Crypto Startups Raise $145M This Week: What It Means for Mitosis
Introduction
Between June 7–13, 2025, crypto startups raised a staggering $145 million across DeFi, GameFi, AI, and infrastructure. While VC appetite continues to surge, the distribution of this funding reveals powerful themes: modular ecosystems, onchain utility, and community-first models.
In this article, we explore what this week’s fundraising boom tells us about where Web3 is headed and how Mitosis and its growing ecosystem can capitalize on these shifts.
The Highlights: Where the Capital Went
Here are some of the most notable raises:
- ZKFair (Zero-Knowledge Layer2): $12M Series A to build a community-owned modular rollup.
- Tako Protocol (DePIN x AI): $8M for AI-powered decentralized robotics infrastructure.
- PlayFi (GameFi x Farcaster): $3M to gamify identity and social onchain via Frames.
- Citrea (ZK Rollup for Bitcoin): $5M to expand Bitcoin L2 infrastructure using ZK tech.
- Typus (DeFi Options): $4M to scale decentralized options vaults on Solana.
- APOLLO (Modular Cosmos Chain): $6.5M for modular chain governance tooling.
Total: ~$145M
Key Sectors:
- Modular + Rollup Infra
- ZK-based privacy/scaling
- AI & DePIN
- GameFi + Social
DeFi automation
Why This Matters for Mitosis
Mitosis is already positioned at the intersection of these trends — especially modular rollups, liquidity infra, and community-governed dApps. This funding wave validates many design choices Mitosis has already made:
| Trend | VC Bet | Mitosis Parallel |
|---|---|---|
| Modular L2s | ZKFair, Citrea | Mitosis + Morse as zkLog-enabled rollups |
| DePIN + AI | Tako Protocol | Potential for Mitosis x AI-powered vault bots |
| GameFi + Social | PlayFi | MikadoHUB, YieldKingZ integrations |
| DeFi Options/Automation | Typus | Matrix Vaults, Spindle + maAsset routing |
| Modular Governance | Apollo | Morse DAO governance stack |
Playbook for Mitosis Ecosystem Growth
- Double Down on Composability
- Highlight how Mitosis dApps are permissionless to fork or extend.
- Promote public toolkits, SDKs, and smart contract templates.
- Focus on Modular GameFi
- Position MikadoHUB and YieldKingZ as alternatives to PlayFi and HyperPlay.
- Integrate gamification through onchain quests, Telegram bots, and Farcaster Frames.
- Accelerate AI and Automation
- Launch experimental bots/tools that auto-optimize yield across Matrix Vaults.
- Consider community proposals to bring AI research tooling to Spindle.
- Strengthen DAO Infrastructure
- Use Morse DAO as a launchpad for new ecosystem dApps.
- Incentivize DAO quests, referrals, and governance streaks.
- Narrative Collaboration
- Build bridges with projects like ZKFair or PlayFi to co-launch cross-chain campaigns.
- Use @MitosisOrg, @Morse_404 and @Yieldkingz to highlight “modular DeFi meets AI/GameFi” messaging.
Conclusion
$145M in a week isn’t just a bullish signal - it’s a strategic cue.
Capital is flowing toward modularity, automation, and user-owned systems. That’s the exact DNA of Mitosis.
With the right activation of its dApp suite (MikadoHUB, YieldKingZ, Matrix Vaults), DAO frameworks (Morse DAO), and community-first tooling, Mitosis isn’t just reacting to this wave - it’s riding it.
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