VC Monthly Report: January Funding Drops 23%, Total Investment Remains Steady
Author | WuBlockchain According to RootData, 82 crypto VC investment projects were publicly disclosed in January 2025, reflecting a 23.4% decline from December 2024 (107 projects) and a 37.4% decrease from January 2024 (131 projects). Note: Since not all funding rounds are disclosed in the same month, these figures may be updated in the future. In terms of sector distribution, CeFi accounted for approximately 6.1% of the projects, DeFi 24.4%, NFT/GameFi 4.9%, L1/L2 17.1%, RWA/DePIN 12.2%, Tools/Wallets 18.3%, and AI 17.1%. The total crypto VC investment in January 2025 reached $776 million, representing a 3.1% increase from December 2024 ($753 million) and a 10.7% increase from January 2024 ($701 million). Among the largest funding rounds of the month, MoonPay acquired blockchain payment processor Helio for $175 million to expand its payment infrastructure and integrate Helio’s technology, enabling crypto transactions on platforms like Shopify and Discord. This marks MoonPay's larg...