The week of January 11-17, 2026, recorded $513.4 million in crypto funding across 15 projects, with Alpaca and LMAX Group both securing $150 million each.
- Crypto funding reached $513.4M last week, with Alpaca and LMAX raising $150M each.
- Infrastructure, exchanges, and payments dominated deals across 15 funded projects.
- Project Eleven, ICEx, and VelaFi highlighted continued investor interest in core crypto rails.
Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of this week’s crypto funding activity as per Cryptofundraising data.
Alpaca
- Raised $150 million in a Series D round
- Fully diluted valuation of $1.15 billion
- Backed by DRIVE, Haun Ventures, and Opera
- Alpaca is an API platform that offers trading for stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies
- The project has raised $288.8 million so far
We are grateful to announce that Alpaca has raised a $150M Series D led by @DriveCapital, valuing us at $1.15B! 🙏
This funding will be used to continue supporting our partners by strengthening Alpaca’s global investment infrastructure, expanding and enhancing our existing… https://t.co/Sta0BYJHNb
— Alpaca (@AlpacaHQ) January 14, 2026
LMAX Group
- LMAX Group Secured $150 million in an unknown round
- Investment was backed by Ripple
ICEx
- Raised $70 million in an unknown round
- ICEx is an Indonesia-based crypto exchange
Upexi
- Upexi gathered $36 million in an unknown round
- Backed by HiveMind
- Upexi has raised $136 million so far
Project Eleven
- Raised $20 million in a Series A round
- Fully diluted valuation of $120 million
- Investors include Castle Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and Lattice
- Project Eleven is a Bitcoin infrastructure and security platform
Project Eleven Raises $20M to Prepare
Digital Asset Infrastructure for the Quantum Era
Project Eleven, the leader in post-quantum security and migration for digital assets, today announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from… pic.twitter.com/SEcXvC3whg— Project Eleven (@qdayclock) January 14, 2026
VelaFi
- Secured $20 million in a Series B round
- Categories include Finance/Banking, Infrastructure, Payment, and Stablecoin
- Backed by XVC, Ikkuyo, and Annox
- Gained +2 new investors
- Stablecoin payment infrastructure
Projects under $15 million funding
- Konnex, $15 million in a strategic round
- XMAQUINA, $10 million in an unknown round
- Veera, $10 million in a seed round
- TBook, $10 million in an unknown round
- Noise, $7.10 million in a seed round
- Meld, $7 million in an unknown round
- Neuramint, $5 million in a seed round
- TROVE, $2.50 million in a public sale
- Saturn Labs (USDsat), $800,000 in an angel round