Overview
- Sony’s corporate venture arm disclosed the additional $13 million investment on Jan. 29 in its ongoing partnership with Startale.
- Startale said this is the first close of its Series A, lifting disclosed funding to $20 million with valuation terms undisclosed.
- The companies said Sony’s operational and governance role remains unchanged under the existing partnership structure.
- Co-developed with Sony Block Solutions Labs on Optimism’s OP Stack, Soneium targets entertainment and consumer apps and has processed 500+ million transactions with roughly 5.4 million active wallets and 250+ live dApps since its January 2025 mainnet launch.
- Startale is building a unified product stack that includes the consumer-facing Startale App and the USDSC stablecoin as a native settlement layer, with ecosystem integrations from platforms such as Uniswap and Aave.