The week of November 9-15, 2025, recorded $122.35 million in crypto funding across 10 projects.
Summary
- Crypto startups raised $122.35M this week, led by Lighter’s strong $68M round.
- Funding flowed into AI gaming, compute networks, and encrypted blockchain platforms.
- Ten projects secured capital, with smaller rounds from Bluefin, Curvance, and others.
As per the data, Lighter’s $68 million raise led the last week’s funding period that featured derivatives platforms, gaming ventures, and infrastructure development.
Here’s a breakdown of this week’s crypto VC activity as per Cryptofundraising data:
Lighter
- Lighter has raised $68 million in an unknown round
- The project has a fully diluted valuation of $1.50 billion
- The investment was backed by Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, and Haun Ventures
Kyuzo’s Friends
- Kyuzo’s Friends secured $11 million in an unknown round
- The project is an AI-driven Web3 social game
- Investors include DeAgency, Stratified Capital, and Chain Capital
🎉 We’re excited to share that the Kyuzo’s Friends team has raised $11M! 🎉
✨ This round — joined by @DeAgentAI , @StratifiedCap , @ChainCapital666 , @Knightfury404 , @xwavelabs , and @LBankLabs — will accelerate our global expansion and upgrades to our AI creation systems.… pic.twitter.com/c0AGLFtjEB
— Kyuzo's Friends (@KyuzosFriends) November 12, 2025
Acurast
- Acurast is a decentralized verifiable compute network
- Raised $11 million in an unknown round
- The investment was backed by CoinList, Scytale Digital, and P2O2
- Acurast has raised a total of $16.4 million
Seismic
- Gathered $10 million in an unknown round
- Investors include AI6Z, Polychain Capital, and Amber Group
- Seismic is an encrypted blockchain platform and has raised $17 million so far
Self Protocol
- Self Protocol raised $9 million in a seed round
- The investment was backed by Green Field, Scytale Digital, and Spearhead
- Self is a digital identity and trust infrastructure platform
Projects Under $5 Million Funding
Read last week’s VC funding activity here.
