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Venture capital investment in crypto rebounded in the second quarter of 2025, with companies raising $10.03 billion over the three-month period ending June. It was the strongest quarter since Q1 2022, at $16.64 billion. June accounted for the lion’s share, pulling in $5.14 billion, the highest monthly figure since January 2022, according to data from CryptoRank. The surge followed months of relative stagnation, suggesting that the appetite for crypto is recovering. Leading the pack, Strive Funds, an asset manager founded by American entrepreneur and politician Vivek Ramaswamy, secured $750 million in May to establish “alpha-generating” strategies through Bitcoin (BTC)-related purchases. TwentyOneCapital secured $585 million in funding in April, making it the second-largest raise of the quarter. Securitize ranked third in Q2 2025 with a $400 million raise, followed by other notables, including Kalshi ($185 million), Auradine ($153 million), ZenMEV ($140 million) and Digital Asset ($135 million). Source: CryptoRank Related: VC Roundup: DeFi, AI, hybrid exchanges showcase resilient month for crypto Coinbase Ventures dominates investments in Q2 Coinbase Ventures led Q2 activity with 25 deals between April and June, topping the list of active investors. Animoca Brands, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Pantera Capital also ranked high, helping drive the quarter’s surge in deal volume. In June, Coinbase Ventures again topped the chart with 10 investments, followed by Pantera Capital with eight, Galaxy with five, and Paradigm (which led in the number of lead investments) with four deals. Other active firms included Animoca Brands, a16z, Cyber Fund and GSR. Fundraising activity was spread across various sectors, with blockchain infrastructure and DeFi drawing significant interest. CeFi, NFT and GameFi categories also saw moderate activity, while memecoin funding remained muted despite occasional spikes. Over the past year, seed-stage deals accounted for the largest share of crypto fundraising rounds, making up 19.43% of the total…

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Filed under: News - @ July 8, 2025 2:28 pm