Cardano and Draper Dragon jointly established an $80 million Orion fund, focusing on RWA and institutional-level DeFi
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According to the official website of the Cardano Foundation, Cardano and the venture capital firm Draper Dragon announced the launch of the Orion Fund (Draper Dragon Ecosystem Fund), with a target size of $80 million, aimed at investing in Cardano native and integrated projects, focusing on Real-World Assets (RWA) and institutional-grade DeFi, to enhance Cardano's TVL and on-chain activity.
The fund is managed by Draper Dragon, with the Cardano Foundation providing ecological and technical support as the constitutional manager, and part of the profits will be funneled back to the Cardano treasury through the non-ownership entity Arouet Holdings. Draper University will act as an acceleration partner to provide startup acceleration and talent development. The fund will prioritize projects that utilize the UTXO model to bridge btc-42">Bitcoin liquidity and Cardano functionality, and will enhance transparency and community oversight through a public KPI dashboard and quarterly ecological roundtables.
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