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Farcaster Raises $150M in Series A Round Led by Paradigm for an Internet-Scale Protocol Vision

PRIVATEMay 21, 2024

Amount Raised

$150 Million

Round Type

Series A

Los AngelesSocial Media

Investors

Standard CryptoVariant FundUnion Square VenturesHaun VenturesA16z CryptoParadigm

Description

Decentralized social network Farcaster has secured $150 million in a Series A round, resulting in a $1 billion valuation. The funding was led by crypto investment firm Paradigm, with additional participation from a16z crypto, Haun Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Variant Fund, and Standard Crypto.

Quick answer

Farcaster raised $150 Million in a Series A round, dated May 21, 2024. Investors: Standard Crypto, Variant Fund, Union Square Ventures, Haun Ventures, A16z Crypto and Paradigm. Farcaster is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

How much did Farcaster raise?
Farcaster raised $150 Million in a Series A round on May 21, 2024.
Who invested in Farcaster?
Standard Crypto, Variant Fund, Union Square Ventures, Haun Ventures, A16z Crypto and Paradigm are named as investors in this round.
What does Farcaster do?
Farcaster is a sufficiently decentralized social network.
Where is Farcaster based and how big is it?
Farcaster is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Social Media around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Farcaster that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Pepul Tech Pvt Ltd raised $4M (Pre-Series A) on July 1, 2024.
  • LunchTable raised $2.4M (Seed) on June 26, 2024.
  • Stanly raised $8M (Pre-Series A) on June 12, 2024.
  • Zizle raised $3M (Pre-Seed) on May 31, 2024.
  • Superfy raised $2.2M (Seed) on May 8, 2024.
  • Wishew raised $10M (Pre-Seed) on May 1, 2024.

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Company Information

Company

Farcaster

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Farcaster is a sufficiently decentralized social network. It is an open protocol that can support many clients, just like email. Users will always have the freedom to move their social identity between applications, and developers will always have the freedom to build applications with new features on the network. It is currently in private beta.

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