📊 Summary of Funded Projects (June 2, 2026 – June 8, 2026)

We have summarized the projects that announced fundraising between June 2, 2026, and June 8, 2026.

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@MobiusExchange | Strategic Investment (Amount Undisclosed) | June 2, 2026

@Amberdataio | M&A — Acquired by @KaikoData | June 2, 2026

@Redefind_io | M&A — Acquired by @WTWcorporate | June 2, 2026

@helium_mobile | M&A (Acquirer Undisclosed) | June 2, 2026

@wasabicard | $10M (Pre-A, Cumulative) | June 3, 2026

Paypercut | €5M (Seed) | June 3, 2026

@K25dotai | $6M (Strategic Investment) | June 4, 2026

@mintscanio | M&A — Acquired by Cosmos Labs | June 4, 2026

Mobius (@MobiusExchange)

Mobius is listed as a project under the DeFi category in public VC data and has executed a strategic round with participation from YZi Labs, Finality Capital, L2 Iterative Ventures, and others. The core of the product is a DeFi infrastructure that manages user positions across multiple trading protocols under a single margin tier.

💸 Funding: Strategic Investment (Amount Undisclosed)

👥 Investors: @yzilabs, @FinalityCap, @l2iterative, @therollupco, @snzholding, @_inceptioncap, @ContributionCap, and others

📅 Announcement Date: June 2, 2026

🔗 https://mob.exchange/

Amberdata (@Amberdataio)

Amberdata is an institutional-grade data infrastructure company that provides cryptocurrency market data, on-chain data, and DeFi/derivatives data via API. With the acquisition by Kaiko, the market data, analytics, indices, and data delivery infrastructure of both companies will be integrated. Kaiko positions this acquisition as a significant consolidation event in the institutional digital asset data industry. In the crypto data market, the value of players who can provide exchange data, on-chain analytics, indices, and risk management all-in-one is rising, and the Amberdata acquisition is a case that symbolizes this industry restructuring.

💸 Funding: M&A — Acquired by @KaikoData

📅 Announcement Date: June 2, 2026

🔗 https://www.amberdata.io/

Redefind (@Redefind_io)

Redefind is a web-based, end-to-end insurance platform that provides access to insurance products for crypto and digital assets. WTW acquired Redefind with the aim of enhancing its digital asset protection services. The company is positioned as a solution that addresses areas that were difficult to cover with traditional insurance products, such as crypto theft, loss, and recovery risks. The entry of WTW, a major insurance broker, is a sign that crypto risk is shifting from a niche retail product to the institutional and corporate risk management market.

💸 Funding: M&A — Acquired by @WTWcorporate

📅 Announcement Date: June 2, 2026

Helium Mobile (@helium_mobile)

Helium Mobile is a mobile communication service that utilizes Helium's DePIN-style wireless network. According to public information, Noble Mobile, which involves former US presidential candidate Andrew Yang, announced that it has acquired Helium Mobile, with the terms of the acquisition undisclosed. While the operation and network functions of the Helium Network itself will be maintained through this acquisition, the consumer communication service will be developed under Noble Mobile. This should be viewed as a movement where the communication network part of the DePIN project and the actual MVNO/consumer service part are being separated and restructured.

💸 Funding: M&A (Acquired by Noble Mobile)

📅 Announcement Date: June 2, 2026

🔗 https://www.hellohelium.com

WasabiCard (@wasabicard)

WasabiCard is a stablecoin payment infrastructure that provides card issuance, international payouts, payments, and settlements for global enterprises. The official website describes it as a borderless payment platform powered by stablecoins. With the completion of this Pre-A round, the cumulative funding amount has reached approximately $10M, and the funds will be used to strengthen card issuance, payout functions, international expansion, and regulatory compliance. It can be categorized under the real-demand payment theme as an infrastructure project that integrates stablecoins into actual card payments, corporate remittances, and cross-border payouts, rather than just "investment."

💸 Funding Amount: $10M (Pre-A, Cumulative)

👥 Investors: Avenir Group, Vernal Capital, Vision Plus Capital, 01VC

📅 Announcement Date: June 3, 2026

🔗 https://www.wasabicard.com/

Paypercut

Paypercut is a European fintech company that enables online merchants to handle card payments, local payments, BNPL, payment links, QR codes, and multi-currency billing in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region through a single integration. It has raised a €5M seed round co-led by Concentric, Passion Capital, and Araya Ventures, bringing its cumulative funding to €7M. The company focuses on cross-border payments in the CEE region and is also in the process of applying for an EMI license with the Central Bank of Ireland. Paypercut is less of a pure crypto project and more of a "hybrid payment infrastructure" that layers stablecoin payment rails onto traditional merchant bases.

💸 Funding Amount: €5M (Seed)

👥 Investors: Concentric, Passion Capital, Araya Ventures, SMOK Ventures, Portfolio Ventures, BrightCap Ventures, BlackWood, SABAH.fund, MFG Invest, Main Set, Matt Doka

📅 Announcement Date: June 3, 2026

🔗 https://paypercut.com/

K25.ai (@K25dotai)

K25.ai is a project aiming for AI-native live streaming prediction markets, specifically targeting "watch-to-predict" experiences in the gaming and e-sports sectors. Through a strategic investment from NewGenIVF Group, it has secured a total commitment of $6M, with a valuation of $100M. Reports describe K25.ai as an AI-native live streaming and prediction market platform, and NewGen has increased its stake to 6% with an additional $4M investment.

💸 Funding Amount: $6M (Strategic Investment, including a final tranche of $4M)

👥 Investors: NewGenIvf Group Limited

📅 Announcement Date: June 4, 2026

🔗 https://k25.ai

Mintscan (@mintscanio)

Mintscan is a blockchain explorer widely used in the Cosmos ecosystem and a major infrastructure operated by Cosmostation. Cosmos Labs acquired Mintscan and simultaneously established Cosmos Labs Korea, based in Seoul. Reports indicate that the acquisition aims to strengthen the core infrastructure of the Cosmos ecosystem by linking Mintscan with the development of Skip, IBC Eureka, and Cosmos Hub.

💸 Funding: M&A — Acquired by Cosmos Labs

📅 Announcement Date: June 4, 2026

🔗 https://www.mintscan.io

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A total of 8 project updates were announced this week. The biggest feature of this week lies in the explosion of "strategic M&As (acquisitions)" that rewrite the industry's landscape, rather than large-scale fundraising. Four out of the eight total cases were M&As, showing that the maturity of Web3 infrastructure and the cornering of infrastructure by existing giants have reached a critical point.

The major trends of this week can be summarized into the following three big waves:

• Mega-player-led "M&A Storm" and Industry Restructuring: This week, key infrastructure in various genres was acquired one after another. In the data domain, Kaiko acquired the institutional giant Amberdata (@Amberdataio), and in the Cosmos ecosystem, Cosmos Labs acquired the essential explorer Mintscan (@mintscanio) to proceed with infrastructure integration. Furthermore, traditional large insurance broker WTW (Willis Towers Watson) acquired crypto insurance Redefind (@Redefind_io), and the service division of DePIN representative Helium Mobile (@helium_mobile) was also acquired, causing industry restructuring at an unprecedented layer.
• "Real-Demand" Focused Hybrid Payment Infrastructure: WasabiCard (@wasabicard), which integrates stablecoins into actual card payments and corporate remittances, secured a cumulative $10 million in its Pre-A round. In addition, Paypercut, which is applying for an EMI (Electronic Money Institution) license in the CEE region, raised 5 million euros. Rather than pure Web3 products, the inflow of funds into "real-demand payments" that fuse stablecoins with traditional financial rails stands out.
• Materialization of Monetization in AI × Prediction Markets: Following the previous week, K25.ai (@K25dotai), which develops an AI-native e-sports prediction market, attracted additional funds from NewGenIVF, securing a total of $6 million in strategic investments (with a valuation of $100 million). It is steadily advancing the construction of a creator economy in the entertainment domain called "Watch-to-Predict."

💡 Movements of Note / Projects to Watch: This week, rather than flashy airdrop projects, attention should be paid to Mobius (@MobiusExchange), a "margin management infrastructure" that supports the ecosystem behind the scenes. Prominent VCs with discerning eyes, such as YZi Labs and Finality Capital, are lined up in the strategic round. As a shadow player in the next-generation DeFi that centrally manages positions across multiple protocols, it is worth checking out the product now.