Notable Venture Capital Raises and Fund Announcements

• Halo Capital, a new $25 million fund, launched by Bhavin Vaid and Daniel Howard
• Fund focuses on data-driven and research-based investing with a generalist approach
• Already made investments in DePIN project Andrena and stablecoin protocol Bima
• Asylum Ventures, a $55 million generalist fund, also announced with Notation Capital founder Nick Chirls as general partner
• Cybersecurity firm Hypernative raises $16 million in Series A, Puffpaw raises $6 million in crypto project round

Summary :
This week, there were several notable venture capital raises and fund announcements. Halo Capital, a new fund launched by Bhavin Vaid and Daniel Howard, raised $25 million. The fund will take a generalist approach to investing in the digital asset ecosystem and has already made investments in the DePIN project Andrena and the Bima protocol. Asylum Ventures, a $55 million generalist fund, also made its debut this week, with Notation Capital founder Nick Chirls as the general partner. In other news, cybersecurity firm Hypernative raised $16 million in a Series A round, with participation from Bloccelerate, Boldstart Ventures, and CMT Digital. Additionally, Puffpaw, a crypto project focused on helping people quit smoking, raised $6 million in a round led by Lemniscap, with participation from Volt Capital and Folius Ventures.

Sources :

- Blockworks