Top 10 Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – January 1st – 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the Cryptocurrency/Blockchain sector over the past month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
Early Stage VC
- Babylon Labs, a blockchain project platform that brings Bitcoin’s security to all blockchains without any extra energy cost, raised $15 million of venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz.
- Predicate, a network that simplifies transaction prerequisites, raised $8 million of Series A venture funding.
- Superstate, a blockchain-based investment platform that facilitates the tokenization and on-chain handling of financial assets, raised $82.5 million through a combination of Series B-1, Series B-2, and Series B-3 venture funding in a deal led by Bain Capital and Distributed Global.
- Aeon, a crypto payment framework that supports automated transactions between AI agents and real-world commerce, raised venture funding from Contribution Capital.
- Moneydevkit, a digital payment platform that supports online payment acceptance using crypto, raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Chapter One.
- Ubyx, a stablecoin clearing system that transforms stablecoins into digital cash equivalents, raised venture funding from Barclays.
Accelerator/Incubator
- XStable, a trading platform that trades gold, stocks,and RWA assets directly from wallet, joined Solana Solaris Accelerator as a part of its cohort 2.
- Noise Labs, a programmatic liquidity platform that facilitates trading of trends and narratives as assets, joined Mega Mafia as part of its MegaMafia cohort 1.
Angel
- Ra Labs, software platforms that support the creation and development of advanced digital products, raised $175,000 of angel funding in the form of SAFE notes.
- Blue Ridge Treasury, a Bitcoin and Ethereum treasury company that offers strategic crypto accumulation facilities, raised $500,000 of angel funding.
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Rashidah Billups
Managing Director
Seasoned financial professional with over 20 years of experience in technology, investment banking, commercial banking, credit, and asset management. Diverse background and executive presence with unique perspectives. Managed relationships at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an AVP and served as NJ State Co-Chair for the company's Corporate Philanthropic networks. Developed investment client relationships at Morgan Stanley and founded an independent financial advisory firm. CFO at RMCG, a leading firm in tokenization of real-world assets on-chain and played a pivotal role in raising capital for multi-million-dollar projects in real estate and technology, launching the FraXion Token and FraXion Marketplace. Bachelor of Science in Finance from William Paterson University, studied Intellectual Property Law at Cambridge University, and holds technology certifications in network cabling and fiber optics. FINRA Series 7 and 66 licensed.
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