# GCR Deal Update (Week of Oct 7, 2024)

By [GCR](https://paragraph.com/@globalcoinresearch) · 2024-10-11

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_Dear GCR Members,_

Please find the latest list of all active deals at GCR for the week of Oct 7! If you are interested in any of the deals below, please indicate your interest by filling out this [**form**](https://tally.so/r/mOYBNM).

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Please visit the [┊📚・all-deals](https://discord.com/channels/461610456163811354/1292760180651462687) & [╰・deal-chat-and-threads-v2-archive](https://discord.com/channels/461610456163811354/1022939854172069990) channels on our Discord for more information.

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_The GCR Core Team_

**RAISING (Currently Fundraising)**
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**Last Chance to Participate**

1.  **DEAL #1**
    
    *   **Description:** The Security Automation Layer - has pioneered the only permissionless, decentralized security automation technology in Web3. Facilitates the execution of automated incident response to smart contract exploits and risk events that can be tailored to suit the needs of any project.
        
    *   **Fundraising & Valuation:** $3.25M @ $35M
        
    *   **Investors:** Lead Investor: Greenfield, Other Investors: Anagram, Arrington, Everstake
        
    *   [_Discord link_](https://discord.com/channels/461610456163811354/1293332144864628756)
        
2.  **DEAL #2**
    
    *   **Description:** Celestia's leading liquid staking protocol launched in December 2023.
        
    *   **Fundraising & Valuation:** $8M @ $100M FDV
        
    *   **Investors:** Raised $5M seed round at 55m from Polychain, Binance Labs, and HackVC.
        
    *   [_Discord link_](https://discord.com/channels/461610456163811354/1289128295870238760)
        
3.  **DEAL #3**
    
    *   **Description:** Berachain’s native liquidity aggregator, designed to ensure users receive the best possible price by routing through the most optimal paths across the Berachain ecosystem.
        
    *   **Fundraising & Valuation:** $1M @ $25M FDV
        
    *   **Investors:** Last round was led by Kenetic Capital, with participation from Cypher Capital, CitizenX, Rubik, Rana, Baboon VC, Kestrel, Nural Capital, Wizard Capital, Panony, and Blockbuilders. Notable angels include Sandeep Nailwal of Polygon, Apollo of Olympus DAO, Anshu of LogX, Beartic of Kodiak, Raito of Infrared, Brandon Comer of Shogun, DCF GOD, NaniXBT, 0xSisyphus, Janitooor.eth, and more.
        
    *   [_Discord link_](https://discord.com/channels/461610456163811354/1289251447094906891)
        
4.  **DEAL #4**
    
    *   **Description:** A new primitive to accelerate and scale Solana without state fragmentation. It introduces the concept of Ephemeral Roll Ups that are Just-in-Time, SVM-based runtimes that accelerate state transitions for selected Solana accounts.
        
    *   **Fundraising & Valuation:** $7.5M at $60M FDV
        
    *   **Investors:** Previous investors: $3M at a 40M valuation from a16z through their CSX program. Current Lead Investor: Lightspeed faction
        
    *   [_Discord link_](https://discord.com/channels/461610456163811354/1288882469201903616)
        
5.  **DEAL #5**
    
    *   **Description:** A decentralized options AMM focused on zero-days-to-expiry contracts for crypto and real-world assets, offering up to 200x leverage with a top-tier user experience. Backed by Animoca Ventures and endorsed by Berachain Holdings.
        
    *   **Fundraising & Valuation:** $1M @ $25M FDV
        
    *   **Investors:** In May 2023, raised $550K at a $15M FDV with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Cogitent Ventures, The Bit Research, Coinflip Panda (GMX), Hansolar, Joe Takayama, and community members Rice Maximalist and Tom. In April 2024, extended the Seed Round, raising $650K at a $17.5M FDV led by Animoca Ventures and Avid3, with participation from Web3 Port, Forbole, The Honey Jar team, Ser DAO, AWF DAO, and founders from Ramen Finance (Noral), TimeSwap (Ameeth), PuffPaw (Reffo), and Kodiak (Beartic).
        
    *   [_Discord link_](https://discord.com/channels/461610456163811354/1291083821751603241)

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*Originally published on [GCR](https://paragraph.com/@globalcoinresearch/gcr-deal-update-week-of-oct-7,-2024)*
