The blockchain software deployment service has raised $21.6m to follow a series A round last year that included contributions from Coinbase Ventures, Ideo Colab Ventures and Ripple's Xpring.
Near Protocol, a US-based decentralised software deployment platform provider, completed a $21.6m round featuring cryptocurrency services provider Blockchange on Monday.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led the round through its crypto fund, investing alongside blockchain-focused VC firms Distributed Global, Pantera Capital, Electric Capital and Libertus Capital.
Founded in 2017, Near Protocol has created a software protocol called MainNet that enables developers to implement and optimise decentralised digital assets including financial contracts and video game items.
The protocol is compatible with…
