According to cointime's incomplete statistics, there were more than 22 corporate investment and financing events, and 10 related fund formation or financing events in the global crypto industry last week (4.10-4.16). Through cointime's combing and consolidation, the performance of disclosed primary financing in the crypto market is as follows:

1. Infrastructure & Tools

Project Name：CryptoGPT

Website：https://www.cryptogpt.org/

Apr 10, CryptoGPT, a zero-knowledge layer 2 blockchain network that leverages artificial intelligence, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round from DWF Labs at a $250 million token valuation. However, only $420,000 of the total amount has been invested so far, with the rest to be invested over 285 days in line with the vesting schedule outlined in CryptoGPT's tokenomics.

Project Name：RSS3

Website：https://rss3.io/

Apr 11, information protocol RSS3 has raised $10M via a token sale to DWF Labs, a prolific investor in Web3. RSS3 aims to bridge blockchain technology and AI, search engines, and social media. The protocol has previously received investment from Coinbase, Dragonfly, and Balaji Srinivasan.

Project Name：INTMAX

Website：https://intmax.io/

Apr 13, Swiss-based Ryodan Systems AG, developer of Ethereum L2 project "INTMAX" using zkRollup technology, has raised approximately 650 million yen in seed round funding. The company aims to build a social infrastructure based on Ethereum using zkRollup for near-zero gas costs and data sovereignty, and plans to provide a global property rights infrastructure.

Project Name：Natix Network

Website：https://www.natix.network/

Apr 14, Hamburg-based Natix Network, a decentralised network of cameras creating real-time maps of cities, has raised $3.5 million in Seed funding to launch its first mobile app Drive& and build its team while developing the network. The round was led by Blockchange Ventures, and includes XYO, Mysterium Network, CVVC, Mulana Capital, and Blockarm Capital, with previous investors Techstars, Plug and Play Ventures, and CoinIX Capital.

Project Name：Helio

Website：https://helio.money/

Apr 14, London-based fintech Helio has raised $3.3M in a seed funding round led by Peak and Lightspeed Faction, with participation from RockawayX, Solana Labs, and angel investors. The company's Web3 payments platform enables merchants, dApps, and creators to accept instant crypto payments across multiple blockchains, including Solana, Polygon, and Ethereum.

Project Name：UXUY Protocol

Website：https://uxuy.com/

Apr 12, UXUY Protocol announced that it has successfully raised seed funding from KuCoin Ventures, the investment arm of the prominent KuCoin Exchange. This partnership will support UXUY Protocol's initial steps in building its innovative platform.

Project Name：Taiko

Website：https://taiko.xyz/

Apr 14, Skyland Ventures (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; General Partner & CEO: Yoshihiko Kinoshita) has announced its participation in the funding round of Taiko, a fully decentralized Ethereum-equivalent (Type 1) ZK-Rollup.

2. DeFi

Project Name：RenQ Finance

Website：https://renq.io/

Apr 13，RenQ Finance has completed its Phase 5 presale. In just the last 24 hours of stage 5, RenQ has secured over $1 million in funding, bringing the total raised for this stage to an impressive over $7,7 million out of the $9,3 million target.

Project Name：CryptoTechFin

Website：https://www.cryptotechfin.com/

Apr 13，Spanish start-up CryptoTechFin, which develops cryptocurrency investment technology, has closed a pre-seed funding round worth close to €500,000. The deal, led by investors Not Just Investments and R2 Seed Investments, will allow CryptoTechFin to open up a new customer segment through a partnership with GenTwo and local Swiss entities to create an investment product with a Swiss ISIN focused on professional and institutional investors.

Project Name：Pendle

Website：https://www.pendle.finance/

Apr 16，Bixin Ventures has announced a strategic investment in Pendle via an Over-The-Counter (OTC) purchase in collaboration with Pendle's foundation. The investment aims to support the growth and development of Pendle's on-chain interest rate derivatives market.

Project Name：Revault Network

Website：https://www.revault.network/

Apr 13，Mati Greenspan’s Quantum Economics said that it acquired the DeFi platform Revault Network. Quantum Economics will acquire assets and intellectual property from the Revault Foundation and its subsidiaries, and will also acquire Revault founders’ tokens that have been transferred to its own DeFi project, Layered Cake Protocol.

3. Funds

Project Name：EOS Network

Website：https://eosnetwork.com/

Apr 13, DWF Labs, a digital asset market maker and investment firm, has announced an investment deal with the EOS Network Foundation (ENF) worth over $60 million. The deal includes a $45 million EOS token purchase agreement and a $15 million pledge to invest in businesses and projects based on EOS, aimed at expanding and promoting the EOS Network.

Project Name：Sei Labs

Website：https://www.seinetwork.io/

Apr 12, Sei Labs, a blockchain start-up, is building a new layer-1 blockchain for trading, which is set to launch later this year. The company has raised $50m for its ecosystem fund, bringing its valuation to $800m. The investment was made by crypto exchange Bitget and venture firm Foresight.

Project Name：Metalpha

Website：https://www.metalpha.finance/zh/

Apr 12, Metalpha, based in Hong Kong, has launched the "Next Generation Fund", which allows investors to access Grayscale's digital asset products, including GBTC and redeem shares. The fund has raised $20m and is targeting $100m. The fund's straightforward participation and compliance with regulations make it attractive to investors.

Project Name：Aptos

Website：https://aptoslabs.com/

Apr 13, Blockchain platform Aptos has announced a new grant program that will award $20 million to "support artists and creatives of all mediums" who are willing to use blockchain technology to bring their vision to life. The grants, which will come from the Aptos Foundation, are the latest effort aimed at increasing the number of people and projects that engage with and build on Aptos' blockchain.

Project Name：Blockchain Founders Capital

Website：https://www.bfc.vc/

Apr 11, Germany-based Blockchain Founders Capital has announced the first closing of its €15M micro venture capital fund, focusing on early-stage investments in the Web3 space. Investment came from private investors, including successful founders and experienced venture capital investors. The fund plans to invest in over 30 early-stage startups using blockchain technology to solve real-life problems.

Project Name：Camel Ventures

Website：https://www.camel.ventures/

Apr 13, Camel Ventures launched its inaugural venture capital investment vehicle, Camel Ventures for Investment I, with a fund of EGP 500 million ($16 million), hoping to support the growth of Egypt's fintech startup ecosystem.

Project Name：pi Ventures

Website：https://www.piventures.in/

Apr 13, Indian venture fund pi Ventures has secured INR 100 crore ($12m) or 15% of the corpus out of the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) managed by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). This comes after the company's announcement of an investment of INR 22 crore from Belgium's Colruyt Group in its second fund. pi Ventures has committed to seven startups so far and plans to invest in 20-25 such startups in the coming two to three years, focusing on seed/pre-Series A/Series A investments in startups focused on disruptive artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of deep tech.

Project Name：Hong Kong Web3Hub Fund

Website：https://web3hub.g-rocket.co/en/web3-0-global-acceleration-program/

Apr 14, Hong Kong Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung announced the launch of the Hong Kong Web3Hub Fund at the "2023 Hong Kong Web3 Festival" sub-venue four of the "MetaEra x BitMart Special Session: Where are the Opportunities of the Metaverse" forum. The fund has a scale of $10 million and aims to encourage more companies to settle in Hong Kong by combining blockchain and artificial intelligence to provide a convenient and cost-effective platform.

Project Name：ApeCoin

Website：https://apecoin.com/

Apr 16, ApeCoin introduces a new proposal, aiming to allocate $1,000,000 to support crypto public goods through ETH Global and ApeCoin hackathons.

Project Name：Razer

Website：https://www.razer.com/hk-en

Apr 12, gaming technology company Razer is tapping into Web3 by rolling out an investment fund to support blockchain-based games and developers. Called zVentures Web3 Incubator (ZW3I), the fund will identify and invest in promising early-stage Web3 gaming projects.

4. NFT & Web3 Creation & Metaverse

Project Name：Absolute labs

Website：https://absolutelabs.io/

Apr 12, Absolute labs announced that they have closed a seed round of $8 million, with the help of Aglaé Ventures, Alpha Praetorian Capital, The Luxury Fund, Near Foundation, MoonPay, Plassa Capital, Punja Global Ventures, Samsung Next, Sparkle Ventures (Animoca Brands), and W3i.

Project Name：Tonic.xyz 

Website：https://tonic.xyz/

Apr 14, Heretic Ventures, the San Francisco-based venture studio, announces that Tonic.xyz, a leading gallery offering highly curated art on the blockchain, has raised $5 million in a seed financing round co-led by Patron.xyz and TTCER.

Project Name：EVEN

Website：https://www.even.biz/

Apr 16, EVEN, a creative platform that allows artists to sell their music directly to fans, has announced the closure of a $2.2 million seed round led by CSA Partners.

Project Name：Playoffnations

Website：https://www.playoffnations.com/en/

Apr 12, Spanish company Playoffnations has raised €1 million in an investment round led by Angels, the investment company of Juan Roig, to expand its virtual spaces to Latin America and the United States.Other investors, including Tom Horsey and Albert Botet, also participated in the round.

5. Others

Project Name：Mayhem Studios

Twitter：https://twitter.com/mayhem_studios

Apr 11，Mayhem Studios, the mobile game development unit of Mobile Premier League (MPL), has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Steadview Capital, Truecaller, and others. The funds will be used to develop new gaming titles in India and ramp up the company's capabilities.

Project Name：Distyl AI

Website：https://distyl.ai/

Apr 15，Distyl AI, a San Francisco-based analytics firm that helps large companies use generative artificial intelligence and language models, has raised $7 million in seed funding and formed an alliance with OpenAI, a leading research organization in the field.

Project Name：Xclaim

Website：https://www.x-claim.com/

Apr 13，bankruptcy claims trading market Xclaim has closed a $7 million Series A funding round. Xclaim allows for the trading of major bankruptcy creditor claims, including FTX, Genesis and BlockFi. The company has listed over $1 billion of claims and traded over $200 million in volume since it started operations in 2018, with 500 registered investors on the platform.

Project Name：Taylor & Hart

Website：https://taylorandhart.com/

Apr 13，digital-first bespoke jewellery business Taylor & Hart, which was founded in Bulgaria and is based in London, has secured £3.5m in funding from Virgin Money, Active Partners and Seedrs. The company uses blockchain to enable customers to track every step of a diamond's journey.

Project Name：CAT Labs

Website：https://catlabs.io/

Apr 11，CAT Labs, a startup focused on digital asset recovery and cybersecurity, has launched with $4.3 million in funding from investors including Castle Island Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, CMT Digital, RW3 Ventures, and Newark Venture Partners. Led by former DOJ special agent Lilita Infante, the company aims to fill technological gaps in investigative technology in law enforcement to effectively target cases involving crypto-related crimes.

Project Name：Fire

Website：https://www.joinfire.xyz/

Apr 11, Fire, a browser extension designed to prevent crypto fraud, has raised $3.5 million in funding led by venture studio Atomic. The extension acts as a transaction simulator and shows in real-time if a transaction is about to occur and where the funds are going.

Project Name：Kimera Technologies

Website：http://kimeratechnologies.com/

Apr 13，Kimera Technologies, a Valencia-based Computer Vision AI company, has closed its first investment round of €660,000 in pre-seed funding. The investment was led by investors in the Spanish ecosystem, including Addendum Capital, Adara Ventures, Bonsai Partners, and BStartup Banco Sabadell and business angels.