{"id":54463,"date":"2023-07-13T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=54463"},"modified":"2023-07-13T08:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:23:53","slug":"lunarcrush-raises-5m-to-grow-its-crypto-social-analytics-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/lunarcrush-raises-5m-to-grow-its-crypto-social-analytics-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"LunarCrush Raises $5M to Grow Its Crypto Social Analytics Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LunarCrush platform has raised $5 million in a Series A round co-led by Draper Round Table and INCE Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LunarCrush-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"LunarCrush Raises $5M to Grow Its Crypto Social Analytics Platform\" class=\"wp-image-54465\" width=\"712\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LunarCrush-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LunarCrush-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LunarCrush-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LunarCrush-750x394.webp 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LunarCrush-1140x599.webp 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LunarCrush.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-spam-sees-4000-increase-in-two-years-lunarcrush.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LunarCrush<\/a>, a Los Angeles-based platform that provides social analytics and trading insights for digital assets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and equities, has announced that it has raised <strong>$5 million<\/strong> in a Series A funding round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The round was co-led by Draper Round Table, an investment network formed by prominent venture capitalist <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/women-will-be-the-driver-of-the-next-bitcoin-bull-market-tim-draper.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tim Draper<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ince-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">INCE Capital<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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Users can access various metrics, such as social volume, engagement, influence, and correlation, to gauge the popularity and performance of an asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, LunarCrush expanded its scope beyond cryptocurrency to include NFT and stock analysis. The platform also offers various revenue streams, such as API integrations, traditional advertising, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/lunr-token\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">native token Lunr<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, which contributes to the expansion of the ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LunarCrush plans to add a trading capitalization feature to its operations in 2023. LunarCrush supplies data to well-known organizations like <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ark-invest-sells-135k-coinbase-shares-as-price-rises-to-90.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Coinbase<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kraken.com\/cryptowatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kraken\u2019s CryptoWatch<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Vision for Growth at LunarCrush<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LunarCrush CEO Joe Vezzani expressed his excitement about the partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbanklabs.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LBank Labs<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, one of the investors in the round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LBank Labs is a flexible <strong>$100 million<\/strong> Web3 fund that invests in various opportunities, including Fund of Fund investments, Liquid projects, and Direct Investing in excellent early-stage ventures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LBank Labs\u2019 team consists of Web3 veterans from reputable companies like <strong>Binance Labs, Binance NFT, Bitmain, Huobi Listing, Consensys, and others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to have a strategic investor like LBank Labs join the Series A at LunarCrush. Their scale across the trading market, along with our expertise in analytics, creates synergy and allows both of our businesses to scale together,\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>Joe Vezzani <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Vezzani added that the new funds will go towards building up the LunarCrush team and expanding the scope of its analytic operations and user experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that LunarCrush is always trying to utilize the best technology available and serve the end user with a better experience than what is currently out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LunarCrush evaluated approximately <strong>1 trillion<\/strong> data parameters in 2022, establishing itself as a leader in the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, LunarCrush is quickly becoming the go-to tool for researching cryptocurrency and stock investments, with <strong>400,000<\/strong> to <strong>600,000<\/strong> monthly active users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/lunarcrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the platform<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> garnered <strong>100 million visits,<\/strong> demonstrating its growing popularity and relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LunarCrush platform has raised $5 million in a Series A round co-led by Draper Round Table and INCE Capital. LunarCrush, a Los Angeles-based platform that provides social analytics and trading insights for digital assets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and equities, has announced that it has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round. 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