The week of November 9-15, 2025, recorded $122.35 million in crypto funding across 10 projects. Summary Crypto startups raised $122.35M this week, led by Lighter’s strong $68M round. Funding flowed into AI gaming, compute networks, and encrypted blockchain platforms. Ten projects secured capital, with smaller rounds from Bluefin, Curvance, and others. As per the data, Lighter’s $68 million raise led the last week’s funding period that featured derivatives platforms, gaming ventures, and infrastructure development. Here’s a breakdown of this week’s crypto VC activity as per Cryptofundraising data: Lighter has raised $68 million in an unknown round The project has a fully diluted valuation of $1.50 billion The investment was backed by Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, and Haun Ventures Kyuzo’s Friends Kyuzo’s Friends secured $11 million in an unknown round The project is an AI-driven Web3 social game Investors include DeAgency, Stratified Capital, and Chain Capital Acurast Acurast is a decentralized verifiable compute network Raised $11 million in an unknown round The investment was backed by CoinList, Scytale Digital, and P2O2 Acurast has raised a total of $16.4 million Seismic Gathered $10 million in an unknown round Investors include AI6Z, Polychain Capital, and Amber Group Seismic is an encrypted blockchain platform and has raised $17 million so far Self Protocol Self Protocol raised $9 million in a seed round The investment was backed by Green Field, Scytale Digital, and Spearhead Self is a digital identity and trust infrastructure platform Projects Under $5 Million Funding Bluefin (ex Firefly, dTrade), $4.35 million in an unknown round Curvance, $4 million in a strategic round Shodai Network, $2.5 million in a seed round Takadao, $1.5 million in a seed round Tria, $1 million in a public sale Read last week’s VC funding activity here.
