Crypto Investment Weekly: $242M Raised, CeFi and Blockchain Lead Growth in Funding

Summary of the Week's Results
Last week, the crypto investment landscape saw a total of $242.73M raised across 32 rounds. This marks a significant increase of 67.62% in funds raised compared to the previous week, alongside a 3.23% rise in the number of rounds.
Most Active Investors
Presto Labs participated in 3 rounds, focusing on Blockchain Service and Blockchain Infrastructure categories.
Animoca Brands also took part in 3 rounds, with a focus on Chain and Blockchain Infrastructure.
Hashed Fund was involved in 3 rounds, concentrating on Social, Blockchain Infrastructure, and Blockchain Service.
Most Interesting Categories
CeFi led with $135.00M raised in 1 round, a jump from $45.00M in the previous week.
Blockchain Service followed, raising $43.80M across 8 rounds, slightly up from $42.25M in 10 rounds last week.
Blockchain Infrastructure secured $39.50M in 7 rounds, showing growth from $27.36M in 4 rounds the prior week.
Biggest Rounds
Public, CeFi with $135.00M raised from Accel. Public is an investing platform helping users build portfolios with fractional assets, ensuring a community-driven experience that prioritizes investors.
Union, Blockchain Infrastructure with $12.00M raised from multiple investors. Union’s ZK bridge architecture enhances Cosmos communication on Ethereum, utilizing a consensus mechanism and zero-knowledge proving.
Spexi, Blockchain Service with $11.50M raised from Moonshots Capital. Spexi leverages drone tech for high-res aerial imagery, rewarding pilots in cash and tokens through its Fly-to-Earn model.
Earos, Blockchain Infrastructure with $10.00M raised from Lemon Ltd. Earos enables the creation of autonomous AI Agents on a decentralized network, ensuring fair ownership and rewards.
Interlace, Blockchain Service with $10.00M raised from BitRock Capital. Interlace offers fund management solutions for cross-border transactions across sectors like Web3 and e-commerce.