{"id":20080,"date":"2023-07-19T02:43:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T02:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/polychain-capital-coinfund-raise-350m-for-new-crypto-funds-report\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T02:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T02:43:38","slug":"polychain-capital-coinfund-raise-350m-for-new-crypto-funds-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/polychain-capital-coinfund-raise-350m-for-new-crypto-funds-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Polychain Capital, Coinfund raise $350M for new crypto funds: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
Over $350 million has been raised by crypto venture capital firms Polychain Capital and Coinfund, with respective reported raises of $200 million for a new investment fund and $152 million for a seed fund.<\/p>\n
A July 18 Forbes report said Polychain\u2019s $200 million sum was raised in the \u201cfirst close\u201d of its fourth investment fund, according to sources familiar with the matter. The close means Polychain has now signed agreements with investors and can begin issuing funding to startups and projects. <\/p>\n
Despite the significant raise, Polychain still intends to raise $400 million in total for the new fund. Additionally, Polychain let go of three members of its research team due to its new investing priorities. <\/p>\n
Polychain currently manages a total of three funds with approximately $2.6 billion in assets under management, according to Pitchbook data.<\/p>\n
Despite VC funding for crypto projects declining consistently for over a year, VC firm Coinfund also raised $152 million for its fourth seed fund, according to a July 18 Bloomberg report.<\/p>\n
\nJuly is CoinFund\u2019s 8th anniversary, celebrating the journey of @jbrukh<\/a> @flexthought<\/a> and team from kitchen table to cap table. We\u2019re thrilled to bolster this milestone with the announcement that CoinFund has closed its $158M Seed IV Fund to back the leaders of the new internet
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