Due to the impact of the liquidity crisis, the crypto market has been falling recently. The total market value of crypto assets has shrunk by nearly two-thirds compared with the high point in November last year, and the investment enthusiasm in the primary market has gradually decreased. From the statistics of this week (a total of 9 projects), the number of investment and financing of web3 infrastructure projects (2) has decreased significantly, Game (4) projects are still key investment targets in the market, NFT (2), DAO (1 ) The number of investment and financing projects has also decreased. CGV and CTC have summarized the investment and financing information worth noting in the global encryption market for a week. The following is the investment and financing information of the global encryption market from June 13 to June 19, 2022:
【infrastructure】
1.ScienceMagic.Studios|pre-seed round of financing 10 million US dollars|Coinbase Ventures and others participated in the investment
On June 14, ScienceMagic.Studios, a Web3 technology consulting company, announced the completion of a $10 million pre-seed round of financing. Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG) and billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard participated in this round of financing.
2. zCloak Network|Pre-A round of financing $5.8 million|Coinbase Ventures led the investment
On June 17, zCloak Network, a zero-knowledge proof start-up company, completed a Pre-A round of financing of US$5.8 million. This round of financing was led by Coinbase Ventures, Bixin Ventures, Matrixport Ventures, DFG, Sancus Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, Sanctor Capital, Hash Global and Jump Capital participated in the investment. Funding will be used to expand zCloak Network's partnerships with identity data certifiers, Web3 applications, and other blockchain networks.
【Game】
3. Nefta|Financing of US$1 million|Picus Capital participated in the investment
On June 14, Web3 game platform Nefta announced the completion of US$1 million in financing. This round of financing was participated by Picus Capital. The company plans to use this round of financing to cooperate with more game studios.
4. The Wildcard Alliance|A round of financing of 46 million US dollars|Paradigm led the investment
On June 14, "The Wildcard Alliance", a Web3 game subsidiary of the independent game studio Playful Studios, announced the completion of a $46 million Series A round of financing led by Paradigm, with participation from Griffin Gaming Partners and Polygon. The company is currently launching a multiplayer online combat arena game.
5. Saga|Financing of $3.6 million|Animoca Brands led the investment
On June 16, the decentralized game community Saga announced the completion of $3.6 million in financing. This round of financing was led by Animoca Brands, Delta Blockchain Fund, Genblock Capital, Moonchain Capital, Compute Ventures, NGC Ventures, Highstreet Ventures, M31 Capital, TsingTing Capital, Metal VC, PANONY, Rainmaker Games, Everest Ventures Group, vEmpire, SL2 Capital and AAG Ventures participated. Saga supports emerging projects through cross-game NFT and unleashes the power of global metaverse owners, builders and players to expand and enrich the metaverse world.
6. Clockwork Labs|A round of financing of 22 million US dollars|a16z led the investment
On June 17, chain game company Clockwork Labs announced the completion of a $22 million Series A round of financing led by a16z and participated by Supercell and others. The financing will be used to develop BitCraft, its community sandbox massively multiplayer online role-playing game, and to power the game, web application and new database technology for Web3 APP.
【NFT】
7. Castle|Pre-Seed round of financing $1.5 million|Dragonfly Capital led the investment
On June 17, Castle, an NFT smart wallet, completed a $1.5 million Pre-Seed round of financing. This round of financing was led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Palm Tree Crew, Lattice Capital, Whitestar, Framework, etc. Individual investors included Andy (Fractional) , Gmoney, Jess Sloss (Seed Club), Trevor McFedries (FWB & Dapper Labs, Linda Xie, Cooper Turley, Hunter Horsely (Bitwise), Mariano Conti, Jason Goldlist, John Barnett, Joshua Harris, etc.
8.Fika|Financing of 4 million US dollars|First Round Capital and others led the investment
On June 19, NFT startup Fika announced the completion of a $4 million financing round led by First Round Capital, XYZ Capital and Moment.
【DAO】
9. Molecule|Seed round of financing 13 million US dollars|Northpond Ventures led the investment
On June 13, Molecule, a DAO platform, completed a $13 million seed round of financing led by Northpond Ventures, with participation from Backed VC, Shine Capital, Speedinvest and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan.
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