Portfolio news: Firefly Aerospace, Coinfund, Kraken and 17 more

Firefly Aerospace just pulled off one of the biggest space IPOs in U.S. history. After raising $868M on Nasdaq in August 2025, Firefly debuted with a $6.3B valuation and soared to nearly $10B as shares surged 56% on day one. The offering was fueled by growing defense demand, a $1.1B backlog, over 30 planned launches under contract, and a historic commercial Moon landing just months prior.

CoinFund has led a $10 million Series A round for Irys, a programmable layer 1 datachain platform designed to unlock value in the $3T+ data economy. The round brings Irys’ total funding to $20M, with participation from Amber Group, Hypersphere, Tykhe Ventures, and others. Irys has already processed over 600M data transactions and onboarded 4M+ wallets.

Axiom Space has successfully completed three crewed tests of its next-generation spacesuit, the AxEMU, at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. These underwater evaluations mark a key milestone in validating the suit for NASA’s Artemis III mission.

Sustainable personal care brand Fussy has been named a winner of the £2 million Sky Media UK Footprint Fund, joining a cohort of purpose-driven changemakers including Tony's Chocolonely and WRAP. The fund supports climate-conscious brands in leveraging TV advertising to amplify their impact.

WooCommerce powers over 4.5 million online stores, from side hustles to household names. With Klarna enabled for stores using Stripe, millions of new shoppers will see faster, simpler, and more flexible ways to pay—right when they need it most.

Kraken reported $412M in revenue for Q2 2025 (up 18% YoY) and $80M in adjusted EBITDA, with exchange volume hitting $186.8B. The platform now serves 4.4M funded accounts (+37% YoY) with $43.2B in assets (+47%).

Pyth Network now streams live price feeds for 85 of the most traded Hong Kong-listed stocks, covering over $5T in market value. This launch unlocks instant, onchain access to one of Asia’s most important financial markets—without terminals, subscriptions, or intermediaries. Updated every 400ms and live on 100+ blockchains, the data enables new use cases in DeFi, tokenization, macro analytics, and global trading strategies—bringing APAC equities into the Web3 financial stack.

Sequoyah Hospitality, the Chattanooga-based group behind Fiamma Pizza and formerly Five Guys, is bringing Hawaiian Bros Island Grill to Tennessee—starting with a Hixson location this October.

Plaid’s Investments Move is now live with Crypto.com, enabling U.S. users to transfer brokerage accounts without selling assets or triggering taxes. Crypto.com serves over 80 million users worldwide, and is one of the most downloaded crypto apps in the U.S.

RideTandem has now helped passengers access over £100 million in wages, a major milestone for the B Corp-certified employee transport platform tackling one of the UK’s most overlooked barriers to work: the commute. In areas underserved by public transit, RideTandem’s shared shuttles have enabled over 2 million passenger journeys across the UK and Germany.

DigiShares has signed an MoU with ZIGChain and UK-listed Valereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM) to enable compliant tokenization and secondary trading of RWAs on Valereum’s regulated marketplace, VLRM Markets. ZIGChain will provide the Layer 1 infrastructure, while DigiShares integrates its white-label platform to support KYC/AML, smart contract-based ownership, and investor onboarding. The partnership expands ZIGChain’s regulatory footprint post-mainnet beta and positions DigiShares at the core of a new institutional-grade pipeline of RWA issuances, with initial assets expected in Q4 2025.

Reflex Protect has introduced Presidia Gel, a non-aerosol self-defense spray designed for hospitals, schools, law enforcement, and personal safety. The gel delivers fast-acting incapacitation with 360° precision and minimal risk of cross-contamination—making it safer for enclosed environments.

The company’s revenue has more than doubled over the past three years, driven by growing demand for clinical support tools in frontline healthcare settings.

Irrigreen has released its third-generation sprinkler, featuring a self-cleaning system and improved performance in sandy or debris-prone soil—addressing a key failure point in traditional systems. The upgraded model is paired with its Gen 3 controller, enabling water savings of up to 50% through precision irrigation.

Zoe Financial has launched a two-way integration between the Zoe Wealth Platform and Salesforce, allowing RIAs to manage investment operations directly within the CRM. With over 150,000 companies relying on Salesforce as the backbone of their client management, this integration brings core account actions—like opening new accounts, drafting ACAT transfers, and initiating cash movements—into the advisor’s daily workflow without toggling between systems.

The Tie has launched a Market Liquidity Dashboard in The Tie Terminal, giving institutional users real-time insight into crypto market depth, spreads, slippage, and order book imbalances.

Humanode’s biometric Sybil-resistance tool, Biomapper, is now live on Soneium, the Ethereum L2 developed by Sony’s Block Solutions Labs. The integration enables developers building on Soneium to verify real, unique users through biometric authentication—without KYC. This supports human-gated access, secure voting, and Sybil-proof engagement, advancing Humanode’s mission to provide fair and private identity infrastructure across Web3.

Oatsu’s Summer Berry Overnight Oats, recently launched on Ocado, has been awarded a Great Taste Award by the Guild of Fine Food.

Magic Square has partnered with SafePal, a Binance-backed non-custodial wallet suite with over 25M users across 200+ blockchains, to enhance Web3 security and accessibility.