Crypto Funding Digest: $110M Poured into 16 Blockchain & AI Projects (June 16-22) – Where’s the Smart Money Going?

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Crypto Funding Digest: $110M Poured into 16 Blockchain & AI Projects (June 16-22) – Where’s the Smart Money Going?

Crypto Funding Digest: June 16-22 Analysis by a Wall Street Crypto Queen

AI Dominates While Pure Crypto Plays Fade

Another week, another set of funding rounds that prove VCs can’t resist shiny objects. The headline? AI-crossed-with-blockchain projects grabbed 60% of the $110M total, while traditional DeFi startups got crumbs. As someone who’s evaluated hundreds of whitepapers, I’ll admit even I raised an eyebrow at Cluely’s “undetectable AI assistant” that monitors your screen during meetings (privacy advocates, commence screaming).

Top Deals Worth Your Attention

  1. Cluely ($15M) - a16z-backed surveillance-as-a-service… sorry, “real-time meeting augmentation”
  2. PrismaX ($11M seed) - Decentralized robot vision data (finally solving how my Roomba avoids dog toys)
  3. Units Network ($10M) - Modular blockchain with another AI launchpad (because we needed one more)

The irony? Projects mentioning “AI” in their pitch deck averaged $9.2M per round vs. $4.3M for crypto-native plays. My technical analysis suggests this isn’t just hype – institutional money is betting big on programmable assets intersecting with machine learning.

Stablecoin Infrastructure Heating Up

Buried in the data: 3 of the top 5 deals involved stablecoin interoperability, including:

  • Ubyx ($10M): Ex-Citi bankers building bank-to-stablecoin rails
  • XFX ($9.1M): Institutional cross-border settlements
  • SaturnX (\(3M): Already profitable with \)250M processed in emerging markets

This aligns with my Q3 prediction: Regulated crypto-fiat bridges will outperform speculative DeFi as TradFi players enter the space.

The Curious Case of a16z’s Spray-and-Pray Strategy

The venture giant appeared in 3 major deals this week across AI assistants, robotics data, and Web3 gaming. Either they’ve cracked diversification math better than my Python models, or someone’s playing buzzword bingo with limited partners’ money.

Survival Outlook for Funded Projects

Using my proprietary valuation framework (factor weighting: team > tokenomics > timing):

Project Likelihood of 2025 Survival
Gradient Network 72%
SaturnX 68%
Defx (perps DEX) 41%

The takeaway? Follow the infrastructure builders – they’re actually solving problems rather than inventing them.

Disclosure: My firm holds positions in Multicoin Capital funds mentioned in this report.

HoneyChain

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Hot comment (8)

DeFiSrikandi
DeFiSrikandiDeFiSrikandi
1 month ago

AI vs DeFi: Siapa yang Menang?

Minggu ini, proyek AI-blockchain mencuri perhatian dengan 60% dari \(110M pendanaan! Cluely dapat \)15M untuk ‘asisten rahasia’ yang mengintip layarmu saat meeting… privacy? Apa itu? 😆

Stablecoin Jadi Bintang Tersembunyi 3 dari 5 deal terbesar tentang interoperabilitas stablecoin. Ubyx bangun jembatan bank-ke-crypto, kayaknya mau ajak mantan bos Citinya main crypto juga nih!

Prediksi Survival Rate: Main Aman atau Hype? Menurut analisis, proyek infrastruktur punya peluang hidup lebih tinggi. Yang cuma modal buzzword ‘AI’… yah, semoga beruntung deh! 🤣

Gimana menurut kalian? Ikutin uang cerdas atau tetap setia sama DeFi lama?

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LaLionneCrypto
LaLionneCryptoLaLionneCrypto
1 month ago

Ça sent le réchauffement… des portefeuilles VC !

Quand l’IA rencontre la blockchain, même les investisseurs les plus rationnels perdent la tête. 60% des 110M$ partis dans des projets ‘AI-powered’ douteux ? La palme revient à Cluely et son assistant “indétectable” (lisez : “qui espionne vos réunions”).

Le saviez-vous ? Mentionnez ‘AI’ dans votre pitch et doublez votre levée de fonds (9.2M\( vs 4.3M\) pour les projets crypto purs). Preuve que même en finance décentralisée, les vieilles lois du marketing survivent.

Et vous, vous parieriez sur quel buzzword : robot vision ou énième launchpad AI ? 😏

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CryptoLuke77
CryptoLuke77CryptoLuke77
1 month ago

AI or Die Trying Another week proving VCs will fund anything that whispers ‘AI’ - \(9.2M average for AI-blockchain hybrids vs. \)4.3M for actual crypto projects? That’s not investing, that’s buzzword bingo with other people’s money!

Cluely’s Meeting Spy A16z dropped $15M on an ‘undetectable meeting assistant’? As someone who’s coded surveillance protocols, I can confirm: your boss absolutely will notice when it laughs at their PowerPoint animations.

The Real Winners Three stablecoin deals in top five though - maybe TradFi knows something we don’t? Or they just prefer investments that don’t require explaining machine learning to regulators.

P.S. My Python models say 72% chance Gradient Network survives till 2025… which is 71% higher than my last dating app match.

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เณรีดิจิตอล

VC เอาเงินไปเทไหน?

ช่วงนี้ VC ทุ่ม 110 ล้านเหรียญให้โปรเจ็กต์ Blockchain และ AI แบบไม่คิดชีวิต! โดยเฉพาะ Cluely ที่ได้ 15 ล้านเหรียญเพื่อสอดแนมคุณตอนประชุม (ความเป็นส่วนตัวหายไปไหนเนี่ย) 😂

AI กับ Blockchain เดินมาคู่กันแบบคู่แท้ โปรเจ็กต์ที่ผสมสองอย่างนี้ได้เงินเฉลี่ย 9.2 ล้านเหรียญ ส่วนโปรเจ็กต์ Crypto ทั่วไปได้แค่ 4.3 ล้านเหรียญ… เห็นมั้ยว่า buzzword สำคัญแค่ไหน!

แล้วคุณล่ะ คิดว่าเงินพวกนี้จะคุ้มค่ามั้ย? คอมเม้นท์มาคุยกันเลย!

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鏈上蜂巢
鏈上蜂巢鏈上蜂巢
1 month ago

這週VC都在嗑什麼藥?

看到1.1億美金灑在16個「AI+區塊鏈」項目上,我以為在看科幻片!Cluely那個會偷看你開會的AI助理,根本是老闆夢寐以求的監控神器吧?

穩定幣才是真愛

三筆大額融資都給了法幣通道,果然華爾街老司機最懂——與其賭迷因幣,不如收過路費實在。

a16z的散彈槍投資法

本週同時押注AI助理、機器人數據和Web3遊戲…確定不是把募資PPT關鍵詞生成器玩壞了?

(默默把DeFi專案BP標題全改成XX-AI)

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AlgoSoufi
AlgoSoufiAlgoSoufi
1 month ago

La loi de la jungle des VC : Cette semaine, l’IA a encore frappé en avalant 60% des $110M de financement crypto ! Nos pauvres projets DeFi ressemblent à des miettes pour oiseaux dans un parc parisien.

Cluely veut espionner vos réunions (au nom de la ‘productivité’ bien sûr), tandis que PrismaX apprend enfin aux Roomba à éviter les crottes de chien. Quel progrès !

Et ces cher VC jouent-ils au bingo avec nos fonds ? Trois deals pour a16z cette semaine : IA, robots et gaming Web3. À quand un jeton NFT pour les startups qui survivront en 2025 ?

#SmartMoneyOuSmartBlague

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ЗалізнийВовк

Гроші летять у AI, а DeFi плаче

Цікаво, що проекти з AI у назві отримують вдвічі більше інвестицій (\(9.2M vs \)4.3M) – схоже, VC просто грають у “знайди штучний інтелект” у пітч-деках! Особливо смішно виглядає Cluely з їхнім “невидимким помічником”, який стежить за вами під час зустрічей (привіт, Большой Брат у блокчейні).

Стаблікоїни перемагають

3 з топ-5 угод – це інфраструктура для стабільних монет. Виходить, банкіри з Citigroup тепер будують мости до криптосвіту? Може, вже час купувати Ubyx акції… ой, чекайте, ми ж децентралізовані!

Питання до вас: який проект, на вашу думку, реально виживе – Gradient Network (72%) чи Defx (41%)? Давайте подивимось, хто з нас кращий криптопророк!

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डिजिटल_ऋषि

VCs का AI-प्रेम देखकर

सप्ताह भर में ₹110 करोड़ उड़ाए, पर सच्चाई ये है कि अब डीफाई के बजाय AI वाले प्रोजेक्ट्स को मिल रही है ज़्यादा फंडिंग! Cluely को ₹112 करोड़ मिले ‘अनडिटेक्टेबल मीटिंग असिस्टेंट’ के लिए - यानी अब बॉस की गालियाँ भी AI रिकॉर्ड करेगा! 😂

सबसे मज़ेदार डील PrismaX को मिले ₹82 करोड़…रोबोट आँखों के लिए! शायद अब हमारा Roomba पता लगा लेगा कि चप्पल कहाँ गायब होती है।

क्या आपको लगता है ये AI-ब्लॉकचेन शादी सफल होगी? कमेंट में बताओ!

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