Recent Funding Rounds for Crypto Projects & Companies on Oct 17th

1. Fileverse – Pre-Seed Round

• Date: October 17, 2023
• Financing Amount: $1.5M
• Category: Others
• Subcategory: Storage
• About: Fileverse has successfully secured $1.5 million in a pre-seed round. This was spearheaded by Gnosis Chain and F.actor, with participation from Mask Network, Arweave Ecosystem, Forward Research, Galxe, Balaji Srinivasan, among others.
• Company Overview: Fileverse is a trustless collaboration dApp championed by over 14,000 Gitcoin & Ethereum donors. It empowers users to securely store and share diverse content forms using only their digital wallet.
• Major Investors:
  • Gnosis: A US-based fund established in 2017 with 13 portfolios.
  • F.actor: An entity with 3 portfolios.
  • Arweave: A UK-based corporate investor initiated in 2017 with 21 portfolios.

2. Darewise Entertainment – ICO

• Date: October 17, 2023
• Financing Amount: $3.5M
• Category: Others
• Subcategory: Not specified
• About: Darewise Entertainment, the brain behind “Life Beyond,” announced a successful $3.5 million token presale. Investors involved include GameFi Ventures, London Real Ventures, Citizen Capital, Blocore, and Animoca Ventures.
• Company Overview: A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Darewise Entertainment stands at the cutting edge of tech, focusing on sculpting the metaverse’s future on the Bitcoin blockchain. Passionate about innovation, Darewise aims to shape a more immersive, interconnected, and thrilling future for everyone.
• Major Investors:
  • GameFi Ventures: Has 9 portfolios.
  • London Real Ventures: Based in the UK.
  • Blocore: A Korean fund founded in 2020 with 7 portfolios.
  • Animoca Brands: A corporate investor from Hong Kong, established in 2014 with a vast portfolio of 229 companies.
• Founders & Team:
  • Benjamin Charbit
  • Samuel Kahn