Venture funding for blockchain companies between July and September 2021 hit an all-time high of $6.5 billion in 339 rounds–and that’s in disclosed deals only, according to recent research from Blockdata.
This is the third consecutive record this year, with $3.83 billion and $5.131 billion raised in Q1 and Q2, respectively.
Notably, the latest numbers are almost double the total amount raised throughout all of 2020, when VC funds invested $3.8 billion in crypto companies.
Q3 2021 saw crypto companies raise a record $6.5 billion. Source: Blockdata.
With so much money pouring into the industry, who were the biggest winners?
1. FTX – $900 million
Helmed by 29-year-old billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, crypto exchange FTX closed a whopping $900 million Series B funding round in July, which brought the company’s valuation to $18 billion.
Crypto Exchange FTX Raises $900 Million, Valued at $18 Billion
Over 60 investors, including Sequoia Capital, Paradigm, and Coinbase Ventures, particip
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