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Memecoin.Fun has announced the completion of a $3.5 million strategic funding round, led by Becker Ventures, with participation from BitValue Capital, Mason Labs, Negentropy Capital, and angel investor Billy Wen, among others. The project primarily operates as a token issuance platform on the Robinhood Chain ecosystem. This funding round will be used to accelerate the development of core products and infrastructure, including the Robinhood Chain Launchpad infrastructure, cross-chain bridge functionality, and the research, development, and operation of the Memecoin All-chain Platform.
According to Fortune, payments infrastructure startup Fun has announced a $72 million Series A funding round, co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire, with participation from Infinity Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, and Justin Mateen, co-founder of Tinder. Fun primarily provides cryptocurrency and fiat deposit/withdrawal infrastructure for platforms such as Polymarket, Lighter, and Aave, processing over $18 billion in annual payments. The company plans to use the new funds to expand its team of approximately 30 people.