🏗️ **Framework Ventures Raises $400 Million to Evolve from «DeFi Native» to «Cutting-Edge Technology»**
Framework Ventures has completed fundraising for its fourth fund, totaling $400 million. While this in itself is a fundraising headline, what’s truly worth attention is the shift in its direction.
Let’s review the timeline:
- Founded in 2019: all-in on DeFi, early bets on Aave and Chainlink
- 2021, Fund II: $100 million
- 2022, Fund III: $400 million
- 2026, Fund IV: $400 million, targeting crypto + AI + robotics + energy
The co-founders put it plainly: they’re not chasing AI hype. Instead, they see that the founder network itself is changing. The smartest builders in crypto are turning their focus to a broader technology stack.
This isn’t an isolated phenomenon. Paradigm is raising a new fund of $1.5 billion, also pointing to AI and robotics; Haun Ventures’ $1 billion second-stage fund has expanded to AI and financial services as well.
The signal is clear: **crypto VCs are tearing down industry walls.** When the best DeFi investors start distributing capital to AI and energy projects, they’re betting that the next wave of large-scale adoption won’t happen only on-chain.
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