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CoinFund leads $10m raise for layer 1 datachain platform Irys

CoinFund leads $10m raise for layer 1 datachain platform Irys

Crypto.NewsCrypto.News2025/08/20 16:00
By:By Benson TotiEdited by Jayson Derrick

Irys has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by CoinFund as it looks to unlock value across the $3 trillion data economy.

Summary
  • CoinFund led the $10 million Series A funding round for Irys, a layer 1 datachain platform.
  • The raise brings Irys’ funding to $20 million, with the platform looking to help unlock onchain data value in a $3 trillion market.

Irys, a programmable datachain platform looking to address fundamental inefficiencies in the $3 trillion data market, said it secured a $10 million Series A round from prominent venture capital firms and investors.

According to details Irys shared with crypto.news on Aug. 21, crypto native investment firm CoinFund led the funding round, with participation from Amber Group, Hypersphere, Tykhe Ventures, WAGMI Ventures, Varrock Ventures, Breed VC and Echo Group. The latest raise brings Irys’ capital injection to $20 million.

https://twitter.com/coinfund_io/status/1958521934309670972

With eyes on the rapidly expanding data economy, Irys is pioneering a layer 1 datachain infrastructure that will allow users to tap into the value that comes with the data they generate. To bring this to reality, Irys is looking at a blockchain platform that combines a data layer and native smart contracts execution layer. 

Leveraging the two, with artificial intelligence integration rising, allows for a platform that enables users to embed instructions on licensing, monetization and access control in data, a design that means data can actively generate value for its creators.

“The data economy has a massive infrastructure problem,” said Josh Benaron, chief executive and founder of Irys. “AI companies scrape trillions of dollars worth of content while creators see nothing. Enterprises sit on valuable datasets they can’t monetize. We’re building the infrastructure that finally allows data creators to capture the value they generate, turning data that historically is stored statically, into programmable economic assets.”

An “AWS moment” for onchain data

Irys, which launched the testnet of its programmable datachain in January 2025, offers Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible execution and has seen notable growth with more than 80 strategic partners and over 600 million data transactions processed. The platform also boasts over 4 million active wallets. 

Team Irys plans to use the funding to expand its infrastructure, team and strategic partnerships. Its eyes are on accelerating institutional adoption of the datachain economy ahead of its mainnet launch.

As Einar Braathen, partner at CoinFund notes, Irys could be the “AWS moment” of the datachain ecosystem. His comment references the disruptive impact that the cloud service Amazon Web Services has had across the market.

“Irys represents the infrastructure layer for the AI economy,” Braathen noted. “Where traditional approaches require piecing together multiple solutions, Irys has created unified infrastructure that makes data programmable. This is the AWS moment for onchain data.”

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Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.

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