VC Roundup: VCs Fuel Energy Tokenization, AI Datachains, Programmable Credit

Tokenization Gains Momentum in Venture Capital Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization has emerged as one of the fastest-growing areas in ￰0￱ value of onchain assets surged from $15 billion to $28 billion in 2025, with venture capital firms focusing on scalable projects that blend institutional finance with blockchain ￰1￱ early adoption centered on US Treasuries and private credit, tokenization is now expanding into equities and even energy ￰2￱ accelerate development, industry leaders like Plume, Galaxy Ventures, Morpho, OKX Ventures, Anchorage Digital and Centrifuge launched the nine-week Ascend ￰3￱ Raises $7.13 Million for Energy Asset Tokenization Tokenization platform Plural secured $7.13 million in a seed round led by Paradigm, with Maven 11, Neoclassic Capital and Volt Capital ￰4￱ company enables investors to access high-yield opportunities in solar, storage and data center assets.

Plural’s thesis is tied to surging AI-driven energy ￰5￱ International Energy Agency projects electricity consumption from AI-focused data centers will more than quadruple by 2030, making tokenized energy infrastructure a vital investment ￰6￱ Secures $10 Million for Programmable Datachains Irys , a layer-1 blockchain designed for data-heavy use cases, raised $10 million in a Series A round led by CoinFund with participation from Amber Group, Hypersphere and Breed ￰7￱ brands itself as a “datachain,” providing cost-efficient, large-scale data storage while turning stored information into programmable economic ￰8￱ highlight scalability challenges as key hurdles the project aims to ￰9￱ Coop Raises $4.5 Million to Build Programmable Credit Blockchain-based credit protocol Credit Coop raised $4.5 million from Maven 11, Lightspeed Faction and Coinbase ￰10￱ platform connects institutional lenders to yield opportunities backed by borrower cash flows, enabling businesses to use projected revenues as ￰11￱ far, Credit Coop has processed over $150 million in transaction volume, with $8.5 million in active loans ￰12￱ Network Raises $1 Million via Token Sale Web3 infrastructure company Yellow Network , backed by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, raised more than $1 million through a Reg D-compliant token sale on ￰13￱ oversubscribed raise highlights investor appetite for regulated digital asset ￰14￱ provides brokers and institutions with systems for secure cross-chain trading, aiming to bring compliance-ready tools to US ￰15￱ Raises $22 Million for Stablecoin Infrastructure Stablecoin infrastructure provider Utila secured $22 million in a Series A extension round led by Red Dot Capital ￰16￱ Partners and Wing VC also ￰17￱ offers custody, wallet management and compliance solutions for stablecoin adoption, reporting over $60 billion ￰18￱ stablecoins nearing a $300 billion market cap, infrastructure demand is accelerating.