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Happy Friday! Here are the 5 most interesting crypto fundraises for the week ending 5/9/25:
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1. DogeOS App development layer for Dogecoin blockchain DogeOS raised $6.9M in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. DogeOS aims to transform Dogecoin from a meme coin into a platform supporting a wide range of consumer apps across DeFi, gaming, AI, and more, all powered natively by $DOGE This fundraise marks the first significant institutional backing for a Dogecoin-focused development stack. DOGE to the moon!
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2. Sentora Institutional DeFi asset management platform Sentora raised $25M in a Series A round led by New Form Capital with participation from Tribe Capital, Ripple, and others. Sentora is formed from the merger of IntoTheBlock and Trident Digital and aims to provide compliant, consolidated access to DeFi markets for funds, treasuries, and institutional investors through advanced yield strategies, risk management, and financial services The institutions are coming!
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3. Xweave Real-time blockchain payments platform Xweave raised $3M in a Seed round led by Jungle Ventures and Lightshift, with participation from White Star Capital, Fabric Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and others. XWeave connects traditional fiat payment rails with stablecoin networks for real-time, non-custodial cross-border payments. They’ll use this funding to expand its network across Asia and the Middle East.
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4. Alt DRX Tokenized digital real estate marketplace Alt DRX raised a $2.7M Series A from Qatar Development Bank, Brand Capital, Hindustan Media Ventures, and others. Alt DRX enables fractional ownership and trading of tokenized residential properties, allowing users to buy and sell as little as one square foot at a time (!) with algorithmic pricing and instant settlement The capital will be used to acquire residential assets, support marketing efforts, and pursue compliance licensing. Can't wait to own one square foot of a home!
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5. T-Rex L1 for entertainment T-Rex raised $17M in a Pre-seed round from Portal Ventures, North Island Ventures, Framework Ventures, and many others. T-Rex is a purpose-built blockchain for entertainment and cultural virality, designed to seamlessly reward users for everyday online interactions, such as watching, liking, or sharing content on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and X. T-Rex aims to transform the Web3 attention layer by making digital rewards and content discovery intuitive, scalable, and accessible to mainstream users and creators.
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Congrats to all the teams for their fundraises! If you enjoyed this post, please Comment, Like, and Repost! And give me a follow @mikewchan for more crypto and fundraising content. Thanks for reading!
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