Crypto VC funding: BIO Protocol kicks off 2025 with $64.4m public sale

The first week of 2025 saw BIO Protocol raise $64.41 million through a public sale, leading the DeFi sector funding.

The week brought total disclosed investments to $88 million. However, according to Crypto Funding data, several key projects kept their raised amounts private, marking a steady start to the new year.

The funding activities centered on financial infrastructure and analytics platforms, with projects across early and growth stages securing capital. Let’s dive deeper into the key investments of the first week of 2025.

BIO Protocol, $64.41 million

• Raised $64.41 million through public sale with $219.12 million FDV
• BIO Protocol is developing DeFi infrastructure platforms
• The Binance-backed project offers tradable token structure

Fold, $20 million

• Fold secured $20 million in an unknown round
• The project is backed by ATW
• Working on Bitcoin btc-2.47% Bitcoin ecosystem tools
• Fold has raised a total of $36.3 million

Accountable, $2.3 million

• Raised $2.3 million in a seed funding round
• The project is backed by Miton C and other investors
• Accountable is building analytics and audit tools

Silencio, $1.3 million

• Raised $1.3 million through public sale with $60 million FDV
• Silencio is working on real-world asset integration
• The project has raised $4.8 million so far.

Projects with undisclosed amounts

• Arbelos Markets – M&A deal for derivatives and trading
• Haedal – Seed round backed by Hashed, Comma3, and OKX Ventures
• Hyperfluid – Pre-seed round for DeFi and DEX tools
• Pentagon Games – Unknown round for AI and gaming
• Thena – Unknown round for the BNB Chain ecosystem
• DataDance – Seed round for Ethereum eth-5.01% Ethereum infrastructure

The transition to 2025 showed continued interest in DeFi platforms and financial tools. BIO Protocol’s public sale points to ongoing market support for DeFi systems.

Read our last week’s VC funding column here.