{"id":2416,"date":"2025-06-07T20:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-circles-1-1b-ipo-iosts-21m-raise-lead-the-week\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T20:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:42:06","slug":"crypto-vc-funding-circles-1-1b-ipo-iosts-21m-raise-lead-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-circles-1-1b-ipo-iosts-21m-raise-lead-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto VC funding: Circle\u2019s $1.1b IPO, IOST\u2019s $21m raise lead the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Crypto venture funding roared back to life in the first week of June, with capital flowing into both blockbuster deals and early-stage bets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">The headline grabber was Circle\u2019s long-awaited initial public offering (IPO), which brought in $1.1 billion and marked the company\u2019s debut on the NYSE under the ticker CRCL. <\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Altogether, crypto projects attracted $1.17 billion from June 1\u20137, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/crypto-fundraising.info\/deal-flow\/?start_date=2025-06-01&amp;end_date=2025-06-07&amp;sortby=raised&amp;sort=desc&amp;filter=opened\" target=\"_blank\">Cryptofundraising<\/a> data. From major strategic rounds like IOST and Avantis to smaller seed raises for emerging players like 3Jane and Launcher Capital, the week highlighted a growing investor appetite across the Web3 stack.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of the different funding activity:<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IOST<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IOST (IOST) secured $21 million in a Strategic round<\/li>\n<li>The investment was backed by DWF Labs, Presto, and Redman Management<\/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\">\ud83d\udce2 Big news from IOST!<\/p>\n<p>\u26a1\ufe0f We\u2019ve secured $21M in strategic funding to accelerate RWA 3.0 growth and build a compliant, interoperable, multi-chain ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d Major thanks to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWFLabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@DWFLabs<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Presto_Labs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Presto_Labs<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rollman_Mgmt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Rollman_Mgmt<\/a> &amp; others for their trust<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UXThL29ZnI\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/UXThL29ZnI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IOST (@IOST_Official) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IOST_Official\/status\/1930958121976959435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rails<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Raised $14 million in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Investors include Kraken Ventures, Slow Ventures, and CMCC Global<\/li>\n<li>Rails has raised $20.2 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\u2019re proud to announce that Rails is now live! \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>Today marks the beginning of a new era of trading<br \/>\ud83d\udd10User-controlled on-chain custody<br \/>\u26a1 Centralized execution speed<br \/>\u2714\ufe0f Zero-knowledge transparency<\/p>\n<p>Proud to be backed with $20M to date from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Slow<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kraken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Kraken<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Quantstamp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Quantstamp<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/round13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Round13<\/a>\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jJfJFDOGoc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/jJfJFDOGoc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rails (@rails_xyz) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rails_xyz\/status\/1930285091839758369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Avantis<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avantis gathered $8 million in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>The investment was backed by Pantera, Founders Fund, and Salt Fund<\/li>\n<li>The project has raised $12 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\u2019re excited to announce our $8M Series A, co-led by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PanteraCapital?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@PanteraCapital<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foundersfund?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@foundersfund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This raise accelerates our vision to build DeFi\u2019s universal leverage layer \u2014 for everything.<\/p>\n<p>Gold, FX, Oil, Equities, Crypto, Sports and more: 24\/7, fully onchain, and accessible to anyone. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tUievq7k8h\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/tUievq7k8h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Avantis (@avantisfi) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/avantisfi\/status\/1929932559611294023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects &lt; $6 million<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soul Labs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/0xSoulProtocol\/status\/1929868572303540471\" target=\"_blank\">$5.96 million<\/a> in a Public sale<\/li>\n<li>3Jane, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/3janexyz\/status\/1930264347441615188\" target=\"_blank\">$5.2 million <\/a>in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li>Launcher Capital, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/launchercapital\/status\/1929938194159808737\" target=\"_blank\">$4 million<\/a> in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li>HashPower, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chainwire.org\/2025\/06\/04\/hashpower-secures-4m-investment-to-advance-decentralized-mining-and-ai-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\">$4 million<\/a> in a Strategic round<\/li>\n<li>HeyElsa, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HeyElsaAI\/status\/1930599029571756276\" target=\"_blank\">$3 milliona<\/a> in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Shards Protocol (Aura), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShardsOfficial\/status\/1930263270772093010\" target=\"_blank\">$2 million<\/a> in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>AINX, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ainx_io\/status\/1930112275479966030\" target=\"_blank\">$2 million<\/a> in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li>Variational, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/variational_io\/status\/1930300230316240968\" target=\"_blank\">$1.5 million<\/a> in a Strategic round<\/li>\n<li>LayerEdge, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/layeredgefndn\/status\/1928953980396405048\" target=\"_blank\">$1 million<\/a> in a Public sale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto venture funding roared back to life in the first week of June, with capital flowing into both blockbuster deals and early-stage bets. 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