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KOR Protocol raises $7.5 million in Series A funding, valuing the company at $100 million.
According to ChainCatcher, KOR Protocol, an on-chain clearinghouse in the entertainment sector, has announced the completion of a $7.5 million Series A funding round, valuing the company at $100 million. Investors include 1kx, Blockchain Capital, and previous investors such as Republic Crypto, Sfermion, Alumni Ventures, and SevenX.
Shenzhen-based smart glasses company Ewen Technology has completed a $150 million funding round, valuing the company at over $1 billion post-investment.
Mars Finance reported on July 7th that Shenzhen-based smart glasses company Even Realities announced the completion of a $150 million Pre-B round of financing, valuing the company at over $1 billion post-money and officially joining the ranks of unicorns. This round was led by Meituan Dragon Ball and Meituan Strategic Investment, with existing shareholders Yuan Yi Capital and Tencent oversubscribing. Earlier this year, Even Realities also completed an A++ round of financing, co-led by Guanghe Venture Capital and Yuan Yi Capital, with existing shareholders including Dachen Capital oversubscribing. (Venture Capitalist CLUB)
AI-powered legal services company Norm has raised $120 million in funding, led by Khosla Ventures.
PANews reported on July 7th that, according to Bloomberg, AI legal startup Norm has completed a new funding round of $120 million, valuing the company at approximately $1.2 billion post-money. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Blackstone, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue Management, and others, bringing its total funding to over $260 million. Founded in 2023, Norm differs from traditional software vendors by operating its own Norm Law firm, providing clients directly with legal services delivered by lawyers and AI engineers, charging based on results rather than hourly rates. The company is also developing "AI-driven regulatory AI" compliance agents for regulated industries such as finance and healthcare, and plans to use the new funding to expand its engineering and legal teams and strengthen its systems.
M1X, a platform for tokenizing sovereign debt, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding, led by Paradigm.
ChainCatcher reports that M1X Global, a startup specializing in tokenized sovereign debt, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding, led by Paradigm with participation from Breed VC and others. M1X Global previously partnered with the Republic of the Marshall Islands to assist in the issuance of the on-chain sovereign debt instrument USDM1. This product is a USD-denominated, 1:1 backed by US Treasury bonds, and natively issued by the sovereign nation on a public blockchain. USDM1 was initially issued on Stellar and is currently also available on Canton and Solana. Jordan Goldman, President and COO of M1X, stated that sovereign debt is one of the largest asset classes globally, but prior to USDM1, it did not exist in a native on-chain form. The company aims to establish USDM1 as on-chain sovereign collateral and expand its use in regulated financial markets. The initial application scenario for USDM1 is the disbursement of domestic government aid. Marshall Islands citizens can receive funds through the Lomalo wallet, enabling payments to be completed within seconds without relying on traditional correspondent banking networks. M1X also stated that the recent integration with Bank of Guam, an insurance bank under the U.S. FDIC, further connects USDM1 to regulated banking infrastructure.
Mowito, a physics-based AI startup, has raised $3 million in funding to train factory robots through demonstrations rather than code.
PANews reported on July 8 that, according to the Economic Times, physics AI startup Mowito has completed a $3 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, and iSeed. AI researcher Soumith Chintala and founders of Foundry Robotics, Better Capital, and other companies participated as angel investors.
Google and RWE back Proxima Fusion in a €411 million funding round
Munich-based magnetic confinement fusion startup Proxima Fusion announced on Tuesday that it has raised €411 million ($469.69 million) in a funding round from investors including Alphabet's Google and German utility RWE. The company stated that the round was led by XTX Ventures and East X Ventures, with RWE and Google participating as strategic investors. The company added that this funding round values Proxima Fusion at €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion). (Sina Finance)