Nascent is a global, multi-strategy investment firm focused on crypto and open finance.
Cordant, a stablecoin and digital asset financial infrastructure provider, has announced the completion of an $8 million seed funding round. Participating investors include Bankless VC, FJ Labs, SignalFire, Quona, Next Stage, Selah Ventures, Flatironx, Nascent Ventures, Silvercircle Ventures, and Generative Ventures. The new capital will support the company's introduction of new payment networks and AI automation tools. Cordant is collaborating with financial institutions on product development, covering banking, payments, embedded finance, cross-border transactions, stablecoins, and digital assets. Notably, Latin American digital asset and payment platform Bitso, as well as blockchain infrastructure company Paxos, have both invested and are serving as design partners. (Businesswire)
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Ground, a startup specializing in on-chain yield infrastructure, announced the completion of a $3.6 million Pre-seed funding round. The round was co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and ParaFi, with participation from Nascent, Robot Ventures, Chapter One, and Consonant Ventures.Ground primarily provides APIs for fintech companies and asset management institutions, enabling them to integrate on-chain yield products into existing applications without requiring custom blockchain integration. Its target clients include fintech platforms, digital banks, wealth management institutions, exchanges, and asset management firms, aiming to build yield, savings, and investment products.
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