Summary
TLDR: EigenLayer, the company behind Ethereum restaking protocol, received a $100 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz. AltLayer and Renzo, projects related to EigenLayer, also secured funding. Helius, a Solana developer platform, raised $9.5 million. Other notable fundraises include Monkey Tilt, Hack VC, and Meso Network.
Key Points
1. EigenLayer, a restaking protocol for Ethereum, received a $100 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz, joining the ranks of other companies like HashKey and Wormhole who have also raised nine-figure venture rounds recently.
2. AltLayer, a protocol that creates restaked rollups using EigenLayer’s mechanism, secured a $14.4 million funding round co-led by Polychain and Hack VC. AltLayer has also collaborated with EigenLayer to offer its services to Arbitrum.
3. Binance Labs made an investment in Renzo, a project aiming to become a hub for EigenLayer security and risk management. Renzo also offers a liquid restaking token similar to Lido’s stETH but for EigenLayer. Additionally, other projects like Reboot World, Polymer Labs, and Puffer have secured funding as part of EigenLayer’s growing ecosystem.