Crypto VC Funding: BitGo leads with $212.8m IPO, Superstate bags $82.5m

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Overview

Crypto VC funding reached $381.79 million across 13 projects during January 18-24, 2026. BitGo led the week with a $212.8 million IPO, accounting for over half of the total funding. Superstate and ZBD followed with $82.5 million and $40 million raises respectively.

Major Funding Rounds

BitGo

• Raised $212.80 million through IPO
• Total raised to date: $382.3 million
• A digital asset security company

Superstate

• Secured $82.50 million in Series B round
• An asset management firm
• Backed by Bain Capital Crypto, Schonfeld Global, and Haun Ventures, alongside other investors
• Total raised to date: $100.5 million

ZBD (Zebedee)

• Raised $40 million in Series C round
• Backed by Blockstream Capital Partners
• A global Web3 payment service provider for gaming
• Total raised to date: $87.3 million

River (ex Satoshi Protocol)

• Gathered $12 million in strategic round
• Building a chain-abstraction stablecoin system
• Investors include Tron, Justin Sun, and Maelstrom
• Total raised to date: $14 million

Finst

• Raised $9.35 million in Series A round
• Backed by Endeit
• A Netherlands-based cryptocurrency exchange

Cork Protocol

• Secured $5.50 million in seed round
• Investors include Road Capital, CSX, and Collab

Other Notable Funding

• Akedo: $5 million in seed round
• Bitway (ex Side protocol): $4.44 million in seed round with $50 million FDV
• Warden: $4 million in strategic round with $200 million FDV
• Immunefi: $2.50 million in public sale
• HyperLend: $1.70 million in unknown round
• Pan Network: $1 million in unknown round
• Bitway (ex Side protocol): $1 million in public sale