Crypto VC Funding: Naver Financial Acquires Dunamu For $10.3B, Fordefi Acquired For $100M

The week of November 23-29, 2025, was a notable period for crypto VC funding, with $10.46 billion in total activity across 10 projects.

Summary

  • Crypto VC funding soared to $10.46B, led by Naver’s $10.3B acquisition of Dunamu.
  • M&A dominated with Paxos buying Fordefi for $100M and multiple early-stage raises.
  • Figure, Gonka, SpaceComputer and others secured new capital amid a strong VC week.

The week was headlined by Naver Financial’s $10.3 billion acquisition of Dunamu, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Upbit.

M&A activity dominated the investment sector this week, with two major acquisitions representing the majority of funding.

Here’s a breakdown of this week’s crypto VC activity as per Cryptofundraising data:

Dunamu

  • Dunamu was acquired for $10.30 billion through M&A
  • Dunamu is a South Korea–based fintech and blockchain company and operator of Upbit cryptocurrency exchange
  • Acquired by Naver Financial
  • Share-swap deal valuing Dunamu at 15.1 trillion won
  • Each Dunamu share exchanged at 2.54 Naver Financial shares

Fordefi

  • Fordefi was acquired for $100 million through M&A
  • The project is developing an institutional MPC wallet & security platform
  • Fordefi was acquired by Paxos
  • The project has raised $128 million so far

Figure

  • Raised $25 million in an unknown round
  • Figure is a blockchain technology startup that offers loan origination and equity management
  • The investment was backed by Ondo

Gonka

  • Gathered $12 million in a strategic round
  • Gonka is an AI-powered prediction and social trading platform
  • The investment was backed by Bitfury

SpaceComputer

  • SpaceComputer raised $10 million in a seed round
  • The project focuses on DePIN, infrastructure, security, and zero-knowledge.
  • Investors include Maven11, Lattice, and Superscrypt

https://twitter.com/SpaceComputerIO/status/1993747847452516771

Funding Under $10 Million

  • Nexton, $4 million in a strategic round
  • Pruv Finance, $3 million in a Series A round
  • CreatorFi (Insomnia Labs), $2 million in an unknown round
  • Abrakadabra Games, $500,000 in an unknown round

Read last week’s crypto VC funding here.

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