appworks

According to official news, the AppWorks official website announced that it has completed the final fundraising for its fourth flagship fund (Fund IV), reaching a scale of $165 million, bringing the company's total fundraising to $386 million. This round attracted three major pan-Asian sovereign LPs, including the "Taiwan National Development Fund," Malaysia's national fund Jelawang Capital, and Korea's KVIC, marking their first joint participation. Additionally, companies such as Fubon Life, Taiwan Mobile, Wistron, Phison, and E Ink also participated in the investment.Since its establishment in 2009, AppWorks has built an ecosystem of over 2,000 founders and 653 active startups, focusing on AI and Web3 in recent years, with over 70% of the latest accelerator projects coming from outside Taiwan. The fund will focus on early-stage project investments and has supported well-known companies such as Lalamove, Animoca, and Flow. AppWorks stated that the fund will focus on high-potential entrepreneurial opportunities from emerging markets in Asia.

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi smart agent platform Almanak has completed a $8.45 million funding round, with participation from Delphi Labs, HashKey Capital, BanklessVC, NEAR Foundation, RockawayX, Matrix Partners, AppWorks, Sparkle VC, Shima Capital, and others.Almanak aims to create and deploy automated financial strategies through financial agents. Unlike traditional DeFi automation that follows static rules, Almanak is building a framework that analyzes market patterns and manages risks through AI-assisted decision-making.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the DAO operating platform Tally has completed an $8 million Series A funding round, led by Appworks and Blockchain Capital, with participation from companies like BitGo. The new funds will be used to expand its governance technology for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).The Tally protocol primarily supports infrastructure, helping protocols effectively govern their DAOs on-chain, including Arbitrum, Uniswap DAO, ZKsync, Wormhole, Eigenlayer, Obol, and Hyperlane.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, cryptocurrency trading software developer SignalPlus has completed a $11 million Series B funding round, led by AppWorks and OKX Ventures, with participation from Avenir Group and HashKey.It is reported that SignalPlus is an Asia-based cryptocurrency trading software service provider established in 2021, offering institutional-grade trading tools in the cryptocurrency space, aiming for global expansion.

ChainCatcher news, according to TheBlock, cryptocurrency trading software developer SignalPlus has completed a $11 million Series B funding round, led by AppWorks and OKX Ventures, with participation from Avenir Group and HashKey.It is reported that SignalPlus is an Asia-based cryptocurrency trading software service provider established in 2021, offering institutional-grade trading tools in the cryptocurrency space, aiming for global expansion.

ChainCatcher news, the company behind the metaverse platform HELIX, Hypersonic Laboratories, announced the completion of a $7 million Series A funding round, led by Play Ventures, with participation from AppWorks, WTIC, KB Investment, and Alex Ekvall. The new funds will be used for the further development of Helix. It is reported that Helix will launch a closed alpha test version later this year, aimed at facilitating the creation of role-playing game modules and servers.Hypersonic Laboratories previously built the H.E.L.I.X. metaverse and had completed a $3.5 million funding round in 2022, also led by Play Ventures.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, HELIX (Hyper Expansive Lifelike Interoperable eXperience) is a high-fidelity metaverse platform centered around the concepts of true digital ownership and an independent player economy. Immerse yourself in Parallel City, a meticulously designed 1:1 scale entertainment venue of New York City, where users can freely explore land, meet new friends, play games, and earn tokens. The HELIX Metaverse is built by Hypersonic Laboratories.

ChainCatcher news, the crypto claims and trading platform Open Exchange (OPNX), founded by Three Arrows Capital founders Zhu Su and others, tweeted that its investors include AppWorks, Susquehanna (SIG), DRW, MIAX Group, China Merchant Bank International, Token Bay Capital, Nascent, Tuwaiq Limited, and others.It is reported that they not only contribute funding but also provide numerous insights in the process of refining its vision, product offerings, token economics, legal framework, and the decision to relocate to Hong Kong. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the cross-chain asset protocol TeleportDAO announced the completion of a $2.5 million seed round financing, led by AppWorks and DefinanceX, with participation from Quantstamp, Coinlist, Candaq Fintech Group, SNZ Holding Limited, and Gate Labs. The funds raised will be used for product development and team expansion.According to the crypto data platform RootData, TeleportDAO was established in February 2022 and is a trustless and universal interoperability protocol that provides infrastructure for developers to build cross-chain applications. With it, users can move any data between blockchains, such as contract calls and other messages, or assets like tokens and NFTs. (source link)