AVA

AVA has raised a total of $368 million across three funding rounds: a $6 million Seed Round in February 2019 led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain; a $12 million Series A in May 2020; and a $350 million Series B in April 2022, valuing the company at $5.25 billion. Founded in 2018 by Emin Gun Sirer and Kevin Sekniqi, the Brooklyn-based blockchain company provides decentralized finance infrastructure, tokenization, and smart contract solutions built on the Avalanche consensus protocol, backed by investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Initialized Capital.