the growth of the TRON ecosystem, particularly in areas such as DeFi, gaming, and tokenization.
Maestro received $3 million to develop UTXO indexing and developer tools for Bitcoin, enhancing the functionality of Bitcoin-based applications. By offering improved data indexing and analytics, Maestro aims to expand Bitcoin’s utility beyond its traditional use as a store of value.
Conclusion
This week’s funding activity underscores continued investor enthusiasm across various blockchain sectors, with a total of $492.2 million raised across multiple categories. The AI sector led the way, securing $321.5 million, with Together AI’s $305 million round highlighting strong confidence in AI cloud infrastructure, while ClustroAI’s $12 million funding emphasized the increasing demand for Edge AI solutions. AMMO and Infinity Ground also contributed to the sector’s growth, securing $2.5 million and $2 million, respectively, for AI-driven applications in multiagent systems and interactive entertainment.
The Security sector followed with $70 million, led by Blockaid’s $50 million round, showcasing investor interest in end-to-end on-chain security, while Kinto’s $20 million funding reinforced the need for blockchain solutions with built-in KYC and AML compliance.
Meanwhile, the Infrastructure sector raised $24 million, with Altius securing $11 million for high-performance execution across L1s and L2s, Maestro raising $3 million for UTXO indexing and Bitcoin developer tools, and TRON’s $10 million investment into its incubator program highlighting continued efforts to support blockchain builders.
These developments highlight blockchain’s expanding influence across industries, from AI-driven cloud computing and security solutions to scalable blockchain infrastructure. Investor confidence remains strong, positioning the sector for continued growth and evolution in the coming months.
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