Nous Research, the developer of the open-source agent Hermes, is finalizing a new funding round, expected to be led by Robot Ventures with participation from institutions such as USV, valuing the company at approximately $1.5 billion. According to knowledgeable sources, the size of this funding round is at least $75 million.
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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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Nova Markets has announced the completion of a new funding round, with participation from Wintermute Ventures, Robot Ventures, Big Brain VC, Cumberland, GSR, Greenfield Capital, Hash3, Bodhi Ventures, Kairos Research, and others. The project primarily focuses on on-chain capital and prediction market infrastructure, and the funds will be used to migrate more perpetual contracts and prediction markets on-chain.
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Solana ecosystem Perp DEX project BULK has announced the launch of its Season 1 points program. Pre-deposits are now open, with 1 million AURA (points) distributed weekly until the exchange officially goes live.Previously, BULK announced the completion of an $8 million seed funding round, led by 6th Man Ventures and Robot Ventures, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Wintermute, and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, among others.
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According to Fortune, Paxos Labs—a stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure company—has announced a $12 million funding round led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Maelstrom Family Office, and Uniswap Labs. Paxos Labs was spun out from Paxos and focuses on providing enterprises with stablecoin issuance and decentralized finance (DeFi) access solutions, enabling clients to create branded stablecoins via a single software suite and offering features such as interest-bearing crypto deposits and collateralized lending. Paxos Labs has already secured clients including Hyperbeat and Aleo and expects to reach breakeven by the end of this year. Previously, Paxos acquired cryptocurrency wallet company Fordefi for over $100 million to meet growing client demand for DeFi market solutions.
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