Crypto VC Funding: Verb Technology leads with $558m raise, Satsuma follows with $217.6m
cryptonews
08/10
Crypto funding in the week of Aug. 3-9 pulled in $1.46 billion across 18 projects, with institutional heavyweights pouring record sums into blockchain, AI, and payments infrastructure.
Leading the pack, TON ecosystem player Verb Technology, while Ripple’s $200 million acquisition of Rail signaled a push to expand fiat–stablecoin payment rails.
AI-blockchain hybrids like Satsuma Technology and OpenMind also drew big checks, underscoring investor appetite for convergence plays in crypto infrastructure and next-gen applications.
Summary
TON ecosystem receives major institutional backing with Verb Technology’s $558M raise
M&A activity spikes as Ripple acquires Rail for $200M payment infrastructure expansion
AI-blockchain integration brought in notable funding
Here’s our analysis of this week’s numbers, courtesy of the Crypto Fundraising website:
Verb Technology is a previously Ai-powered SaaS firm
Backed by Kingsway Capital, Blockchain.com, and SuperDAO
Satsuma Technology Plc (SATS.L)
Satsuma secured $217.6 million in an Unknown round
The project is a UK-listed AI infrastructure company
Investors include Haun Ventures, Pantera, and Blockchain.com
The firm has raised over $352.6 million so far
Rail
Raised $200 million through M&A
Rail is a fiat-stablecoin infrastructure platform
The investment was backed by Ripple
Payment infrastructure acquisition
Big news: Rail is joining @Ripple!A huge milestone in our mission to build trusted, enterprise-grade infrastructure for global payments.We power 10%+ of all B2B stablecoin volume. Now, with Ripple’s backing, we’re scaling even faster. 🌍Thank you to our team, clients,…
— Rail (@RailFinancial) August 7, 2025
Bit2Me
Bit2Me gathered $34.86 million in an Unknown round
The investment was backed by Tether
The project has raised $56.99 million so far
OpenMind
OpenMind raised $20 million in an Unknown round
The project focuses on AI, Identity, and Infrastructure
Investors include Pantera, Ribbit Capital, and HSG
Gained +11 new investors
Today, we are thrilled to announce our $20M raise led by @PanteraCapital.The future of thinking machines is OPEN. pic.twitter.com/81JwiMtKY3
— OpenMind (@openmind_agi) August 4, 2025
MANTRA
MANTRA secured $20 million in an Unknown round
The funding was backed by Inveniam Capital
The project has raised $31 million so far
Real world news. We’ve entered into a strategic partnership with @InveniamIO – a global leader in decentralized data infrastructure for private market assets. Together, we’ll be building a global institutional ecosystem for #realworldassets that’s anchored in the #UAE and… pic.twitter.com/NfkO63ssEH
— MANTRA | Tokenizing RWAs (@MANTRA_Chain) August 5, 2025
Projects < $20 million
SuperGaming, $15 million in a Series B round
BOB (Build on Bitcoin), $9.5 million in a Strategic round
Perle Labs (ex Kiva AI), $9 million in a Seed round
Lightnet, $5 million in an Unknown round
Euphoria, $5 million in a Seed round
Espresso Systems, $4 million in a Public sale with $400 million fully diluted valuation
BlindPay, $3.3 million in a Seed round
Doppler Finance, $3 million in a Seed round
TheoriqAI (ChainML), $3 million in a Public sale with $75 million fully diluted valuation
AixBlock, $1.74 million in Grants funding
Hylo, $1.5 million in a Seed round
Kuvi AI, $700,000 in a Seed round
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