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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.
Jiming Health established a microelectronics company in Shanghai with a registered capital of 10 million yuan.
According to Mars Finance, Tianyancha App shows that Shanghai Jiming Microelectronics Co., Ltd. was established on July 7th, with Tian Yunfei as the legal representative and a registered capital of 10 million RMB. Its business scope includes integrated circuit chip design and services, software development, import and export of goods, and import and export of technology. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by Jiming Health.
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)
Kraken's parent company wins $22 million arbitration case against auditing firm Mazars.
Odaily that Kraken's parent company, Payward, has won an arbitration against its former auditing firm, Mazars USA, with the arbitrator ruling that Mazars must pay Payward $22 million. Payward is currently seeking confirmation of the arbitration award and a final judgment from the Delaware Court of Chancery. The controversy stemmed from the peak of "Operation Choke Point 2.0" in 2022. Payward claims that Mazars abruptly withdrew from an audit of Kraken that was nearly complete, without finding any problems with the company, but this move damaged Kraken's reputation and forced it to spend years and significant legal fees clarifying its situation. Payward co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated that auditing is not a "gift" for crypto companies, but rather a critical infrastructure for maintaining trust with banks, licenses, counterparties, and regulators. An auditing firm withdrawing without finding anything negative leaves the company unjustly shrouded in suspicion. "Operation Choke Point 2.0" is the crypto industry's term for the regulatory pressure exerted during the Biden administration, referring to the informal pressure exerted by US regulators on banks to restrict services to crypto businesses after the FTX collapse. Sethi stated that the US FDIC sent at least 25 letters to 24 banks, demanding that they suspend or avoid expanding their crypto-related businesses. This ruling is also seen as a legal counterattack by the crypto industry against such regulatory pressure.
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)