{"id":5958,"date":"2025-07-27T22:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-satsuma-bags-135m-qcex-raises-112m\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T22:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:05:11","slug":"crypto-vc-funding-satsuma-bags-135m-qcex-raises-112m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-satsuma-bags-135m-qcex-raises-112m\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto VC funding: Satsuma bags $135m, QCEX raises $112m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Crypto funding rebounded during the week of July 20\u201326, with over $1 billion raised across 17 projects\u2014marking one of the strongest weeks for fundraising this year. Infrastructure and AI-focused platforms dominated, with Satsuma\u2019s $135 million raise and QCEX\u2019s $112 million M&amp;A deal leading the charge. The surge highlights investor appetite for foundational blockchain tools and AI integration, signaling renewed confidence in next-gen crypto utilities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_47733dc97affc72651a87ae8e331e1f5\" 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>Data analytics and infrastructure platforms dominated large funding rounds, with Satsuma leading at $135 million<\/li>\n<li>M&amp;A activity accelerated with QCEX\u2019s $112 million acquisition by Polymarket<\/li>\n<li>AI integration across blockchain projects appeared in over half of this week\u2019s funding rounds<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Infrastructure and AI projects led the majority of investor attention this week. Here\u2019s a detailed breakdown of this week\u2019s crypto funding developments as per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/crypto-fundraising.info\/deal-flow\/?start_date=2025-07-20&amp;end_date=2025-07-26&amp;sortby=raised&amp;sort=desc&amp;filter=closed\" target=\"_blank\">Cryptofundraising data<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Satsuma<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The blockchain indexing platform <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitget.com\/news\/detail\/12560604878958\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a> $135 million in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>The project has raised $140 million so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QCEX<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>QCEX secured $112 million through M&amp;A.<\/li>\n<li>The project, backed by Polymarket, is a Commodity Futures Trading Commission-licensed derivatives exchange.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courtyard<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Courtyard <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Courtyard_io\/status\/1948410522426282286\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a> $30 million in a Series A round from Forerunner Ventures, NEA, and Combinator.<\/li>\n<li>The project is a marketplace for tokenized physical collectibles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitzero<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bitzero gathered $25 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>The project is operating in Infrastructure sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lightyear<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lightyear <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/go_lightyear\/status\/1948286584538710105\" target=\"_blank\">accumulated<\/a> $23 million as part of a Series B round<\/li>\n<li>The project \u2014 backed by NordicNinja, Lightspeed, and Metaplanet \u2014 is an investment platform enabling access to global stocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">xTAO<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>xTAO <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xtaohq\/status\/1947335860308893845\" target=\"_blank\">secured<\/a> $22.8 million in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Investors include Digital Currency Group, Animoca Brands, and Falcon X<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects under $20 million<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soluna, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SolunaHoldings\/status\/1947645065905463773\" target=\"_blank\">$20 million<\/a> in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Poseidon, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/psdnai\/status\/1947690488011886738\" target=\"_blank\">$15 million<\/a> in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li>Capital B (ex The Blockchain Group), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/news\/the-blockchain-group-capital-b-announces-a-capital-increase-for-an-amount-of-eur10-3-million-t-ce7c5cdcdc8af42c\" target=\"_blank\">$12.05 million<\/a> in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>DSRV, $11.6 million in a Series B round<\/li>\n<li>Gaia, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Gaianet_AI\/status\/1948008479324815610\" target=\"_blank\">$10 million<\/a> in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>Freename, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/freenamecom\/status\/1947963651559973003\" target=\"_blank\">$6.5 million<\/a> in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>Questflow, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/questflow\/status\/1947469033500250171\" target=\"_blank\">$6.5 million<\/a> in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li>Delabs Games, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/delabsOfficial\/status\/1947250232552820889\" target=\"_blank\">$5.2 million<\/a> in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>Quack AI, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QuackAI_AI\/status\/1947276710791254016\" target=\"_blank\">$3.6 million<\/a> in an Unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Syntetika, $2.5 million in a Pre-seed round<\/li>\n<li>Bloom Labs Ltd, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bloomsocialhq\/status\/1948399747280371797\" target=\"_blank\">$1.6 million<\/a> in a Pre-seed round<\/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 funding rebounded during the week of July 20\u201326, with over $1 billion raised across 17 projects\u2014marking one of the strongest weeks for fundraising this year. 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