During the first week of January 2026, investors actively supported technology and cryptocurrency projects. The editorial team recorded 30 investment deals, of which 22 disclosed amounts totaling over $794 million.
This is reported by Finway
Venture Investments
The most significant investment rounds included:
- $150 million — investment in Alpaca, a developer of infrastructure for brokers;
- $70 million — funding for the Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange ICEx;
- $20 million — investment in the startup Project Eleven for the development of post-quantum cryptography.
Token Sales and Corporate Deals
This week, five token sales took place, including:
- $11.5 million — raised by the startup Trove;
- $10 million — XMAQUINA successfully conducted a token sale;
- $8 million — token sale for the Ranger project.
Among the significant corporate deals was Polygon Labs’ acquisition of two crypto startups, Coinme and Sequence, for $250 million, as well as Ripple Labs’ investment in LMAX Group for $150 million.
“We are observing a sustained interest from investors in technology projects, particularly those related to blockchain infrastructure and fintech solutions.”
The most active investors of the week were YZi Labs, Cogitent Ventures, Lattice, and Alpha Capital.