$102 Million: A16z, Polychain Back Blockchain Project Dfinity's Funding Round

Decentralized cloud startup Dfinity just raised $102 million to further its work in developing an "Internet computer," TechCrunch reported Wednesday.

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz's new a16z crypto and Polychain Capital lead the funding round for the Switzerland-based project, which is working to build a decentralized cloud computing platform.

Dfinity also saw investments from Multicoin Capital, Scalar Capital, SV Angel, Aspect Ventures, Village Global, Amino Capital, KR1 and, according to TechCrunch, contributions from members of the Dfinity community.

Dfinity claims to have now raised nearly $200 million toward its goal, including through a $61 million fundraising round in February which also saw Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain invest.

The company wants its platform to be publicly accessible, as previously reported.

It is scheduled to launch its network later this year, though the company is already running a testnet for its platform.

The company announced earlier this year that it was airdropping roughly $35 million in its DFN tokens to its community, though individuals will not receive any tokens until the mainnet is live.

Dfinity hopes to launch a world computer, referred to as the "Cloud 3.0," by creating a scalable network that is more efficient than proof-of-work but more decentralized than a system with nodes or super nodes, according to TechCrunch.

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