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TLDR: Smartpay raises $7m in Pre-Series A funding round Smartpay, a Japanese-embedded FinTech company, has secured $7 million in a pre-series A round from SMBC Venture Capital and Angel Bridge VC. The

TLDR: Raising too much capital too early is a common mistake made by founders, according to a VC. This can lead to dilution, lack of focus, hiring the wrong people, attracting the

TLDR: Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is facing funding difficulties with zero dollars raised in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. Global venture capital funding saw a slight recovery in Q1FY24, but the

TLDR: Aligned Layer, a startup focusing on a universal verification layer for Ethereum, raised $2.6 million in seed funding led by Lemniscap. The company plans to use the funding to expand operations,

TLDR: • Venture capitalists are increasing liquidity for alternative funding methods for crypto startups, such as grants and node sales. • Investment in crypto firms rose by 38% in the first quarter

TLDR: Relevance Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in Series A and Series B health and wellness companies. They focus on supporting businesses that yield above-market returns and positively impact

TLDR: Venture capital funding for Bitcoin startups quadrupled in 2023, despite a decline in overall VC activity. Developer activity on Bitcoin has surged with new technological capabilities on the network. Venture capital

TLDR: Venture capital interest in Bitcoin startups has exploded, with funding for Bitcoin companies quadrupling in 2023. The number of Bitcoin-native pre-seed deals increased by 360% last year, while the number of

TLDR: Monad raises $225M in a funding round led by Paradigm for their parallel EVM Berachain secures $100M in Series B funding with a new proof-of-liquidity consensus mechanism Venture capitalists are showing

TLDR: Women’s sports are on the rise, with increased viewership and interest. Hedge fund billionaires like Marc Lasry are seeing this as a lucrative investment opportunity. This article highlights the top funders