{"id":255677,"date":"2022-08-17T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T11:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=255677"},"modified":"2022-08-17T12:56:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T11:56:12","slug":"google-parent-company-alphabet-invested-1-5b-into-blockchain-startups-since-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/google-parent-company-alphabet-invested-1-5b-into-blockchain-startups-since-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Google parent Alphabet invested $1.5B into blockchain startups since September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over $6 billion was invested in blockchain startups by 40 public companies from September 2021 to June 2022, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockdata.tech\/blog\/general\/top-100-public-companies-investing-in-blockchain-and-crypto-companies\">CB Insights.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Available data indicates that Google's parent company Alphabet took the highest bet of $1.5 billion into 4 startups, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/michaeldelcastillo\/2021\/09\/14\/google-takes-giant-step-to-powering-web-3-with-dapper-labs-nft-deal\/\">DapperLabs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Institutional hedge fund manager BlackRock followed suit with $1.17 billion, while Wall Street giants Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs invested $1.1 billion and $698 million, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung was the most active investor during the period, having participated in 13 investment rounds. United Overseas Bank (UOB) led 7 rounds, while Citibank closed 6 deals.<\/p>\n<h2>Concentrated vs diversified bets<\/h2>\n<p>Many of the companies under review chose to make concentrated bets, while a few, like Samsung, adopted a diversified approach to their investments.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the $477 million committed by Microsoft to two startups during the period, 94% ($450 million) went in for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/03\/15\/consensys-doubles-valuation-to-7-billion-with-microsoft-backing.html\">ConsenSys deal.<\/a> Alphabet on its part took a\u00a0 bet on 4 startups with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-01-27\/crypto-startup-backed-by-alphabet-fund-hits-8-billion-valuation\">$550 million<\/a> invested in Fireblocks.<\/p>\n<p>On the other end, a more diversified company like Samsung shared its $979 million across 13 blockchain startups. UOB, with an investment of\u00a0 $204 million, funded 7 startups, including Yield Guild Games.<\/p>\n<h2>NFT solutions getting more attention<\/h2>\n<p>A look into the use cases investors were interested in showed that Non-fungible tokens (NFT) services received more funding.<\/p>\n<p>61 blockchain startups were considered for investment, of which 19 were focused on building NFT solutions. About 63% of the solutions were marketplaces, supporting the buying and selling of NFTs.<\/p>\n<p>Custody solution providers received a total of $1.4 billion. Fire blocks, Circle and Anchorage Digital were named to have received $550 million, $550 million, and $350 million, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Venture capital also investing<\/h2>\n<p>A similar <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-winter-has-not-dulled-vc-investment-appetite\/\">report<\/a> published by Pitchbook indicated that $17.5 billion was invested in crypto startups during the first half of 2022. Venture capital poured $9.85 billion into crypto during the first quarter, while the second quarter recorded $6.75 billion.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, venture capital firm Pantera led a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/web3-domain-provider-unstoppable-domains-raises-65-million-to-reach-1-billion-valuation\/\">$65 million<\/a> Series A funding round to help NFT domain provider Unstoppable Domain reach a $1 billion valuation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over $6 billion was invested in blockchain startups by 40 public companies from September 2021 to June 2022, according to CB Insights. Available data indicates that Google&#8217;s parent company Alphabet took the highest bet of $1.5 billion into 4 startups, including DapperLabs. 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