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August 25, 2022

Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett’s Web3 startup bags $24m

The round was led by Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Shopify and Polygon.


Eleanor Warnock

3 min read

Steven Bartlett Credit: Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett, known for his appearances on the UK reality TV show Dragon’s Den (for non-UK readers — it’s Shark Tank), has just raised a $24m Series A for his Web3 infrastructure company thirdweb. The round puts the company’s valuation at $160m. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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