{"id":20078,"date":"2026-01-17T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-alpaca-and-lmax-group-each-raise-150-million\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:34:08","slug":"crypto-vc-funding-alpaca-and-lmax-group-each-raise-150-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-alpaca-and-lmax-group-each-raise-150-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto VC Funding: Alpaca and LMAX Group each raise $150 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The week of January 11-17, 2026, recorded $513.4 million in crypto funding across 15 projects, with Alpaca and LMAX Group both securing $150 million each.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_19597cb22fe4e00ac9849b742cab985a\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crypto funding reached $513.4M last week, with Alpaca and LMAX raising $150M each.<\/li>\n<li>Infrastructure, exchanges, and payments dominated deals across 15 funded projects.<\/li>\n<li>Project Eleven, ICEx, and VelaFi highlighted continued investor interest in core crypto rails.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a comprehensive breakdown of this week\u2019s crypto funding activity as per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/crypto-fundraising.info\/deal-flow\/?start_date=2026-01-11&amp;end_date=2026-01-17&amp;sortby=raised&amp;sort=desc&amp;filter=opened\">Cryptofundraising data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alpaca<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Raised $150 million in a Series D round<\/li>\n<li>Fully diluted valuation of $1.15 billion<\/li>\n<li>Backed by DRIVE, Haun Ventures, and Opera<\/li>\n<li>Alpaca is an API platform that offers trading for stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies<\/li>\n<li>The project has raised $288.8 million so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are grateful to announce that Alpaca has raised a $150M Series D led by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drivecapital?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@DriveCapital<\/a>, valuing us at $1.15B! \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>This funding will be used to continue supporting our partners by strengthening Alpaca\u2019s global investment infrastructure, expanding and enhancing our existing\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sta0BYJHNb\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sta0BYJHNb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alpaca (@AlpacaHQ) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlpacaHQ\/status\/2011412383084724515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LMAX Group<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LMAX Group Secured $150 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Investment was backed by Ripple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ICEx<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/news\/indonesia-approves-70m-backed-icex-as-second-crypto-exchange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Raised<\/a> $70 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>ICEx is an Indonesia-based crypto exchange<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upexi<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upexi <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.upexi.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/149\/upexi-announces-pricing-of-36-million-private-placement-of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gathered<\/a> $36 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Backed by HiveMind<\/li>\n<li>Upexi has raised $136 million so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Eleven<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Raised $20 million in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>Fully diluted valuation of $120 million<\/li>\n<li>Investors include Castle Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and Lattice<\/li>\n<li>Project Eleven is a Bitcoin infrastructure and security platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Project Eleven Raises $20M to Prepare<br \/>Digital Asset Infrastructure for the Quantum Era<br \/>Project Eleven, the leader in post-quantum security and migration for digital assets, today announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEcXvC3whg\">pic.twitter.com\/SEcXvC3whg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Project Eleven (@qdayclock) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qdayclock\/status\/2011468431795569079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VelaFi<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Velafi_global\/status\/2010721915527397424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Secured<\/a> $20 million in a Series B round<\/li>\n<li>Categories include Finance\/Banking, Infrastructure, Payment, and Stablecoin<\/li>\n<li>Backed by XVC, Ikkuyo, and Annox<\/li>\n<li>Gained +2 new investors<\/li>\n<li>Stablecoin payment infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects under $15 million funding<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Konnex, $15 million in a strategic round<\/li>\n<li>XMAQUINA, $10 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Veera, $10 million in a seed round<\/li>\n<li>TBook, $10 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Noise, $7.10 million in a seed round<\/li>\n<li>Meld, $7 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Neuramint, $5 million in a seed round<\/li>\n<li>TROVE, $2.50 million in a public sale<\/li>\n<li>Saturn Labs (USDsat), $800,000 in an angel round<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The week of January 11-17, 2026, recorded $513.4 million in crypto funding across 15 projects, with Alpaca and LMAX Group both securing $150 million each. 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