Uniswap Labs raises $165 million in new funding

Uniswap Labs has raised $165 million in a new funding round as the parent firm of the world’s largest decentralized exchange looks to broaden its offerings.

The Series B funding was led by Polychain Capital, the startup said. The news toptechtrends.com/2022/09/30/uniswap-labs-eyes-over-100-million-in-new-funding/”>confirms a TechCrunch scoop — that said the Uniswap Labs was looking to raise between $100 million to $200 million and was engaging with Polychain — from late last month about the funding. Uniswap Labs said it is valued at $1.66 billion in the new funding.

The decentralized exchange commands 64% of all DEX volumes, according to DeFi Llama. And the exchange protocol’s token has a market cap of nearly $5 billion despite the market downturn. (During the peak bull cycle last year, Uni’s market cap exceeded $22.5 billion.)

In recent months, Uniswap Labs has shared plans to add “several new products.” One of the new offerings will allow customers to trade NFTs on Uniswap from a number of marketplaces, Uniswap Labs COO Mary-Catherine Lader told news outlet Decrypt. Another is a wallet, according to people familiar with the matter.

“As Uniswap Labs focuses on products, a much broader ecosystem continues to grow and thrive beyond what any one company can do on their own. As an example, the governance community recently voted to create the Uniswap Foundation, which will contribute to the Protocol’s decentralized development and give at least $60 million in grants to community projects over the next few years,” the firm said today in a statement.

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