Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF) ) is a newly founded fund with the aim of investing in the Stanford bblockchain community. BBF aims to be a pre-seed fund with average ticket size of $100k-400k, with projects with valuations in the range of $10M-$25M. Investment Strategy: BBF focuses on ventures tackling frictions in adopting blockchain tech and enabling new use cases of decentralized tech; also invest in teams using blockchain to solve real world issues contigent upon founder having significant sector expertise.
AEON announced the completion of an $8 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by YZi Labs, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, Oak Grove Ventures, and others.The project primarily focuses on developing a settlement layer specifically designed for interactions between AI agents. (theblock)
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AEON, focused on the economic settlement layer for AI agents, has announced the completion of an $8 million pre-seed funding round led by YZi Labs, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, and Oak Grove Ventures. AEON stated that it will use these funds to advance the development of its settlement layer tailored for AI agent interactions. The company launched its first AI-powered payment product in May, claiming it connects to over 50 million offline merchants worldwide. Additionally, AEON has partnered with BNB Chain to launch the x402 Facilitator, enabling verifiable transactions, on-chain settlement, and tamper-proof receipts.
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