Blockchain Biometrics Startup Raises $3 Million in New Funding
A startup aiming to bridge the worlds of blockchain tech and biometric security has raised $3m in new funding. HYPR raised the funds from RTP Ventures, Boldstart Ventures and Mesh Ventures. The funding round comes just under two years after the startup closed a $350,000 private investment, while at the time pitching itself as a means to secure bitcoin transactions with the help of a fingerprint. According to George Avetisov, CEO of HYPR, the majority of the funds will be used to build out the startup’s development team, based primarily in New York. Avetisov said of the funding round:....
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The biometric security startup HYPR just announced it has raised $3 million to scale its enterprise biometric solutions. HYPR: Biometric Authentication Adds Additional Value to Blockchain Solutions. HYPR, founded in 2014, is focused on two important technologies that may change the way we do business. The company combines biometric security with....
Factom, a startup that developers solutions that leverages the bitcoin blockchain has raised $4.2 million in a new round of funding led by Tim Draper of Draper Associates. Factom Inc., a blockchain technology company that has previously revealed major projects such as creating land titles via the bitcoin blockchain in Honduras, has announced a Series A round of equity funding for $4.2 million. Led by Tim Draper of Draper Associates, the funding round will further help in bringing in new personnel and in the development of Factom software that leverages the bitcoin blockchain for real-world....
Fintech startup Flutterwave announced recently that it has raised $250 million from its Series D funding round. The funding round, which attracted international investors, saw the startup’s value rise to over $3 billion.
Capital Raised to Fund Flutterwave’s Expansion Plans
The Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave recently announced it raised $250 million in a Series D funding round. The latest capital raise, led by B Capital Group, saw the fintech firm’s valuation increase to over $3 billion.
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Blockchain identity startup Cambridge Blockchain has raised more than $1.7m in new funding, public records show. According to a Form D published today by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Cambridge Blockchain has raised $1,785,000 out of a total $2m, indicating that the startup's funding efforts are ongoing. Previous SEC filings show that the startup began raising funds in March 2016. The documents show that Cambridge Blockchain had raised $635k out of a planned fundraise of $1.5m as of that month, and in a filing from last October, the startup said it had raised $1.09m out of a....
Following the startup’s partnership with Gamestop, the Sydney-based blockchain firm Immutable announced it raised $200 million in a Series C financing round led by Temasek. The company is now valued at $2.5 billion and Immutable plans to use the funds to scale the startup’s gaming studio. Immutable Raises $200 Million, NFT Startup Aims to Bolster Gaming Studio On Monday, the blockchain company Immutable revealed it raised $200 million from investors in a Series C funding round. The financing was led by Temasek alongside other participants including Tencent, Animoca Brands,....