{"id":65382,"date":"2022-08-05T13:39:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=65382"},"modified":"2025-09-06T19:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:36:24","slug":"venture-investment-in-the-industry-in-the-first-half-tops-30-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/venture-investment-in-the-industry-in-the-first-half-tops-30-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture investment in the industry in the first half tops $30 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The funding volume for blockchain startups in January\u2013June 2022 amounted to $30.3 billion, surpassing the figure for 2021 ($30.2 billion). The data come from the Messari and Dove Metrics report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out the H1 2022 Crypto Fundraising Report. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JLnDUINsu\">https:\/\/t.co\/2JLnDUINsu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Messari (@MessariCrypto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MessariCrypto\/status\/1555206996684521472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Observers say that more than a third of all funds in 1,199 rounds went to the centralized finance sector (CeFi) \u2014 $10.2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The rest was allocated to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Infrastructure companies ($9.7 billion);<\/li>\n<li>NFT projects ($6.7 billion);<\/li>\n<li>Web3 developers and DeFi protocols (about $1.8 billion).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133737764-1024x423.png\" alt=\"Venture investment volume in the industry in the first half of the year exceeded $30 billion\" class=\"wp-image-181020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133737764-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133737764-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133737764-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133737764.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Data: Messari, Dove Metrics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the CeFi segment, exchanges received $3.2 billion, payment services $1.5 billion, and $1.2 billion for market makers and for savings\/banking accounts.<\/p>\n<p>In the NFT segment, in the second quarter, projects not connected to the Ethereum blockchain attracted $3.5 billion. $2.8 billion \u2014 built on the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Blockchain games lead by a wide margin with $4.2 billion. Marketplaces, in second place, invested $937 million.<\/p>\n<p>Despite market turbulence, DeFi protocols raised $624 million in June \u2014 double the amount in any month since the start of the year. The largest share went to DEXs ($450 million) and asset-management services ($294 million). Ethereum-based startups accumulated $1.28 billion, projects on other blockchains \u2014 $502 million.<\/p>\n<p>In the infrastructure startup segment, investor activity was concentrated in rounds for smart-contract platforms ($3.6 billion), mining companies ($1.3 billion) and data services ($1.2 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Crypto funds in the first six months of 2022 attracted $35.9 billion (+848% versus January\u2013March 2021).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133820036-1024x456.png\" alt=\"Venture investment volume in the industry in the first half of the year exceeded $30 billion\" class=\"wp-image-181021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133820036-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133820036-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133820036-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/izobrazhenie_2022-08-05_133820036.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Data: Messari, Dove Metrics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>PitchBook estimates that venture investments in crypto startups fell by 31% from April to June.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Andreessen Horowitz launched a $600 million fund for investments in games and the metaverse.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Haun Ventures, led by former general partner of a16z Katie Haun, raised $1.5 billion in two crypto funds with a similar focus.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog&#8217;s bitcoin news on our Telegram \u2014 cryptocurrency news, rates and analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The funding volume for blockchain startups in January\u2013June 2022 amounted to $30.3 billion, surpassing the figure for 2021 ($30.2 billion). 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