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Sapiom Raises $35M Series A Led by Dragonfly, Bringing Total Funding to $50M
Sapiom, a San Francisco startup that builds infrastructure for AI agents, raised $35 million in a Series A led by Dragonfly to scale its production-grade platform, bringing total funding to $50 million roughly 11 months after founding.
Seattle AI Startup Venice.ai Raises $65M Series A at $1 Billion Valuation to Expand Privacy-First Chatbot Services
Seattle startup Venice.ai raised $65 million in its first funding round, reaching a $1 billion valuation as it expands its privacy-focused AI services. The company, with 3.5 million users, offers an uncensored chatbot alternative emphasizing data privacy and user control, and has become profitable.
Erik Voorhees, Bitcoin Entrepreneur and Venice AI CEO, Raised $65M Series A in 2026
Erik Voorhees is a Bitcoin entrepreneur and CEO of Venice AI, a privacy-focused AI startup that raised $65 million in Series A funding in 2026. He founded early crypto ventures like ShapeShift and SatoshiDice, building significant wealth through these and advocating for decentralized finance and limited government regulation.
Venice Raises $65M Series A at $1B Valuation Following 12x Surge in VVV Token Within Six Months
Privacy AI platform Venice raised $65 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion valuation after its token VVV surged 12x in six months. The funding will build Venice's first data center to reduce GPU leasing reliance, marking the company's first external equity investment since founding.
Venice AI Raises $65M Series A Led by Dragonfly at $1B Valuation to Expand Privacy-First AI Platform
Venice AI raised $65 million in its Series A funding round led by Dragonfly, reaching a $1 billion valuation and achieving unicorn status. The company will use the funds to expand its privacy-first AI platform by acquiring GPUs and building its own data centers.
Venice.ai Raises $65M at $1B Valuation for Privacy-Focused AI Led by Erik Voorhees and Jesse Proudman
Venice.ai, founded by CEO Erik Voorhees and CTO Jesse Proudman, raised $65 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion valuation to provide a privacy-focused AI service that does not store user prompts or responses. The company aims to compete with mainstream AI services by offering unfiltered, on-device conversations through a range of open-source and commercial AI models.
SOL Strategies' Houdini Swap to Enable Private Cross-Chain Transactions on Jumper With AML/KYT Screening
SOL Strategies announced the upcoming integration of its Houdini Swap API with Jumper to enable private cross-chain swap, bridge, and receive transactions with AML and KYT screening. Although the integration is not yet live as of June 18, 2026, it will add privacy features to Jumper's multi-chain aggregation platform handling over $1 billion in monthly volume.
SOL Strategies to Integrate Houdini Swap for Private Cross-Chain Transactions on Jumper Platform
SOL Strategies announced that its privacy-focused Houdini Swap will integrate with Jumper, enabling private cross-chain transactions directly on jumper.xyz once the integration goes live. This integration adds privacy to Jumper's multi-chain aggregation app, which processes over $1 billion in monthly volume, and leverages Houdini's API to provide non-custodial, compliant privacy features.
SOL Strategies’ Houdini Swap Integrates with Jumper to Enable Private Cross-Chain Transactions at Over $1B Monthly Volume
SOL Strategies' Houdini Swap, a privacy-focused cross-chain swap aggregator, is now integrated into Jumper, enabling users to perform private, non-custodial Swap, Bridge, and Receive transactions across multiple blockchains on jumper.xyz. This integration leverages Houdini's API to add privacy and compliance features without requiring users to leave Jumper, which processes over $1 billion in monthly volume.
Seattle AI Startup Kaito Raises $5.3M Led by Dragonfly to Build Crypto-Focused Google-Like Search Engine
Seattle startup Kaito, founded in 2022 by Yu Hu, raised $5.3 million led by Dragonfly to develop an AI-powered search engine that aggregates scattered cryptocurrency information from across the web. Kaito aims to simplify crypto research by integrating AI tools like GPT-3 and offering both free retail and subscription-based institutional versions.
