Crypto VC funding: BIO Protocol begins 2025 with public sale

In the first week of 2025, BIO Protocol led the financing of the DeFi sector by raising $64.41 million through public sale.

The week brought total announced investments to $88 million. However, according to Crypto Funding data, many major projects have had a stable start to the new year by keeping their increasing amounts private.

Financing activities focused on financial infrastructure and analytics platforms, with early and growth-stage projects securing capital. Let’s take a deeper look at the important investments of the first week of 2025.

BIO Protocol raises $64.41 million via public sale with $219.12 million BIO Protocol develops DeFi infrastructure platforms Binance-backed project offers tradable token structure Fold raises $20 million Fold in an unknown round Secured $20 million Project is supported by ATW Working Fold raised a total of $36.3 million through Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem tools Responsible, 2.3 million raised, raised $2.3 million Millions in seed funding round The project is backed by Miton C and other investors Responsible develops analytical and auditing tools

Accountable Secures $2.3 Million in Funding to Increase Transparency on Crypto Lending and DeFi Platforms.

We are solving the balance between privacy and transparency in credit markets with the power of zero-knowledge proofs.🌐

🔒Restore trust with real-time, verifiable financial information… pic.twitter.com/F8ZIhUugkL

— Accountable (@AccountableData) December 31, 2024

Silencio raises $1.3 million via public sale of $1.3 million $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 seed round for DataDance – Ethereum (ETH) infrastructure for the BNB Chain ecosystem

The move to 2025 has shown continued interest in DeFi platforms and financial instruments. The public sale of BIO Protocol signals continued market support for DeFi systems.

Read our VC funding column from last week here.