Freename, a Zurich, Switzerland-based area registrar bridging DNS and Blockchain applied sciences, raised $6.5M in Collection A funding.
The spherical was led by Entrée Capital with participation from Polymorphic Capital, with participation from seed buyers Sparkle Ventures, Blockchain Founders Fund, and Golden Document Ventures and new angel buyers together with Mike Lobanov (Co-Founding father of Goal International), Rashwan household workplace, and Aaron Schnarch (former CEO of Coinbase Custody).
The corporate intends to make use of the funds to drive product innovation, increase its international footprint, additional unify Web2 and Web3 digital id ecosystems and allow not simply conventional IP addresses but additionally pockets addresses in a regulated method.
Led by CEO Davide Vicini and COO Mattia Martone, Freename empowers people, companies, and communities to create and monetize customized Prime-Stage Domains (TLDs), opening new income streams by means of second-level area gross sales. Its proprietary DNS know-how ensures compatibility throughout main blockchain networks together with Polygon, Solana, Base, and BNB Chain, whereas remaining accessible from customary browsers like Chrome and Safari.
Key improvements embrace a collision administration system that resolves equivalent domains throughout all main blockchains and Web3 registrars, and a proprietary decision protocol licensed to conventional DNS suppliers making certain seamless interoperability between Web2 and Web3 naming techniques.
FinSMEs
23/07/2025
