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Decentralized Prediction Markets Platform Hedgehog Markets Raises $3.5M in Seed Funding
– Hedgehog markets, a decentralized prediction markets platform built on the Solana blockchain, announced the close of its $3.5M seed funding round.
– Investors include prominent venture and digital asset firms Reciprocal Ventures, Republic Labs, Alameda Research, Divergence Ventures, MGNR, and Manna.
– Hedgehog also received a grant from the Solana Foundation.
– Hedgehog will use the new funding to propel its mainnet launch (the platform is currently in open beta), bring on additional key talent, and continue reaching development milestones.
– Not only will Hedgehog have evolved from idea to live product in less than a year, but it will also be the first prediction markets platform to launch on Solana mainnet.
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ClayStack Liquid Staking Protocol Raises $5.2 Million in Seed Funding Co-Led by CoinFund and ParaFi Capital
– ClayStack is a next-generation staking platform for digital assets.
– The company raised $5.2m in a seed funding round co-led by leading blockchain-focused investment firm, CoinFund, and ParaFi Capital.
– The round also received participation from Coinbase Ventures, Spartan Group, HyperSphere, Defiance Capital, Hashed, Solana Foundation, The LAO, Genblock Capital, Ledger Prime, Animoca Brands, Republic Labs, and more.
– The recent funding will help ClayStack redefine the current staking ecosystem by building a robust platform that is secure and open for all.
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Kafene raises $14M to offer buy now, pay later to the subprime consumer
– Kafene, a buy now, pay later company, raised $14m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by Global Founders Capital and Third Prime Ventures and also included participation from Valar, Company.co, Hermann Capital, Gaingels, Republic Labs, Uncorrelated Ventures and FJ labs.
– Kafene’s “flexible ownership” model is designed to not let that happen to a consumer. If for some reason, someone has to forfeit on a payment, Kafene comes to pick up the item and the customer is no longer under obligation to pay for it moving forward.
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Zoe Financial Announces $10 Million Series A to Provide Consumers More Access to the Best Independent Financial Advisors
– Zoe Financial announced the close of a $10m Series A investment round, led by SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund.
– With this investment, Zoe will advance the development of its end-to-end digital products to deliver the most user-friendly experience for finding and hiring a highly vetted financial advisor.
– In addition, the financing will enable Zoe to accelerate hiring to support its fast-growing marketplace.
– SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund is joined by new investors Aaron Schildkrout (Investor at Addition & Former Global Head of Growth at Uber,) Jessica Lachs (VP of Data Science at DoorDash), Chris Nakutis (Former COO at Bird), and Republic Labs.
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Cere Network raises $5 million to create decentralized data cloud platform
– Cere Network has raised $5m for its decentralized data cloud (DDC) platform, which is launching today for developers.
– The company’s ambition is to take on data cloud leader Snowflake.
– The investment was led by Republic Labs, the investment arm of crowdsourced funding platform Republic.
– Other investors include Woodstock Fund, JRR Capital, Ledger Prime, G1 Ventures, ZB exchange, and Gate.io exchange.
– Cere Network previously raised $5m from Binance Labs and Arrington XRP Capital, amongst others, bringing its total raised to $10m.
– The Cere DDC platform launches to developers today, which allows thousands of data queries to be hosted on the blockchain, the transparent and secure digital ledger.
