Policy and Re2026-10-05 03:47:00Funding Weekly: Limited Raises $18.5 Million Seed Round as SoftBank Completes Another $10 Billion OpenAI InvestmentPANews’ latest funding roundup shows 61 publicly disclosed crypto financing deals in September 2026, down 1.6% from the previous month and 35.1% from a year earlier. Total funding reached about $1.269 billion, up 71.1% month over month but down 79.2% year over year. Financial services remained the main theme across crypto fundraising, spanning perpetual futures trading, institutional trading, stablecoin payments, prediction markets, enterprise finance, and DePIN. For the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, PANews counted 10 blockchain funding events worldwide with aggregate disclosed capital above $159 million. Among the headline deals, crypto business banking platform Limited closed an $18.5 million seed round with participation from Digital Currency Group, fintech firm Jeeves raised $110 million in a Series C led by CoinFund, and prediction-market liquidity provider Raven secured strategic backing from Coinbase Ventures and CMCC Global at a $90 million pre-money valuation. The report also highlighted major AI financings. According to Cailian Press, SoftBank completed a third $10 billion investment in OpenAI. Elsewhere, Helix Digital Infrastructure received a $1 billion investment from Samsung Group, while AI-native cloud platform GMI Cloud raised $668 million. The roundup also noted that China recorded 1,255 AI-related financing events in the first half of 2026, totaling about RMB 250.14 billion.490
Raven2026-09-29 13:11:46Raven closes new funding round at a $90 million valuation with backing from Coinbase Ventures and CMCC GlobalCrypto trading firm Raven has raised a new round of funding at a $90 million valuation, according to CNBC. The round included participation from Coinbase Ventures and CMCC Global. Co-founder Petar Kostov said Raven was founded in 2023 and focuses on providing liquidity for cryptocurrency trading. He also said the company has expanded into prediction markets since the second quarter of 2025. The announcement outlines the company’s valuation, the investors involved, its founding timeline, and the scope of its business as it moves beyond core crypto trading liquidity services.390
