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@RapydGlobal joined Funders' portfolio 💼
Funders.vc participated in Rapyd’s Series F round alongside @TargetGlobalVC, @BlackRock, @generalcatalyst, @Fidelity and other leading investors.
Why we backed Rapyd:
▫️ World-class team with proven fintech scaling experience
▫️ Concrete unit economics tailor-made for the business model
▫️ Product is a category-defining global payments stack
Rapyd is setting a new standard for the global finance stack. And it's a true pleasure to be a part of their journey.
9 new fintech unicorns emerged in Q3 2026. That matches Q1 and is the highest quarterly count since Q2 2022. There are now 375 private fintech companies valued at $1B+.
The most interesting part: 5 of the 9 are based outside the US.
Outside the US:
• @moove_io (Nigeria, $2.1B) car financing for ride-hailing drivers, the most valuable company of the quarter
• @barq (Saudi Arabia, $1.9B) digital wallet and transfers
• Super.com (Canada, $1.3B) cashback and financial services
• @mosscredit (Germany, $1.2B) corporate cards and spend management
• @moneyboxteam (UK, $1.1B) savings and investing
In the US:
• @lumindigital ($1.6B) digital banking for banks and credit unions
• @Ridgeline_Apps ($1.4B) software for investment managers
• @flexsuperapp ($1.2B) banking and lending for businesses
• @trygenius_ai ($1.2B) automation for beauty and wellness businesses
Large fintech companies no longer come only from traditional hubs.
Africa and the Middle East are becoming notable sources of unicorns, and the most valuable new fintech unicorn of the quarter comes from Nigeria, not New York or London.
Source: @CBinsights
Shoutout to @InspiraLabsHQ for capturing the moment so well
Big thanks to @BackersStage for bringing all the judges and founders together
It was a pleasure to be part of the jury 🤝
@token2049 week kicked off for the @InspiraLabsHQ team on October 6 at the Founder x VC Summit (Demo Day), powered by @BackersStage
@InspiraLabsHQ took part as an accelerator and strategic partner of the event. As an organization that runs its own Demo Days, we valued the chance to see one from the evaluating side. We thank @BackersStage and the entire organizing team for the collaboration and for a well-run event
Our founder @bobur_muydinov joined the jury board, hearing founder pitches and giving feedback, along with Irena Timofeeva (@irenaxbt) of @1inch, Daniel Kislinskiy (@daniil_defi) of @cicada_mm, Noah Frankel (@realnoahfrankel) of @JSquare_co, Adrian Lai (@adrianlai) of @TheSpartanGroup, Aleksandr Nechaev (@al_nechaev) of @FundersVC and Roman Evdokimov (@r_m_evdokimov) of @ContributionCap. It was a pleasure to work alongside them
Our thanks also to every founder who took the stage and shared their work 🌱
A well-organized Demo Day hosted by @NerdstageHQ, featuring founder pitches and offering a great glimpse into the Los Angeles startup ecosystem.
According to @artemis, activity is growing across several different parts of the crypto market.
New growth signals
@Kalshi spot volume : $19.05B, +134.8% over 9 weeks
@Polymarket spot volume without sports : $2.12B, +497.7% over 8 weeks
@ton_blockchain txns : 4.71M, +27.4% over 4 weeks
@Pumpfun launchpad creator fees : $4.19M, +104.9% over 5 weeks
@Ondo tokenized equities holders : 272.81K, +350.4% over 19 weeks
These are not signals from one category.
Growth is showing up across prediction markets, networks, launchpad economics and tokenized equities at the same time.
Thanks a lot to @Cointelegraph for organizing.
And happy to welcome TWO new companies to our portfolio.
Stay tuned for more details!
🇸🇬 CONNECT Singapore's Pitch Competition has awarded its biggest prize pool ever, totaling $170,000.
Five startups took the stage:
• @Onlend_
• @coffer_so
• @echomoneyHQ
• @credilabs
• @qmcfinance
Supported by @FundersVC, @InspiraLabsHQ, @QuillAudits_AI, @HackenProof, @SkynetTrading_, @MetaLeX_Labs, @ChainstackHQ and Cointelegraph.
Congratulations to the winners!
LIVE: Discussing how VCs envision the perfect exit and the challenges investors and founders most often face. At @Cointelegraph Connect. 🚀
RT @Cointelegraph: 🇸🇬 TODAY: CONNECT Singapore is here!
$170,000 in prizes up for grabs at our pitch competition, powered by @FundersVC!…
After amazing demos in Cannes and welcoming a new project to our portfolio, we’re excited to power the CONNECT Pitch Competition once again! 🔥
Builders, grab your spot.
Investors, come join us in supporting the next generation of winners.
See you there!
Final chance to join in at Cointelegraph CONNECT Singapore.
$170,000+ in prizes. One stage. Powered by @FundersVC.
If you're building, this is your shot. Apply now:
ct-accelerator-apply.netlify…
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That's a wrap on Day 1 of the FOUNDER × VC SUMMIT.
Singapore | Two panels, six keynotes, and 10 teams pitching live to the judges
State Street, Franklin Templeton, Robinhood and Chainlink on the Wall Street On-Chain panel. Spartan Group and CMT Digital on Zero to Backed.
Judged by Spartan Group, JSquare, Kosmos Ventures, Funders VC, Contribution Capital, Inspira Labs, Gosai Law, 1inch and Cicada.
Thank you to AWS and Wisdora for co-hosting, to every partner, and to the teams who got on that stage.
An amazing community of allocators, builders and enthusiasts was brought together by @AccountableData at today’s DeFinition event! 🚀
It was great catching up with our partners and portfolio projects, as well as meeting so many new faces from the ecosystem.
Great energy, great conversations, and a strong reminder that DeFi is far from slowing down!
The Funders Team has officially wrapped up Day 1 of Token2049! 🚀
An intense and exciting first day filled with great conversations, new connections, inspiring panels, and plenty of opportunities to explore.
Looking forward to making the most of the next few days!
It's a pleasure to join!
Thanks, @BackersStage, for organising.
We can’t wait for the pitches! 🚀
Meet the panel judging the Founder × VC Summit Demo Day
Ten judges, ten projects pitching live on 6 October in Singapore, @token2049 week.
- Lachlan Breakey (@BreakeyLachlan ), Kosmos Ventures (@KosmosVC)
- Noah Frankel (@realnoahfrankel), JSquare (@JSquare_co)
- Adrian Lai (@adrianlai), Spartan Group (@TheSpartanGroup)
- Aleksandr Nechaev (@al_nechaev), Funders VC (@FundersVC)
- Roman Evdokimov (@r_m_evdokimov), Contribution Capital (@ContributionCap)
- Atharv Shrivastava (@theatharvshri), BackersStage (@BackersStage)
- Bobur Muydinov (@bobur_muydinov), Inspira Labs (@InspiraLabsHQ)
- Krish Gosai (@kcgosai), Gosai Law (@gosai_law)
- Irena Timofeeva (@irenaxbt), 1inch (@1inch)
- Daniel Kislinskiy (@daniil_defi), Cicada Capital (@cicada_mm)
Co-hosted with @awscloud and @wisdoraX .
Thank you to @turtledotxyz for the warm welcome ❤️
It was a calm evening with great people and a very nice atmosphere.
Pool2 used to be one of the familiar growth tools in DeFi.
Protocols launched pools around their own tokens or products and incentivized users to bring liquidity there.
During the previous cycle, this category reached several billions of dollars in TVL.
Today, according to @DefiLlama, Pool2 TVL is around $171.75M.
So the main question is no longer how big the category remains.
It is what is left after the incentive-driven liquidity cycle cooled down.
Pool2 has become much more concentrated.
According to @DefiLlama, the largest protocols by Pool2 TVL are:
@protocol_fx, around $99.84M
@ElephantStatus, around $43.33M
@Delta_Token, around $5.12M
@BeanstalkFarms, around $3.95M
@youves_com, around $2.56M
The gap after the top two is sharp.
It is also important that Pool2 is not one vertical like Yield or Lending.
It includes a mix of different segments: stablecoins, yield, options, algo-stables, synthetics, gaming, lending and others.
So Pool2 does not really show one market sector. It shows how different DeFi projects use their own liquidity pools to attract capital.
That is why Pool2 is still useful to watch.
Today, it is no longer just a liquidity mining story. It is more a way to see where projects still have interest around their own token and ecosystem, when the market is no longer driven only by aggressive incentives.
If liquidity remains, it can point not only to yield, but also to trust in the protocol, a clearer role for the token and real demand inside the ecosystem.
For projects, Pool2 remains a tool that can help deepen liquidity around the product.
For investors, it can be an additional signal of where capital is staying for reasons beyond short-term farming interest.
Looking forward to this conversation🤝
Exits and liquidity are a crucial part of the investment cycle, and we’re glad to have @al_nechaev joining the discussion in Singapore.
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