Crypto VC funding: BIO Protocol begins 2025 with public sale

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

The week brought total disclosed investments to $88 million. However, according to Crypto Funding Dataseveral key projects kept the amounts raised private, marking a stable start to the year.

Funding activities were focused on financial infrastructure and analytics platforms, with projects at seed and growth stages securing capital. Let’s take a closer look at the key investments in the first week of 2025.

BIO Protocol, $64.41 million

• Raised $64.41 million through public sale with $219.12 million from FDV
• BIO Protocol develops DeFi infrastructure platforms
• THE Backed by Binance the project offers a tradable token structure

Fold, $20 million

• Fold got $20 million in an unknown round
• The project is supported by ATW
• Working on Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem tools
• Fold raised a total of $36.3 million

Manager, $2.3 million

• Raised $2.3 million in seed funding round
• The project is supported by Miton C and other investors
• Responsible involves creating analysis and audit tools

Silence, $1.3 million

• Raised $1.3 million through public sale with $60 million from FDV
• Silencio works on integrating real-world assets
• The project has raised $4.8 million to date.

Projects whose amounts are not disclosed

• Arbelos Markets – M&A transaction for derivatives and trading
• Haedal – Funding round supported 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 Ride for the BNB Chain Ecosystem
• DataDance – Funding round for Ethereum (ETH) infrastructure

The transition to 2025 has shown continued interest in DeFi platforms and financial tools. The public sale of BIO Protocol indicates continued market support for DeFi systems.

Read our last week VC funding column here.