A korábbi Andreessen Horowitz vezetők 25 millió dolláros finanszírozási kör után elindítják a Bastiont

A korábbi Andreessen Horowitz vezetők 25 millió dolláros finanszírozási kör után elindítják a Bastiont

Időbélyeg: 18. szeptember 2023. 11:26
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Az Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) kripto részlegének két korábbi vezetőjének sikerült 25 millió dolláros magvető finanszírozást összegyűjtenie az újonnan indult, Bastion Web3-as startupjukhoz – a kockázatitőke-finanszírozás közelmúltbeli aszálya ellenére. 

On Sept. 18, the new firm, Bastion, bejelentés the launch of its product suite. The firm’s goal is to enable companies to integrate Web3 infrastructure into their existing enterprise technologies.

Bastion was co-founded by two former executives with a16z’s crypto division, including former chief technology officer Riyaz Faizullabhoy and former chief security officer Nassim Eddequiouaq who left the firm in April.

The $25 million funding round was led by their former employer, a16z crypto. Nomura Group’s Laser Digital Ventures, Robot Ventures, Aptos Ventures, and Alchemy Ventures, were also investors in the seed funding round.

In a statement, Bastion said the funding will be used to scale company operations, recruit top engineering talent, and secure additional licensing to further diversify its product offerings.

A Bastion társalapítója, Faizullabhoy hozzátette, hogy a sikeres finanszírozási kör a folyamatban lévő kriptotél ellenére jött létre.

„Egyértelmű volt, hogy bár a kriptográfia visszatért egy másik medvepiacra, ezúttal a kriptográfia nagyon is itt marad.

Crypto venture funding has fallen dramatically this year. According to Defillama, there was just $283 million in fundraising in August. This is down 68% from the $877 in crypto venture funding in February.

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Bastion will offer őrizet services, digital asset transactions, and wallets.

Bastion co-founder Eddequiouaq commented, “We founded Bastion to enable businesses to onboard their products and end-users into a web3 environment without the complicated, overwhelming experience we know today.”

While Arianna Simpson, general partner of a16z crypto mondott, “We believe in Nass and Riyaz’s vision of making web3 safe and accessible for companies in every industry and are extremely excited to support them in making it a reality.”

Earlier this month, a16z LED a funding round for blockchain-based intellectual property (IP) ownership platform Story Protocol which raised $54 million.

In June the firm bejelentés the opening of a new London office amid ongoing regulatory pressure in the United States.

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