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| 03.03.2026 | Akave Raises $6.65M in Funding | Akave, a Wilmington, DE-based enterprise cloud infrastructure company, raised $6.65M in funding.
Backers included Protocol Labs, No Limit Holdings, Blockchange, Lightshift, Blockchain Builders Fund, Big Brain Holdings, Avalanche Foundation,... |
| 03.03.2026 | Akave: $6.65 Million Raised For Decentralized Enterprise Cloud Storage | Akave, an enterprise cloud infrastructure company delivering a modern, S3-compatible decentralized alternative to traditional cloud storage, announced it has raised $6.65 million as it formally enters the data storage market with the launch... |
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Cookie... | Akave Inc., a two-year-old cloud infrastructure startup, is formally entering the enterprise storage market today with the launch of an S3-compatible object storage service that decouples storage from compute infrastructure.
The firm also s... |
| 20.12.2025 | Enlightra Unveils Game-Changing AI Data Links with $15M Backing | Enlightra exits stealth with $15M funding. It targets critical AI infrastructure constraints. Current copper links bottleneck data transfer in growing AI clusters and data centers. Enlightra develops innovative chip-scale multiwavelength la... |
| 19.12.2025 | Enlightra raises USD 15 million M to tackle the biggest bottleneck in AI infrastructure |
As AI clusters and data centers expand, Enlightra’s laser technology replaces copper wiring with compact ultra-high bandwidth optical links that move data faster while consuming dramatically less power. The market for such energy-efficient... |
| 19.12.2025 | Enlightra Raises $15M in Funding | Enlightra, a Lausanne, Switzerland based deeptech startup building chip-scale multiwavelength lasers for future data transmission, raised a total of $15m in funding.
Backers included Y Combinator, Runa Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Protoc... |
| 18.12.2025 | Enlightra exits stealth with $15M to power energy-efficient AI data centre lasers | Enlightra, a deeptech startup developing chip-scale multiwavelength lasers for next-generation data transmission, has raised a total of $15 million. Investors include Y Combinator, Runa Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Protocol Labs, Halo La... |
| 08.11.2025 | Synchron Secures $200 Million to Advance Non-Surgical Brain Interface | Synchron has raised a substantial $200 million in Series D funding. This capital injection propels its Stentrode brain-computer interface platform. The company aims for commercialization and next-generation neural technology. It seeks to re... |
| 06.11.2025 | Synchron: $200 Million Series D Closed To Advance Commercial Brain-Computer Interface Platform | Synchron has raised a $200 million Series D financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its Stentrode brain-computer interface platform and advance the development of a next-generation neural interface system. The round was led b... |
| 06.11.2025 | Synchron Raises $200M in Series D Funding | Synchron, a NYC-based which specializes in non-surgical brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, raised $200M in Series D funding.
The round was led by Double Point Ventures, alongside existing investors ARCH Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Be... |
| 03.07.2025 | Swiss cloud platform Impossible Cloud Network (ICN) secures €28.8 million to become an alternative to “monopolistic hyperscalers” | Zug-based Impossible Cloud Network (ICN), a data-sovereign Web3 cloud platform powering over 1,000 enterprise customers, today announced €28.8 million in total venture funding, propelling the firm to a post-money valuation of more than €398... |
| 19.04.2025 | The Digital Landscape: New Ventures and Legal Battles | In the ever-evolving world of technology, two stories stand out. One is about innovation and funding. The other is a courtroom drama that could reshape the internet. Both narratives reveal the pulse of the digital age.
Graze, a startup base... |
| 17.04.2025 | Graze Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding | Graze, a Portland, OR-based company creating custom feeds on Bluesky, raised $1M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by Betaworks and Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Factorial, Apertu Capital, Skyseed, and angel investors fr... |
| 17.01.2025 | Greece Ranks Second in Number of AI Startups in CEE for 2024, According to State of AI Report | Greece ~
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The AI ecosystem in Greece continued to build on its foundation in 2024, navigating a year of mixed results in terms of funding. The country’s startups raised just over €123M, a slight decline compared to the €146M secured... |
| 03.01.2025 | Crypto Price Predictions: Filecoin, Tezos, And One Altcoin Set For Huge 12,000% Price Explosion | Share
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Filecoin continues to capture investors’ attention with a recent surge. The FIL price has recorded a weekly surge of over 3%, with the uptrend momentum set to continue. Moreover, despite an impressive 2021, Tez... |
| 20.11.2024 | Randamu Secures $3.3M in Pre-seed Funding Led by Protocol Labs Venture Studio to Advance Decentralized Technologies | Protocol Labs Venture Studio
BANGKOK, THAILAND, November 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Randamu, an innovator in secure, unbiased, and publicly-verifiable randomness technology, is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its pre-seed... |
| 12.11.2024 | Akave Raises $3.45M in Pre-Seed Funding | Akave, a Wilmington, DE-based company providing Filecoin Layer 2, a decentralized data management network, raised $3.4M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by Protocol Labs, Blockchange.Ventures, Lightshift, and Blockchain Builders Fund.... |
| 31.10.2024 | Avalanche Summit LATAM Highlights A Community-Driven Future | Web3 leaders from across the globe gathered in Buenos Aires for Avalanche Summit LATAM earlier this month.The three-day event was charged with energy, focusing on key defining themes: the rise of grassroots initiatives, government engagemen... |
| 26.09.2024 | Huddle01 to Launch Node Sale to Expand its Video Network, after hosting 6 million minutes of meetings | Bangalore, India, September 26th, 2024, Chainwire
The Huddle01 decentralized Real-Time Communications Network is a multi-sided network with Media Nodes, suppliers of dRTC bandwidth for participants and consumers of audio/video meetings
On N... |
| 27.02.2024 | Fluence Launches Cloudless Computing Platform, A Permissionless Answer To Centralized Cloud Providers | Zurich, Switzerland, February 27th, 2024, Chainwire
Fluence DAO deploys its native token, FLT, on Ethereum mainnet and announces the Fluence Platform, the first project to launch on InterPlanetary Consensus (from the creators of Filecoin)
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| 12.01.2024 | NonEntropy Japan Co., Ltd. Office relocated due to business expansion | - |
| 12.01.2024 | NonEntropy Japan Co., Ltd. Office relocated due to business expansion | NonEntropy Japan Co., Ltd.
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“Due to business expansion, we moved our office to Urbannet Otemachi on January 1, 2024.
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NonEntropy Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO Takuo Nishimu... |
| 18.07.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital a giugno 2023 | Nel secondo trimestre del 2023, sono stati investiti 81 miliardi di dollari di venture capital a livello globale, in calo dell’11% rispetto al primo trimestre.
Delle tre regioni, l’EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) ha mostrato la magg... |
| 15.03.2023 | Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) Launches to Revolutionize Decentralized Compute and Unlock the Potential of Open Data Economy | New Layer 1 Smart Contract Capabilities to Bring User Programmability to Filecoin
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM), an execution environment for smart contracts on the Filecoin network, is now... |
| 31.10.2022 | Decentralized Storage Alliance Launches to Bridge Chasm Between Web2 and Web3 | AMD, Seagate, and EY form alliance to accelerate the adoption of decentralized storage by enterprises
Protocol Labs and Filecoin Foundation together with other founding members, announced the launching of the Decentralized Storage Alliance ... |
| 15.06.2022 | Estonia’s NFTPort has raised $26 million, and fundamentally changed my opinion of NFTs. | Tallinn-based NFTPort has raised $26 million in a Series A funding round. As we’ve seen in the fintech sector and its associated infrastructure service providers, NFTPort is doing much the same for, you guessed it, the NFT space. The funds ... |
| 07.06.2022 | Cryptio chronicles crypto for corporates, counts $10 million in cool new capital | A Paris-based back-office platform for crypto management, Cryptio has raised $10 million in a Series A investment round. The new funds are slated to be used to bolster the team size and help the firm further develop its product lineup, and ... |
| 21.03.2022 | Meet the 12 startups participating in the new Filecoin Techstars accelerator | Techstars on Monday unveiled the 12 startups participating in its new Filecoin Techstars Accelerator, which aims to help companies using the IPFS/Filecoin blockchain-based storage network. The 13-week accelerator, run in partnership with Pr... |
| 12.03.2022 | Canza Finance raises $3.27M Seed round to empower underserved sub-Saharan Africa SMEs with financial services | --> -->
Canza Finance, an emerging markets neobank that is building the world’s largest non-institutional-based financial system, announced today the completion of its $3.27M seed round. The fundraising round was led by Fenbushi Capit... |
| 22.02.2022 | Protocol Labs launches $38M solar fund with Nelnet to decarbonize blockchain infrastructure | Protocol Labs launches $38M solar fund with Nelnet to decarbonize blockchain infrastructure
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Protocol Labs, an open-source research and development lab, launched the $38 million Filecoin NNI Renewab... |
| 13.02.2022 | Gary Vaynerchuk says 98% of NFT projects will fail after the gold rush fades. Here's why 2 experts think he might be right. | In an interview with CNBC, Gary Vaynerchuk said 98% of NFT projects will fail.
Vaynerchuk is the creator of the popular Vee Friends NFT series, the cheapest of which currently sell for about $41,000.
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| 13.02.2022 | Gary Vaynerchuk says 98% of NFT projects will fail after the gold rush fades. Here’s why 2 experts think he might be right. | Gary Vaynerchuk attends Los Angeles Lakers game. NBAE / Getty Images
In an interview with CNBC, Gary Vaynerchuk said 98% of NFT projects will fail.
Vaynerchuk is the creator of the popular Vee Friends NFT series, the cheapest of which curre... |
| 08.02.2022 | CoinList Aims to Reduce Miners’ Capital Costs With Low Collateral Filecoin Loans | CoinList, a popular token sale platform for early-stage projects, is introducing a lending service that will require low collateral upfront to borrow filecoin (FIL), specifically for new miners to begin mining.
The company aims to help new ... |
| 30.09.2021 | Turning College Scores New Funding to Bring Its Data Science Learning Platform to More EU Countries | Lithuanian edtech company Turing College has just raised $1.05m during a seed round lead by Iron Wolf Capital.
The round also saw participation from Spring Capital, as well as a number of angel investors including Juan Benet, founder of Pro... |
| 21.08.2021 | 3 Reasons Why Blockchain Companies Will Remain Remote | August 21, 2021 5 min read
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As the world starts to open up again, companies across the globe are preparing their employees for a return to the office. Many organizations are push... |
| 27.07.2021 | Element, a messaging app built on the decentralized Matrix protocol, raises $30M | After Element acquired Gitter last year to bring in more users and features into its own decentralized, Matrix-based messaging app, the startup is announcing some funding to invest in its growth.
Element has picked up $30 million in a Serie... |
| 27.07.2021 | Element bolsters decentralized team messaging with $30M raise | All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
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| 27.07.2021 | Ultra-secure Matrix messenger Element raises $30 million | Ultra-secure collaboration and messaging app Element has raised $30 million in a new funding round. Element is trusted by the French, US, and UK governments, and is in talks with 10 others. Via BWI, Element provides the official communicati... |
| 27.07.2021 | Element bolsters decentralized team messaging with $30M raise | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 13.07.2021 | Techstars and Filecoin launching new accelerator out of Seattle for blockchain startups | Techstars Seattle Managing Director Isaac Kato. (Techstars Photo)
Techstars, a global network that supports entrepreneurs, is launching a new accelerator program out of Seattle.
The Filecoin Techstars Accelerator is partnering with Protocol... |
| 21.04.2021 | Consensus 2021: The Ongoing Fight for Privacy | Privacy is a civil right worth the fight. It’s a right we’re in danger of losing – that we were always in danger of losing – as life continues to move online. Technology, we’ve found, can be a tool for freedom as well as repression, or at l... |
| 12.04.2021 | Wedbush highlights 5 crypto-linked stocks to buy and an altcoin that could double its valuation in the next 12 to 18 months as a broader crypto ecosystem develops behind the scenes | Dado Ruvic/Reuters This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 08.12.2020 | Juan Benet: From Idea to Action | Y Combinator received Juan Benet’s application for its summer batch on April 9, 2014, at 2:02 a.m. local time. Attached was a rough outline for a decentralized file-sharing system and a plan of attack. He would use his time at the highly co... |
| 10.08.2020 | How a Decentralized Randomness Beacon Could Boost Cryptographic Security | Key takeaways:
The League of Entropy is launching the first production-ready version of drand, a network that produces "randomness" (also known as entropy) for anyone to use.
Randomness is essential to cryptographic security.
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| 12.12.2019 | The Filecoin Testnet Is Live | Our portfolio company Protocol Labs is the creator of the IPFS protocol and the Filecoin protocol. The idea behind both of these open source projects is to decentralize the storage of information on the web.
The Filecoin project is very amb... |
| 29.06.2019 | Video Of The Week: What Is Web3? | Juan Benet, founder and CEO of our portfolio company Protocol Labs, developer of the IPFS and Filecoin protocols, gave this talk last fall.
I like Juan’s statement, about 10mins into this talk, that “what Bitcoin did to money, Web3 does to ... |
| 01.01.2019 | What Is Going To Happen In 2019 | Hi Everyone. Happy 2019.
Today, as is my custom on the first day of the new year, I am going to take a stab at what the year ahead will bring. I find it useful to think about what we are in for. It helps me invest and advise the companies w... |
| 18.09.2018 | Cloudflare’s IPFS Gateway | This post is jam-packed with conflicts. It is about not one, but two, of USV’s portfolio companies. The more the better in my view.
Our portfolio company Cloudflare announced yesterday that they have launched an IPFS Gateway.
IPFS is an ope... |
| 14.04.2018 | Video Of The Week: Filecoin | One of the crypto projects I am most excited about is Filecoin, which comes from USV portfolio company Protocol Labs, which also produced the popular hypermedia protocol IPFS.
In this talk, from the Blockstack Berlin conference last month, ... |
| 11.04.2018 | Filecoin Creators Launch $5 Million Crypto Grant Program | Blockchain developer Protocol Labs has launched a multi-million dollar research grant program.
The startup, which is behind projects such as Filecoin, IPFS and Coinlist, on Tuesday announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) program that will s... |
| 13.03.2018 | The Decentralized Future Series: A New Age of Investing | Alex Shelkovnikov is a co-founder of Semantic Ventures, a venture capital firm supporting relentless builders of the new decentralized economy. Prior to that Alex led investments at Deloitte Ventures and Deloitte’s blockchain business in th... |
| 04.10.2017 | Where SAFT Falls Short | Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk's advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT's Digital Currency Initiative.
In this opinion piece, his latest in a weekly series of columns, Casey offers qualified praise ... |
| 02.10.2017 | SAFT Arrives: 'Simple' Investor Agreement Aims to Remove ICO Complexities | "Toxic." That's how veteran lawyer Marco Santori described the first "SAFT" he saw.
Created by an unidentified token seller as a way to solicit investment, Santori – the head of Cooley LLP's fintech practice – went on to... |
| 08.09.2017 | Filecoin ICO Closes at Over $200 Million Raised | Yesterday, the inaugural Initial Coin Offering (ICO) hosted on CoinList, Filecoin, closed at over $200 million raised. Crowdfund Insider reported at the end of August that two Form D’s were filed with the SEC indicating Filecoin probably cl... |
| 23.08.2017 | The Filecoin ICO Has Raised Over $200 Million. How Much Higher Can it Go? | The FileCoin Initial Coin Offering, listed on Coinlist, now stands at over $200 million invested. FileCoin is already one of the largest ICO’s ever having quickly raised this incredible sum. After a temporary pause and a bumpy start on Coin... |
| 10.08.2017 | Filecoin é um serviço de armazenamento de dados inspirado no Bitcoin | Enquanto uns quebram a cabeça tentando fazer fortuna com criptomoedas, outros apostam muito dinheiro em iniciativas tecnicamente parecidas, mas com propósitos ligeiramente diferentes. É o caso do Filecoin, rede de armazenamento de dados des... |
| 16.07.2017 | New models for quality journalism, from Wikitribune to crypto tokens | Christian Catalini Contributor
Christian Catalini is the Fred Kayne (1960) Career Development Professor of Entrepreneurship Assistant Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT School of Man... |
| 08.07.2017 | Video Of The Week: IPFS and Filecoin | Our portfolio company Protocol Labs built IPFS and will now launch a token for decentralized storage called Filecoin.
Juan Benet, the founder of Protocol Labs, explains all of that in this Y Combinator video.
This is super long, but the fir... |
| 30.06.2017 | IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell | Juan Benet is the founder of Protocol Labs (YC S14). They’re working on IPFS, Filecoin, and CoinList.
Dalton Caldwell is a Partner at YC. |
| 30.06.2017 | IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell
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Transcript | Juan Benet is the founder of Protocol Labs (YC S14). They’re working on IPFS, Filecoin, and CoinList.
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| 19.05.2017 | Funding Friday: Coinlist | Some interesting developments that we have been working on came public yesterday.
Protocol Labs, a company that builds blockchain-based protocols laid out its ambitious roadmap and finally got around to announcing the seed investment USV an... |
| 18.05.2017 | Protocol Labs | Protocol Labs made a series of announcements earlier today including that Union Square Ventures made an equity investment in the company late last year. We are thrilled to be working with Juan Benet and his team and excited to be able to sh... |
| - | Cryptio chronicles crypto for corporates, counts $10 million in cool new capital | A Paris-based back-office platform for crypto management, Cryptio has raised $10 million in a Series A investment round. The new funds are slated to be used to bolster the team size and help the firm further develop its product lineup, and ... |
| - | Estonia’s NFTPort has raised $26 million, and fundamentally changed my opinion of NFTs. | Tallinn-based NFTPort has raised $26 million in a Series A funding round. As we’ve seen in the fintech sector and its associated infrastructure service providers, NFTPort is doing much the same for, you guessed it, the NFT space. The funds ... |
| - | Ultra-secure Matrix messenger Element raises $30 million | Ultra-secure collaboration and messaging app Element has raised $30 million in a new funding round. Element is trusted by the French, US, and UK governments, and is in talks with 10 others. Via BWI, Element provides the official communicati... |
