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Quintenz to become an advisory partner for the venture capital firm

With its new seed fund, the company is expanding its net for opportunities outside of its usual investments.

The venture capital firm, which manages roughly $18.8 billion in assets, has made a series of early investments in crypto since entering the space back in 2013.

Open-source blockchain ecosystem Celo announced it’s digital wallet Valora will now operate as an independent company amidst the close of the Series A round.

An Australian-based virtual horse racing platform raised $20 million in Series A funding from TCG Capital Management, Andreessen Horowitz and others

The additional funding round brings the New York-based OpenSea valuation to $1.5 billion, giving the company unicorn status.

The funding will go toward improving its data platform, expanding the service to more blockchains and layer 2 solutions, including Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum and others.

Venture Capital firm’s third such offering more than double $1 billion target