Between August 1 and August 9, 2025, Incrypted ‘s editorial team recorded 27 investment deals totaling $1.69 billion, including traditional venture capital fundraising, corporate reserve fundraising, acquisitions and other agreements. Read more in our weekly digest.

Classic Venture

During this period, 24 projects received funding from venture capital companies. In particular:

A number of other projects have raised funding, but have not reported the amount of investment.

The ANT.FUN crosschain trading interface team received additional capital as part of the Series A round. The funds were provided by Folkman Venture and will be used to improve the technical capabilities of the solution.

Kriptown, a digital investment and fundraising platform for startups and SMEs, announced the successful closing of its funding round. The infusion was provided by CACEIS, which will allow developers to launch an exchange of tokenized products.

In an undisclosed round, Allez Labs provided capital to Syntetika, a decentralized platform for issuing and trading tokenized assets. The project team did not disclose the purpose of the funds.

Tectonic, a company developing quantum-secure cryptographic systems, reported receiving funds. The investment was provided by the Black Flag firm. They will be used to develop products that will cover the growing demand for security infrastructure, the developers said.

The strategic round enabled Indonesian digital asset trading platform Triv to raise capital. MEXC Ventures was the sole investor in the strategic round.

A Web3 project from the DePIN segment called Multiple Network recorded a financial infusion in the strategic round. Gate Labs, IBC Ventures and 071labs participated. This investment “sets the stage” for the upcoming TGE.

Corporate Placements and Transactions

Members of the institutional sector continue to raise funds to build cryptocurrency reserves and expand operations. In the past week:

• verb Technology announced the creation of a $558 million TON reserve. To do so, the firm will conduct a private placement of equity (PIPE). In addition, the project will rebrand and operate under the name TON Strategy Co;
• financial services firm Mill City Ventures III announced a $450 million private placement, with the majority of the funds raised going to Sui-based Reserve (SUI);
• Satsuma Technology completed a $217.6 million capital raise by issuing convertible notes. The funds will be used to hire developers and expand infrastructure;
• capital B, a decentralized technology and data analytics company, reported a $13.3 million convertible bond issue. The capital will be used to execute its bitcoin treasury strategy;
• The Smarter Web Company reported raising $10.8 million to expand bitcoin-based corporate reserves. The UK-based provider of web design and internet marketing services increased the amount of cryptocurrency on its balance sheet to more than 2,000 BTC;
• vaultz Capital said it raised $5.65 million through an additional securities issue. The capital will be used to expand its bitcoin investment strategy;
• energy technology company ZOOZ Power completed raising $5 million through a private share sale. The deal was part of a larger $180 million securities offering, the firm said.

Acquisitions and Mergers

In the period from August 1 to August 9 two takeovers were recorded on the market.

Ripple Labs announced the acquisition of the Rail project, which deals with stablecoin payments. The amount of the agreement amounted to $200 million. This move will accelerate the growth of the Ripple USD (RLUSD) asset, according to the firm’s representatives.

The Phantom cryptocurrency wallet team announced the acquisition of Solsniper, a trading and analytics platform in the Solana ecosystem. The deal, according to the company, will be part of its strategy to turn the project into a full-fledged consumer finance platform.

Gas Pedals, Grants and DAO Funding

Last week, the EU approved a $1.7 million infusion for decentralized AI startup AIxBlock. The project has also received preliminary approval for two additional grants of up to $71.6 million. The capital will support its long-term expansion across Europe.

Top Investors

The most active investors of the week were Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, Bankless Ventures, Amber Group and CMCC Global, according to CryptoRank.

What Is the Focus for Investors?

Between August 1 and August 9, projects from such segments as blockchain services, CeFi, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, GameFi and others attracted funding. The main attention of investors was focused on CeFi and blockchain services.

Recall that in July, Web3 projects attracted a total of more than $2.2 billion in investments.

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