Crypto VC Funding: Fnality Secures $136m, Zerohash Raises $104m

Crypto startups secured close to $380 million across 17 deals in the week of Sept. 21–27, led by Fnality’s $136 million Series C and Zerohash’s $104 million Series D.

Strategic raises and early-stage funding rounds, compiled using Crypto Fundraising‘s database, are adding to the total despite broader market caution.

Summary

  • Crypto startups raised $378M this week across 17 deals despite market caution
  • Fnality led with $136M Series C; Zerohash followed with $104M Series D raise
  • RedotPay hit $47M strategic funding; multiple seed deals boosted the total

Here’s a detailed breakdown of this week’s crypto funding activity:

Fnality International

  • Raised $136 million in a Series C round
  • Fnality International is developing a regulated payment system
  • The investment was backed by Westpac, Bank of America, and Citi
  • The project has raised $344.2 million so far

Zerohash

  • Zerohash secured $104 million in a Series D round
  • The project is a full‑stack crypto‑service infrastructure provider
  • Investors include Fifth Third, Morgan Stanley, and SoFi

RedotPay

  • RedotPay raised $47 million in a Strategic round with a fully diluted valuation of $1 billion
  • The investment was backed by Coinbase Ventures, Galaxy Digital, and Vertex Ventures
  • The project has raised $87 million so far

Bastion

  • Bagged $14.6 million in a Strategic round
  • Bastion is operating in analytics, asset management, data service, and stablecoin sectors
  • Investors include Coinbase Ventures, Sora Ventures, and Samsung Next
  • Bastion has raised $39.6 million so far

Raiku

  • Raiku raised $11.25 million in a Seed round
  • Backed by Pantera, Jump Capital, and Lightspeed Faction
  • Raiku is a coordination layer and infrastructure protocol built

Projects < $10 Million

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