The seed round was co-led by Dawn Capital and Form Ventures to support technology development and commercial expansion.
"With the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, getting content moderation right is not only a priority for the democracies in the world, but also a business imperative for any platform hosting user content"
Octopus Ventures led the financing, which included backing from Hashed, Coinbase Ventures, and several prominent industry angels.
"Merge's vision is to build the infrastructure necessary to allow crypto businesses to operate without fear of shutdown by regulators or third-party risk teams. We're excited to back them as they build that and, ultimately, unleash even more innovation in crypto and defi."
The capital will support team expansion and product development as demand for corporate ESG solutions grows.
"The last few years have been incredibly tough for local communities and businesses alike. For Neighbourly to have been able to grow a technology solution that’s enabled organisations to have a positive impact at a local level during this time signals a changing world in which being a successful business is being one that is a force for good."
Target Global led the seed financing round to support the payment platform's European expansion and product development.
"We are excited to offer our customers an unrivalled experience when it comes to accessing a reliable and transparent tool for cross-border payments. Our value lies in our ability to remove hurdles when it comes to opening business bank accounts and offering payment services at a fraction of the cost versus high street banks and legacy providers. We aim to board and activate customers in under 48 hours, start to finish. All of this is now available through one application and one dashboard to stay in control of your payments."
LocalGlobe led the seed round for the London-based biotech startup.
"We’re delighted to be backing Insiya, Amir and the rest of the Shellworks team, as they bring the science, creativity and lightning speed we’re used to in tech environments to the world of materials and packaging. It’s been amazing to hear their customers rave about the products they’ve already created, and all of us at LocalGlobe are looking forward to seeing them build an iconic materials house to end plastic waste."