The last week of November 2024 has experienced a pivot towards DeFi and financial services within the cryptocurrency investment landscape, highlighted by World Liberty Financial’s successful $30 million funding round.

This week has recorded total investments surpassing $90 million, notably lower than the previous week’s $125 million and the week before that, which saw $120 million.

In an analysis of data from Crypto Fundraising, Crypto.news has highlighted the projects that secured the most funding during this period. Here’s a summary:

World Liberty Financial, $30 million

  • The startup, supported by Donald Trump, secured $30 million from billionaire Justin Sun.
  • Justin Sun is the founder of the Tron (TRON) blockchain.
  • Sun is slated to act as an advisor, concentrating on the development of DeFi and the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem.

Partior, $20 million

  • Raised $20 million during its Series B financing round.
  • Received an investment from Deutsche Bank.
  • The initiative focuses on developing payment solutions.
  • To date, Partior has raised a total of $80 million.

Kernel DAO, $10 million

  • Secured $10 million in an undisclosed funding round.
  • Supported by Binance Labs along with over 15 other investors.
  • Kernel DAO is actively building on the BNB Chain ecosystem.

Balance (E-PAL), $10 million

  • Secured $10 million in an undisclosed funding round.
  • Balance specializes in AI-driven gaming solutions.
  • The project has raised a cumulative total of $40 million.

Noteworthy crypto VC funding rounds below $5 million

  • Schuman Financial achieved $7.36 million in seed funding.
  • Avant Protocol received $6.50 million in seed funding at a $25 million FDV.
  • Talus Network raised $5 million in a strategic round with a $150 million FDV.
  • OpenTrade secured $4 million in seed funding.
  • U2U Network raised $3.80 million in an undisclosed round.
  • Rarimo received $2.50 million in an undisclosed round.
  • Moongate raised $2.50 million in an undisclosed round.
  • Bleap achieved $2.30 million in pre-seed funding at a $10 million FDV.
  • BRKT secured $1.75 million in seed funding.
  • Margarita Finance raised $1 million in pre-seed funding.
  • N3MUS obtained $800,000 in pre-seed funding.
  • Pulse gathered $400,000 in an undisclosed round.
  • Girin Labs secured $300,000 in an undisclosed round.

To learn more about last week’s crypto VC funding data, click here.