Space and Time, a decentralized data service that is developing “Proof-of-SQL” cryptography, raised $20M led by Microsoft’s M12, following a $10M seed in July (Jacquelyn Melinek/TechCrunch)

Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch:
Switzerland-based Nillion, which aims to offer a decentralized network for securing storage and data computation, raised a $20M+ seed led by Distributed Global  —  Nillion, a web3 startup aiming to build a non-blockchain decentralized network, closed an oversubscribed round of more than $20 million …

Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch:
Switzerland-based Nillion, which aims to offer a decentralized network for securing storage and data computation, raised a $20M+ seed led by Distributed Global  —  Nillion, a web3 startup aiming to build a non-blockchain decentralized network, closed an oversubscribed round of more than $20 million …

Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch:
Fleek, which is developing tools for Web3 companies, including for storage, billing, and hosting, raised a $25M Series A led by Polychain Capital  —  Web3 developer platform Fleek has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Polychain Capital, the company shared exclusively with TechCrunch.

Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch:
Aztec Network, which is developing an “encrypted version of Ethereum”, raised a $100M Series B led by a16z and plans a testnet within 12 months  —  Aztec Network, a privacy layer for web3, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Ox Security, which helps companies improve software supply chain security, raised a $34M seed from Microsoft’s M12 and others, and says it has 30 customers  —  The rise in software supply chain attacks, like the SolarWinds hack, prompted last year’s executive order from the Biden Administration …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Tel Aviv-based Valence Security, which helps secure SaaS supply chains, raised a $25M Series A led by Microsoft’s M12, with Akamai and others participating  —  Valence Security, a company securing business app infrastructure, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series A round led by M12 …